Leadership is Not About You! It’s About Everyone Else!

Leaders whose ONLY concern is 'who is going to get the credit' don't accomplish much. Click To Tweet

If you worry about who is going to get the credit, you won’t accomplish much. If all of your decisions center around how others will perceive you, you won’t make the right decisions. If you can’t let others shine when it is their turn to stand in the sun, you won’t inspire others.

Leaders whose ONLY concern is 'how are others going to perceive me' make bad decisions. Click To Tweet

The truth is that leadership is not about you.

Leadership is about reaching that shared vision of a desirable future. It’s about the greater good—not the leader’s good. Many of the best leaders never lived to see the recognition they rightly deserved. Leadership is not about you!

Leaders who won't allow others to get their turn to stand in the sun, don't inspire people to give their best. Click To Tweet
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Robert Tanner, MBA

Welcome to my leadership blog. I'm the Founder & Principal Consultant of Business Consulting Solutions LLC, a certified practitioner of psychometric assessments, and a former Adjunct Professor of Management. As a leadership professional, I bring 20+ years of real world experience at all levels of management.

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