Since I work in the business world my company is always submitting different ideas about leadership. I wanted to share a recent email that I received concerning leadership that I thought would apply no matter your job. When you read this ask your self I’m I doing these things and what do I need to do to improve.

 The Three P’s of Leadership

In my 17 years in wireless, I’ve seen a lot of people — and companies — come and go. Those who have been successful leaders have consistently delivered on their targets and commitments to the business. And I have found that those who have consistently delivered on their commitments have focused on, executed against and kept three essential things in mind . . . I call them the “Three P’s of Leadership.”

People
Everything about leadership revolves around people. Whether you’re part of a small team or leading a large organization, you have to be able to interact and communicate effectively with people. One common mistake is believing that leadership is about levels. Leadership is level-agnostic — everyone can lead, regardless of level. Leaders inspire trust, and their actions are consistent with their beliefs. They treat people fairly and with integrity. True leaders motivate, teach, develop, partner and learn at all times.

Purpose
Leaders must instill a sense of purpose in what people do, day in and day out. To have purpose, we all must understand our role and how it is linked to the objectives and goals of the team, the department and the company. A leader has to put himself or herself in the shoes of his or her peers or employees to understand their needs in order to successfully instill this sense of purpose and link to responsibilities. Employees who understand and believe in the purpose of the team, department and company will focus on the goals and objectives, and drive toward the end result.

Passion
Perhaps the most important of the P’s is passion. Passion drives the overall motivation, enthusiasm, and excitement of employees. The most successful leaders create a vision, and they rally folks around it by inspiring them to drive to be the best in whatever they do. The leader must understand the passion of an individual or team and find a way to feed that fire in order to get the most out of the team. And this means challenging oneself and creating a world class work environment.

The keys are:

• Put people first in every action or decision you make …
• Instill a sense of purpose and link to goals and objectives …
• Work with passion in everything you do … it’s contagious!

This combination will bring high energy, enthusiasm and excitement to the workplace, which will drive flawless execution, keep the needed laser-focus on taking care of our internal and external customers, make solving difficult problems seem easy and drive a winning team spirit.

Glenn Lurie
President, National Distribution
Wireless

I really think that the most important P is passion, by far I would rather see people flying into action with passion than to sit back and say well someone else will do it or maybe I will do it wrong so I won’t do anything at all. Just like speed in sports there is no substitute for Passion, in my next blog “Proactive verses Reactive” I plan to write about the benefits of being proactive verses reactive and how being ready to fly into action will make you more productive.