Chapter 4. PRINCIPLE #4: FIGURE OUT IF YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES[1]

Once you have developed and articulated a clear vision of your personal leadership and organizational leadership brand, it is time to consider how you and others might develop into the type of leaders you have envisioned. If you intend to heal a sick organization or take your organization from good to great, you will need certain personal competencies—outlined in this chapter—that will enable you to spearhead organizational transformation. These are not simple skills—they have much to do with maturity (which is not the same as age) and how you make sense of the world around you. Unfortunately, few adults have matured sufficiently to access these competencies and, thus, most leaders ...

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