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You are organized and develop plans and schedules for achieving goals which allows you to eliminate many problems before they arise, or minimally reduce the negative impact of unexpected situations or problems or problems.
By demeanor you are are straightforward, direct, fair, thoughtful, hopeful, loyal, compassionate, calm and inspirational.
Work On:
Proactive leaders will benefit by working on:
1. Implementing their plan and constantly assessing what’s working and what isn’t.
2. Have the flexibility to make course correction as appropriate.
3. When things are going well or reasonably well it’s easy to overlook signs of potential problems, become over-confident about the status quo or not plan sufficiently for the big ‘what ifs’ that could cripple your business.
Proactive leaders need to work on continually updating and enhancing their skills, and seek out the advice and support from others.
Next Steps:
Because you as a proactive leader are strategic in your thinking and don’t wait for something to happen, you are constantly thinking about improving processes, employee performance, communication, culture and a whole host of other areas.
To help you get started we are giving you our Ebook titled “Just Follow Our Tracks – Leadership and Business” provides you ideas on building your leadership skills, managing stress and dealing with competing commitments and other topics you face every day.
Download the ebook and commit to taking one action or implementing one new idea every month that you can learn.
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