Leaders may not Always Win… but they Never Lose!
<p>Leaders operate in one of three modes (…and real leaders only need two!) …but for the sake of completeness… <em>leaders </em>are always in one of the following three leadership modes:</p>
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<li><strong><em>Winning</em></strong> — great leaders <em>win…</em> a lot. It’s what they do!</li>
<li><strong><em>Learning</em></strong> — good leaders <em>learn</em> whenever they don’t win… it’s how they become great leaders.</li>
<li><strong><em>Losing</em></strong> — real leaders <em>never lose</em>… they are either winning or learning.</li>
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<p>In the article below, we’ll expand each of these modes and describe the underlying qualities that support leaders who <em>win</em>, <em>learn</em>, or <em>lose</em>.</p>
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<p>Three Operating Modes of a Leader , ©James R Carnes, 2023</p>
<h1>1. Why Great Leaders Win</h1>
<p>Leaders that ‘<strong><em>win</em></strong>’ have everything going for them, at all times, under all circumstances. Here’s a terrific quote I have on my office wall as a reminder to do the right thing.</p>
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<p>“<strong>Winning </strong>is not a sometime thing. It’s an all-the-time thing. You don’t <strong>win </strong>once-in-a-while; you don’t do things <strong>right </strong>once-in-a-while. You do them <strong>right </strong>all the time. <strong>Winning </strong>is a habit.” — <em>Vince Lombardi</em></p>
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<p>Great leaders benefit from a list of quality attributes that assure them of always being in position for the win. They are <em>discerning</em>, <em>directional</em>, <em>disciplined</em>, <em>driven</em>, and <em>dependable</em>. And it’s not that they excel at any one of these… but that they excel at <em>all of them</em>.</p>
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