{"id":12688,"date":"2018-01-06T21:04:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T05:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/?p=12688"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:54:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T11:54:45","slug":"how-to-be-a-great-leader-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getlighthouse.com\/blog\/how-to-be-a-great-leader-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Lighthouse Links: How to Be a Great Leader Starting Today"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0\"Read\u00a0500 pages like this every day. That's how knowledge works. It builds up, like compound interest.<\/strong> All of you can do it, but I guarantee not many of you will do it.\" <\/em><\/p>\n

- Warren Buffett, billionaire and\u00a0CEO of Berkshire Hathaway<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Learning how to be a\u00a0great leader is a never ending journey.<\/p>\n

Good leaders are constantly learning. They seek out opportunities to enhance their skills and add new ones.<\/p>\n

But, not all information is created equal. Some advice is more helpful than others, and some books, articles, and tips are a waste of time.<\/p>\n

Curating for You.<\/em><\/h3>\n

We work hard at Lighthouse<\/a> to share actionable, researched advice to help you. To do this, we are constantly reading other sources for inspiration and lessons.<\/p>\n

Today's post is an experiment in sharing some of the most interesting articles and tweets we've read lately. If you found any of it helpful, please share the post; we'll judge whether to do more posts like this based on the response (reads, shares, comments).<\/p>\n

Lighthouse Links: How You Can be a\u00a0Great Leader Today<\/h1>\n

Great ideas can come from anywhere. Often, the best advice actually comes from adapting an idea from a totally different situation to your own. It's why great sports coaches often visit coaches in other sports, as well as leaders in different disciplines for ideas.<\/p>\n

Here's a few of my favorite ideas from what I've read lately to help you learn how to be a\u00a0great leader. Click the titles to open the posts in a new tab and read more.
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1)\u00a0Why people can't wait to quit your company<\/a><\/h2>\n

Nicole Sanchez writes a slightly snarky post highlighting a problem that we're all too familiar with: bad management is causing your turnover and engagement problems.\u00a0 In her Medium post<\/a>, she has startups square in her sights, shining a light on why this is such a common problem:<\/p>\n

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\"A lot of the time, \"manager\u201d ends up meaning \"tenured employee with a lot of outward confidence.\u201d This is a crummy way to pick leaders. <\/em><\/p>\n

The work of managing and leading people requires substantially different skills than what made folks successful as individual contributors.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you're the leader of a growing department or organization, Sanchez gives you a lot to think about relating to root cause problems to turnover and management's contributions to the problem. Read the full post here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Further Reading:<\/strong><\/h4>\n