What Good Leaders Do?
Good leaders are at the forefront in learning new information to improve their practice everyday. Leaders, who have the knowledge, experience more peace of mind, have fewer stress and increase their productivity.
The Importance of reading good books
Reading books that provide inspiration capture the reader's attention in their spellbound story line, are resources leaders can use to improve their leadership skills and connect with their employees.
The Last Juror, a novel by John Grisham is an interesting book for leaders. Although set in the South in the 1970, leaders can find useful information to strengthen their leadership skills. A leader can get wisdom from this story through the portrayal of the main character Willie Traynor who showed superior leadership skills in the time of trouble.
What do you expect from a twenty three-year-old college dropout? Traynor had a vision, he was willing to take risk and work hard. Are these traits part of good leadership? As you followed the story, you will find that in the time of change Traynor stepped up to the challenge of taking over Ford County Times that went bankrupt. Traynor did not have any money but he went to the only source he had and got a loan.
As you followed the story, what thoughts come to mind when you look at leadership? Leaders sometimes at the onset have to overcome challenges. Leaders have to take risk and do what they think is best for their business. Traynor did just that, he took the risk of buying a newspaper company that went under and build it from ground up.
Traynor took a personal interest in people by getting to know them on a personal level. He was meticulous in his work when profiling people who were under-represented. As a result, Traynor's good deed paid off. By taking an interest in people, he was able to connect with them on their levels and build his newspaper business. Traynor showed traits of a good leader.
In times of struggle, Traynor demonstrated courage and strength. He fought for the disadvantaged by profiling their success and stood up against injustice. At times even risking his own safety. A true leader takes on risk by showing courage and strength. By seeing Traynor in his role as a leader, you can learn leadership skills you can put in practice.
How to demonstrate your leadership skills
The Last Juror is about performing your leadership skills by beating the odds, take on risk, show courage, believe in your vision, step out in faith, and do what it takes to succeed.
John Grisham wrote a great work of fiction that is a resource for leaders in developing their leadership skills. The setting suits the story, in delivering a message that a leader can make a difference even during the time of turmoil. You can get more wisdom from this story by reading it.
Annmarie Edwards is an author, trainer, and speaker who writers regularly on workforce issues on her Blog. Stay tuned for more updates.
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1 comments:
I loved that book by Grisham. I think it's a great idea to link that to leadership skills. :)
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