The 9 Virtues of Exceptional Leaders (Haden & Jacobs)

This book was a gift to me from Karl Haden. Each of us has an opportunity and perhaps a responsibility to be a leader. I will read and comment in this blog - so that I learn more effectively how to be a leader - and perhaps to inspire others to lead.

9. Hope

Might hope be characterized as:

  • passion
  • accountability
  • esprit de corps
  • excitement about the future
  • personal and professional meaning

Faith - the "evidence" of things we have not seen

  • the people we work with
  • the organization we serve
  • ourselves
  • something beyond yourself

Vision - where we are going to be (versus where we are now?)...and the ability to communicate it

Optimism - perhaps - consistently anticipating and preparing and performing in a manner that expects positive outcomes?

Pragmatism - "hope tempered by wisdom and humility" - Confidence = healthy pragmatism?

Inspiration - communicating in a manner that elicits confidence from within others?