What talents does it take to be a great leader? Every small business owner wants to know the answer to this question.<\/p>\n
On the Small Business Radio Show<\/a> this week, I talked with Barry Conchie<\/a> who is the founder and president of Conchie Associates and author of “The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance”, with his business partner Sarah Dalton. He is an expert in psycho-metric talent assessments, leadership research and development, team building, and succession planning.<\/p>\n Setting Direction<\/strong><\/p>\n Strategic Planning: Leaders must define the long-term value they aim to create and establish medium- to short-term goals to guide their organizations.<\/p>\n Effective Communication: Clear communication of the vision and goals to team members is crucial for alignment and motivation.<\/p>\n Harnessing Energy<\/strong><\/p>\n Self-Drive: Great leaders possess an inherent drive and passion for their work.<\/p>\n Inspiring Teams: Leaders should create an engaging and enjoyable work environment where employees feel motivated to contribute.<\/p>\n Exerting Pressure<\/strong><\/p>\n Influence and Engagement: Effective leaders involve their teams in discussions and decision-making processes, rather than issuing orders from a distance.<\/p>\n Respect and Involvement: Leaders should respect their team members and engage them in the vision and goals of the organization.<\/p>\n Building Connectivity<\/strong><\/p>\n Strong Relationships: Leaders must foster strong relationships within their organizations, valuing team members and investing in their development.<\/p>\n Culture of Collaboration: Creating a supportive and collaborative culture is essential for team success in the short and long term.<\/p>\n Controlling Traffic<\/strong><\/p>\n Managing Complexity: Leaders must manage complexity and adapt to unexpected challenges, similar to air traffic controllers at airports.<\/p>\n Flexibility and Systems: Establishing systems and processes while remaining flexible to handle unforeseen circumstances is key.<\/p>\n Listen to the entire interview on The Small Business Radio Show<\/a> with Barry Conchie on improving your leadership skills.<\/p>\n This article, “The Five Talents of Great Leaders<\/a>” was first published on Small Business Trends<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" What talents does it take to be a great leader? Every small business owner wants to know the answer to this question. On the Small Business Radio Show this week, I talked with Barry Conchie who is the founder and president of Conchie Associates and author of “The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-small-business-news","tag-small-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1898"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1898\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1898"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1898"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1898"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}