The 8 “Must Haves” of Leadership
by Anthony Demangone
A few weeks ago, a large group of credit union industry leaders gathered for NAFCU’s 2012 Management Development Institute.
The day’s facilitator, John Spence, gave them a task. Each attendee had to draft his or her “leadership style.” In other words, every attendee had to write down the leadership qualities that they wanted to guide their career.
The class gathered into six different groups, and the bounced leadership qualities off of one another. Later, each group made a short presentation about what qualities leaders must have.
John Spence listened, and furiously took notes. When each group was done, John saw a pattern. Here were the group’s qualities of an ideal leader.
- Honesty and Integrity
- Visionary
- Accountability
- Communication
- Execution
- Lifelong Learner
- Passion + Energy
- Empowerment
John spoke at length about these qualities in the video below.