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REAL ISSUES REAL ANSWERS: Growing Future Leaders

“It starts with hiring the right person and then empowering him or her. You can’t coach speed in sports, and you can’t instill fire in the belly in a person. They have it or they don’t. If they do, you can properly channel it.”

“Offer a future with broad opportunities for personal growth. Create an environment of trust and care.”

“You have to find people who have passion to begin with. Once you have them, you have to give them direction and the tools to succeed.”

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“Always the desire to be the best. Some people are born with it, others are trained into it. It takes many years to learn this and to get your employees to embrace our way of thinking and taking pride in what they do.”

“Positive energy.”

“I’m not sure you can ‘ignite’ passion and drive. Usually that urgency to do the job completely and with high quality is something that starts long before they get their first job. But, giving feedback on their performance can solidify their attitude which, in turn, will make it more likely they will encourage others to do the same.”

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“Find the right person with the correct attributes, and then allow them the freedom to blaze their own trail.”

“Desire! It’s very difficult if not impossible to teach. It’s the desire to do things to perfection.”
“After the downturn, people appreciate employment opportunities with companies that have a higher calling than pure profitability. Therefore, the desire to build teams, and getting others to see the power of many, are the main keys to igniting that drive.”

“True leaders are born. Followers can be trained to follow instructions or methods and follow up behind other employees to see that the task is done properly, and with some encouragement, may be able to lead a group—but they never will have the drive that makes them want to be the one in charge. Leaders want to be challenged and continue to learn.”

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“Combination of recognition, challenge and stability (cannot fear if they make a mistake they will be fired).”

“Providing people with a stake in the success, help them find a ‘career,’ not just a ‘job.’”

“Giving responsibility and acknowledging a job well-done. Most people really don’t want to take on additional responsibility, however. And very few actually seek it out.”
“Opportunity. Many good employees fizzle out or leave when they feel that there is nothing better on the horizon. Where there is opportunity, there is performance.” “The inner desire to win.”

“Taking someone with an ability to communicate, and see beyond the immediate task at hand then encouraging, training, and guiding them with the thought in mind toward bigger and better things.”

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