A new breed of leader has emerged, says John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing in 7 Traits of the Modern Leader.
Now this modern leader John describes is not an entirely new animal. He or she still exemplifies the leadership traits I explain as The 5 Keys to Leadership for Small Business. For instance, John's modern leader still has a vision (he or she is trying to guide people on a journey worth taking) and still has to lead by example. (The most attractive form of leadership, John says, involves no words.)
However, the leader John talks about also has some traits I didn't mention. "An authentic trust in oneself" is a leadership trait I just assumed is implicit in leadership - although perhaps I shouldn't have. A person could lead people very well for the wrong reasons or even lead them to act in dangerous, destructive ways. (Jim Jones persuading his followers to kill themselves comes to mind.)
Three other traits of the modern leader that John mentions that I don't are:
- Embracing change;
- acting congruent; and
- practicing abundance.
What do you think? Are these necessary leadership traits?
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