Nine C’S Of Leadership
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Nine C’s of LeadershipNine C’s of Leadership
From
“Where Have All The Leaders Gone?”
By Lee Iacoca (2007)
1. A leader has to be a 1. A leader has to be a person of person of CCharacter.haracter.
• A leader knows the difference between right and wrong and have the guts to do the right thing.
• A leader does not abuse his power. He weighs the consequences of his actions.
2. A leader has to 2. A leader has to CCommunicate.ommunicate.
• Leaders must know how to talk straight, not spending time convincing us that things are not really as bad as they seem.
• Communication has to start with telling the truth, even when it’s painful.
3. A leader has to be 3. A leader has to be CCompetent.ompetent.
• A leader should know what’s got be done. He must be a problem solver.
• A competent leader chooses his/her team well.
• He/she picks people who know what they’re doing.
4. A leader has to show 4. A leader has to show CCuriosityuriosity
• He/she listens to people outside of the “Yes, sir” crowd in his/her inner circle.
• If a leader never steps outside his/her comfort zone to hear different ideas, he/she grows stale.
• If you don’t put your beliefs to the test, how would you know if they are right?
5. A leader has to be 5. A leader has to be CCreative.reative.
• A leader has to think outside the box.
• Leadership is about managing change. Things change, and you get creative.
• A leader adapts to change.
6. A leader must have 6. A leader must have CCourage.ourage.
• A leader must have “balls.”
• Courage is a commitment to sit down at the negotiating table and talk.
• A political leader takes a position even when he/she knows it will cost him/her votes.
7. To be a leader, you’ve go 7. To be a leader, you’ve go to have to have CConviction.onviction.
• A leader must have passion to get something done.
• He/she never abandons advocacies and missions in life.
8. A leader should have 8. A leader should have CCharisma.harisma.
• Charisma is the quality that makes people want to follow you.
• A leader must be able to inspire.
• People follow a leader because they trust him.
9. You can’t be a leader, if you 9. You can’t be a leader, if you don’t have don’t have CCommon Senseommon Sense
• Common sense means knowing “a dip of horseshit from a dip of vanilla ice cream.” If you don’t know the difference, you can never be a leader.
Leader are madeLeader are madeespecially in times of especially in times of CCrisis.risis.
In these times of crisis, we need to choose our leaders wisely.