In today’s featured segments, Bruce Brandes, founder & CEO of Lucro, discusses leadership. Bruce Brandes has had a remarkable career and has many valuable insights to share for those wanting to become better leaders and achieve greater success.
In today’s video, AHL founder & CEO Dan Nielsen asks Brandes to describe his leadership philosophy. Brandes replies by describing a spectrum of leadership with the two extremes of dictatorship and complete leading by consensus. Where is Brandes on this chart? Right in the middle.
Brandes continues to discuss the things expected of a good leader:
- Deliver a clear message.
- Be receptive to feedback.
- Stay out of the way and give them the opportunity to be and do what they are good at.
In the second segment, Dan Nielsen asks Brandes for his top 3 leadership strengths. Brandes responds:
- Having a self-awareness of what he is good at and what he is not.
- Very good at simplifying complex things.
- Recognizes if there is not a third thing, don’t make one up!
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