Three crucial skills that leaders must develop to become executives

By substack - 2021-02-11

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Becoming a great executive requires a set of skills beyond what's needed to be a leader. Executive skills are subtle and can be elusive to managers, demanding a great deal of focus, courage, and dedic ...

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Share Summary: I believe to ascend into an elite role professionally, you need different skills in Act II from what led to your success in Act I.
And the leaders who struggle to evolve fail to realize “what got you here, isn’t what gets you there” and retool themselves.
But it’s necessary to amplify your career, which is why most leaders stagnate and fail to continue to grow in Act II.
how to prioritize and be efficient with their time invest in finding and managing great people dive in at the right altitude how to make the right decisions by asking just the right questions During Act II, these skills move from additive to essential.

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