Best Leadership Advice: Business Success Secrets From 7 Top Leaders
Are you a leader or looking to become one? Though there are many qualities that define successful leaders, we found seven traits they all had in common. Successful leaders don't try to please everyone, they create their own career path and are resilient in the face of challenges. They demonstrate empathy and self-awareness on a daily basis. They can set goals then break them into manageable steps and take action after gathering necessary data. Successful leaders lead by example, it's not only about what you say but also what you do. We hope these insights will help inspire the next generation of thought leaders!
#1 Steve Jobs - "I never would have succeed if I just let myself be average. I had to push myself to the edge, and step across it."
#2 Peter Drucker - "It's not exhilarating to just do the same thing more efficiently. The challenges of change and making things happen in new ways are what people have always been after. If you sit on your butt and just do it better, then people will say 'This is what they've always done; why should I be interested?"
#3 Bill Gates - "The key to success is knowing how to handle failure."
#5 Richard Branson - "You can learn anything, but you cannot learn everything. And there are skills that aren't transferable from one business model to another. They're also things that you can't learn before you're 30. The best advice I can give is to choose a few things and go for them. If you become an expert in one area, that's fantastic, but how will you get your point across?"
#6 Elizabeth Holmes - "I don't think a lot of people have a solid understanding of the most important skill set to being a successful entrepreneur."
#7 Robert Noyce - "We need to put our minds together following the same thought processes in order to solve the same problems." - When asked about his thoughts on Social Networking
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As part of this project, we are looking for interviews with the following people in their industry:
A leader in any industry and will be interviewed by Amy Elash. We are looking for an email interview with someone who has not only started a successful company but also has raised an investment round, gone public or been acquired by another company, either as a founder or CEO. (We're interviewing startups and young CEOs.) The interviews can range from 1-15 minutes. Please send your interview questions (or a question for Amy to ask) to tim@leadershipladders.com .
A leader in any industry and will be interviewed by Amy Elash. We are looking for an email interview with someone who is no longer at the company but is still an active participant in the space or has recently left the company, either as a founder or CEO. This could include CTOs, CFOs, board members, etc. (We're interviewing startups and young CEOs.) The interviews can range from 1-15 minutes. Please send your interview questions (or a question for Amy to ask) to tim@leadershipladders.com .
A leader in any industry and will be interviewed by Amy Elash. We are looking for an email interview with someone who has recently sold their company and has again, been a founder or CEO. (We're interviewing startups and young CEOs.) The interviews can range from 1-15 minutes. Please send your interview questions (or a question for Amy to ask) to tim@leadershipladders.com .
If you're interested please send us an email!
Relevant information:
Leadership Interview Video Series - http://www.leadershipladders.com/interviews/leadership-video-series/
Professional Network for Leaders - http://www.leadershipladders.com/
Careers Page - http://www.leadershipladders.com/careers/ (Please send your cover letter and resume to careers@leadershipladders.com)
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Conclusion
This has been a summary of the interviews conducted by Amy Elash, founder and editor in chief of Leadershipladders.com. She had an amazing experience with doing this and learned a lot, including valuable feedback on the website that she has implemented. If you have any questions or comments contact Amy at editor@leadershipladders.com Enjoy your day! Be happy! Be positive! Reply Delete
Hi Amy - I really enjoyed reading about your interviews of startup CEOs for your blog this spring. I also enjoyed reading about how you conducted them (e.g., using Typeform).