Successful leaders share five traits that are more important than where they rank within their organisations, a retired McKinsey senior partner, Ian Davis, told a Stanford University MBA audience recently .
These traits, based on 30+ years of experience and observations and very briefly stated, are:
- set a clear direction
- initiate action
- follow through
- motivate workers
- lead by example.
While some leadership skills can be taught, Davis believes other traits come only through doing.
Read more about these interesting and worthwhile views here.
There is a great video of his address here.
