8CIOReview | | OCTOBER 2024IN MY OPINIONWHAT IS GREAT LEADERSHIP?Do you have a vision of the kind of leader you want to be? Have you considered that having such a vision might be what's holding you back from being a great leader?What does greatness even mean in the realm of leadership? Is it about bending other people to your will? Is it about inspiring people? Is it about trust? How about showing people the right way to get it done? What about holding people accountable to high standards? Do great leaders demand outcomes that they know will be tough to achieve?The truth is that it's all of these things, including the ones that make you uncomfortable. In fact, greatness in leadership is especially about the ones that make you uncomfortable. If you think leaders should exude competence and know-how, there will come a point where you end up in charge of something you don't understand. If your vision is to rally top achievers, you'll have a cynic that doesn't respond to inspirational rhetoric and doesn't come around like they do in the movies after a leadership montage. Do you trust your staff to handle the details? There will come a time when someone quite quits because their side gig starts making them more money than you pay them.Are you ready for all these situations? Or is the hard truth that you are only ready for the By Jay Garing, Manager, IES Cloud Engineering, Whole Foods MarketJay Garing
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