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Published on: Friday, June 17, 2011

What You Said: Leadership

Posted By: Robyn Greenspan
Filed Under: robyn greenspan, leadership, executive, vision, employment, tony vlahos, mood, integrity
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In a recent blog post, Screaming, ExecuNet CMO Tony Vlahos shared what he thought were the characteristics that made a great leader. More than 100 of our readers responded, chiming in with the qualities they felt necessary for effective leadership.

We've captured and visualized your comments into this word cloud, where, based upon frequency, you can see what you said were the top attributes for the leaders you want to be, and want to follow.

As you reflect on whether you want 'em or you got 'em, we'd also like to know how you are feeling about your job these days.

What one word would you use to describe how you’ve handled your recent challenges? We'll share the results so you can see your collective mood around employment.


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Robyn Greenspan's avatarRobyn Greenspan
Robyn Greenspan is the Editor-in-Chief at ExecuNet, where she is responsible for setting and driving the editorial content engagement strategy across the private business network's publications and expert-led programming. She is also a Huffington Post blogger. You can follow her on Twitter @RobynGreenspan


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Posted by Gene J.
02/21 @ 09:37 AM
persistance
Posted by Kerry Starrett
02/20 @ 10:38 AM
Committment
Posted by Scott McClintock
02/16 @ 07:21 PM
After a 20-year career in CPG sales management, an early retirement, starting and now ending a marine engineering business, I am finishing course work for a PhD in Sustainability Communication at Arizona State University. The scientific, business, and academic communities are ill-equipped to effectively engage the public on sustainability issues. Particularly as political philosophy informs the subject.

ASU, the Global Institute of Sustainability, and the School of Sustainability have pioneered the transdisciplinary approach to sustainabilty at unprecendented scale, and communication is among the newer areas of developement. I will pioneer this study and map patterns for effective public engagement that are crucial for enterprise, policy-makers, and the academic/scientific communities that are atuned to the growing importance of uublic support for their initiatives.

Most humans are sustainability advocates in that we see the value of living on the planet as though we intend to stay. But there is enormous disagreement in the ensuing conversation. All have fundamental rights to their views, not all views are well informed, in any circle. Getting good information to the public and deliberating effectively are areas of great opportunity. I hope to make a contribution here.

Scott
Posted by Adrián Ramírez-Moreno Castañón
02/15 @ 01:49 PM
Honesty, not ONLY with the board of Directors, with the costumer, suppliers and all the people in the organization, today we need heroes not leaders. People who cant do all for the company and the supplier and the clients. In latin said: "DICTVM MEVM PACTVM". We can forget our leadership in the society.
But must important work with honor, we don't need to be important. We are important yet, many people depend for our decisions. Be more humility, more responsible, and with full commitment.

Health is very important bot the work is in many case more because is the basis of our society.
Posted by Guru
01/27 @ 11:10 PM
Passion for Excellence
Posted by Cittanuri RaghuveerGupta
01/25 @ 09:26 AM
My word of choice to describe the challenges I have faced in the past few years is SMART WORK. It determines our capability and all other adjectives like honesty, punctuality, flexibility etc.,
Posted by CV GOPALAN
01/22 @ 02:10 AM
the inspiration, is the turbulence of emotion inculcates impulse to glow and shoot to its height inhale the transparency so keep potency should not be debilitated;
Posted by CV GOPALAN
01/22 @ 01:55 AM
It is honesty, that leads you to trust the transparency, your strength will guide you to visualize its wholesomeness and it is before me; the ultimatum;
Posted by CV GOPALAN
01/22 @ 01:44 AM
The vision radiates potency, power to ingress and actualize transparency of truth; thereby you earn power of resistance and strength to meet the challenges;
Posted by CV GOPALAN
01/22 @ 01:35 AM
The transparency of vision, over rules our courage; it trails us to reality from illusion and imagination, resilience is the pause, vision focus to truth, the sense the whole world is in search of;
Posted by CV GOPALAN
01/22 @ 01:28 AM
transperancy
Posted by Alwyn Howie
01/19 @ 05:27 PM
One word and One action - be "selective" in the opportunities your team go after to appoint the correct resource in these challenging times. Being selective in what and how you act in business is nothing new but in today's constantly changing economic landscape a strong selective process is critical to ensure positive return on any investment whether that's financial or physical time and people.
Posted by Ray
01/19 @ 03:40 PM
Determination-witout it we wouldn't succeed!
Posted by Cliff Whisenhunt
01/18 @ 02:45 PM
Calmly
Posted by Wayne E. Moore
01/16 @ 08:08 AM
CONFIDENTLY
Posted by Tina
01/15 @ 07:59 PM
Cutting Edge career path and along with that an understanding that change is inevitable...embrace it - without changing to our surroundings we would not evolve... same with moving into Tech Age...where Science is moving along rapidly...change... I think the stress of where we are is only due to a resistance to change...putting some behind the 8 ball a little later than others.
It is a priviledge to work and make a difference... and be open to new ideas, new concepts and new adjustments in all respects... flexibility and good humor are fundamental..as is good genetics...and God given abundance.
Posted by Ferlyn
01/15 @ 07:46 AM
I have been creative on areas that I can contribute in the work place as a credit manager risk person but I think the executives (i.e. directors and group heads) and leaders in the work environment should also be ready and have the conscious awareness that business and credit risk model built in the 19th and 20th century no longer serve the business purpose of todays industry requirement particularly when addressing global risk. I believe we lack servant leaders in the industry and most executives are still stuck with the past business model hence the lack of long term vision and creativity in the work place. A great leadership cultural change is required in order for the industry to move safely out from the cross road. If every exeutive have the vision and leadership character of John Mackey of Wholesale Food Market we can swiftly move to the new bull cycle with solid grounding. Great moments are born for great opportunities and great leadership.
Posted by Joseph M Jones
01/13 @ 06:59 PM
Have Patience to ride the ups and downs. Look for good opportunites in the markets both US and Intl.
Posted by Lotus Winnie Lee
01/12 @ 04:15 PM
Perseverance!
Posted by Richard James Wilson
01/11 @ 08:48 AM
Triumph
Posted by Ken Higgins
01/10 @ 01:24 PM
Flexible!
Posted by Bryan Nann
01/10 @ 08:12 AM
Ten words that have served me well over the years, through many challenges above and beyond the recent ones;

Courtesy
Integrity
Perserverance
Self-Control
Indomitable Spirit
Humility
Gratitude
Belief
Purpose
Passion
Posted by Don Hamlin
01/09 @ 10:26 AM
Perseverance!
Don Hamlin
Posted by Ellen Lee
01/06 @ 01:08 AM
My word of choice to describe challenges over the last few years would be 'resilence'. It's important to schedule into our busy lives time to rejuvenate and decompression time (time just for ourself) This is especially important for leaders to have down time. It enables us to be there for our families and have a clear mind to navigate and lead through times of ambiguity and unknowns. It takes more to be a leader which means u need more to thrive!
Posted by Paula
01/05 @ 03:47 PM
My one word: was "intrepid" now it's : Open.

When I approached challenges as intrepid, my attitude was more of 'I'll get through this' - but now that I have decided to approach things/challenges with a more 'open' attitude, I'm finding that the challenges that present themselves are more interesting AND lead to many more opportunities than I thought would ever be of interest to me.
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