Do you have the vocabulary of a leader, or do you have the actions of a leader?
It only takes reading a handful of articles and books on leadership to get the vocabulary down, throwing some popular leadership lingo into our business conversations. We’ve all heard the talk intended to impress about serving, adding value, leading by example, having an open door policy…
What’s really impressive is when a leader puts words and vocabulary aside and actually lives out what they believe.
You will gain the respect and the hearts of your people when they know you not for your leadership talk or philosophies, but for your leadership actions.