I thought the keynote from Doris Kearns Goodwin was really nice. She had some slightly awkward tie-ins to technology, but I appreciated the effort. I liked the fact that she referred to us as “characters.” She’s a great storyteller of history and that’s all this character needed.
I was hoping some of you could fill in the gaps to my listening. Here’s my list of I heard her say are the characteristics of good leaders:
- They have the capacity for listening to and accepting differing points of view.
- They learn from their mistakes.
- They share credit for successes.
- The bear the blame.
- They keep control of their emotions
- They have resolve to see things through particularly in the face of frustration.
- They make time to relax and replenish energies.
- The manage by “walking around.” That is they interact with subordinates to get the day-t0-day perspectives of those that they lead.
What did I miss? Anybody wanna fill in the gaps?
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