Connecting. Influencing. Persuading. Communicating. Selling. Negotiating. Marketing. Facilitating. Including. Unleashing. Empowering. Community-building. Collaborating. Decision-making. Innovating. Change-making.
The backbone of all these high-value leadership skills is two others:
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Understanding others
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Earning trust
Invest in strengthening these two linchpin leadership skills and you’ll level-up across the board as a leader.
P.S. Want to develop practical leadership skills to better understand and connect with others, even those you might disagree with? Register for Tactical Empathy, a FREE virtual workshop Rick Kitagawa and I are hosting over at Spotlight Trust™. You’ll walk away with a powerful framework you can turn to whenever you need help leading with understanding, empathy, and compassion. Register here.