This article is from a professional journal. it was not intended to criticize or condemn any leader. The purpose is straight forward:
- what can we learn? - what can we take home? - Even the best leaders in the world have their own pitfalls. On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:00 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Great Team Leaders!?! (Charles Male) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:08:08 -0400 > From: Charles Male <[email protected]> > To: atibuni kefa <[email protected]>, A Virtual Network for friends > of West Nile <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Great Team Leaders!?! > Message-ID: > <CAH4CdC13=k0FP8K-YbNHm=6DToE+u7kvtza9cW=M=mgqsfrn= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Ghandi was a good leader -- not a great leader -- for he ONLY > liberated India for the Hindus and NOT for the untouchables (Dalits) > and India's black people. > > Just my opinion... > > Charles > ======== > > On 7/10/13, atibuni kefa <[email protected]> wrote: > > With due respect, I think Instead of digressing we could > > focus on the two key questions; How about you? Do you have the skill and > > personality > > to leave a positive mark on your project team? Besides, there are not > just > > any > > good intentions but I think, all good intentions. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Hussein Juruga <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:45 AM > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] Great Team Leaders!?! > > > > > > > > Besides Mahatma Ghandi, the fellows mentioned in the advisory were > actually > > the most power hungry rulers who killed for the sake of power and > conquest. > > Their actions are in fact most heinous and comparable, if not worse than > > Hitlers. > > They wanted to rule the world, and so went about their conquest with > battle, > > mass murder, enslavement, rape, destruction, dictatorship and torture. > > However, the actual advice forwarded seems worthwhile and I appreciate > any > > good intentions. Thank you for sharing. > > ------- Samsung Galaxy Y ------- > > On Jul 10, 2013 12:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > >> [email protected] > >> > >>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > >> http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > >>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > >> [email protected] > >> > >>You can reach the person managing the list at > >> [email protected] > >> > >>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > >>than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > >> > >> > >>Today's Topics: > >> > >> 1. Attributes of Great Team Leader (JohnAJackson) > >> 2. Fwd: Attributes of Great Team Leaders (JohnAJackson) > >> > >> > >>---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>Message: 1 > >>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 09:50:29 -0500 > >>From: JohnAJackson <[email protected]> > >>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >>Subject: [WestNileNet] Attributes of Great Team Leader > >>Message-ID: > >> > >> <caaaqbe0z2il454ccj7oxpvtbqrrqsqmqxyolaypfvct70wg...@mail.gmail.com> > >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > >> > >>I received this article from one of my professional journals and wanted > to > >>share with everyone. Check your own grid. > >> > >>Who comes to your mind when you think of leadership greatness? Alexander > >>the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Mahatma Gandhi, and George Washington? > They > >>each possessed skills and personality traits that left a mark on history. > >>How about you? Do you have the skill and personality to leave a positive > >>mark on your project team? Read on and see how you stack up against the: > >> > >>*Attributes of Great Team Leaders* > >> > >>*#1 - Treats Others with Respect* > >>Your team needs to have respect for whomever they follow. It's hard to > >>respect someone that you know doesn't respect you. Members of your team > may > >>not be as experienced or accomplished as you, but never behave > >>condescendingly towards them. > >> > >>*#2 - Leads by Example* > >>Great team leaders know that actions speak louder than words. You can > >>describe how you want your team to operate, or simply show them by your > >>actions. Regardless of what is important to you, such as timeliness, > >>quality, or thoroughness, your actions in these areas must be congruent > >>with your words. > >> > >>*#3 - Keeps the Negative Out* > >>There's no room for negativity or complaining on a project team. Great > >>project team leaders track down where negativity is originating from and > >>resolve the issue at the source. Not everything goes perfectly on a > >>project, and leaders are fully aware that focusing on the negative side > of > >>a situation can turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you say > something > >>long enough you'll find a way for it to come true, even if it's not good. > >> > >>*#4 - Is Easy to Access* > >>Great team leaders are accessible by the troops. They don't hole > themselves > >>up in an office somewhere and speak through intermediaries. They are on > the > >>front line with their team members and understand both their triumphs and > >>failures. > >> > >>*#5 - Maintains High Standards* > >>Another trait of a great team leader is non-compromising standards. There > >>is always much resistance on the path to complete a project, which exerts > >>pressure to take shortcuts, bypass approvals, or leave something out of > the > >>project plan. An exceptional team leader resists these influences and > >>always takes the high road. > >> > >>*#6 - Makes Decisions* > >>A great team leader understands that nothing can move forward until a > >>decision has been made. Rather than bring a project to a standstill with > >>paralysis by analysis, a team leader will focus on making lots of good > >>decisions quickly rather than just a few great decisions slowly. > >>-------------- next part -------------- > >>An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > >>URL: > >> < > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/private/westnilenet/attachments/20130709/8d955848/attachment-0001.html > > > >> > >>------------------------------ > >> > >>Message: 2 > >>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:14:02 -0500 > >>From: JohnAJackson <[email protected]> > >>To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > >>Subject: [WestNileNet] Fwd: Attributes of Great Team Leaders > >>Message-ID: > >> > >> <CAAAQbE1Tns=lb-tcx4h9-dhteh0ajv4mymhpsdcrhykzmy+...@mail.gmail.com> > >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252" > >> > >>I thought these words are inspiring and wanted to share with everyone. > May > >>be there is something that we learn > >> > >>---------- Forwarded message ---------- > >>From: ProjectManager.com <[email protected]> > >>Date: Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 9:06 AM > >>Subject: Attributes of Great Team Leaders > >>To: [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> [image: ProjectManager.com - The world's smartest Online Project > >>Management Software...] > >> > >>Hi > >> > >>Who comes to your mind when you think of leadership greatness? 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