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INCREASING YOUR PRODUCTIVITY By Odette Pollar
Making a great leader
Great leaders share a few things in common.
;To some degree, leader
: ship abilityisinnate. This
: isobvious after watching
lementary school class. But a
vt amount of it can be learned.
! ethingseparate great leaders
frem those who are simply in
c*m'ge Those who shinelike stars,
haye skills, beliefs, and take very
sgecific actions that make them
stéind apart. Whether at the head
offion-profit or a large corporate
entity, great leaders share these
aracteristics.
1. They make othersfeel impor
tant. No successful leader can be
s 0 in a vacuum. To acknowledge
other people’s ability and help
‘them understand how important
they are to the success of the
business is a powerful motivator.
They focus on others’ strengths
and contributions rather than
isitors Bureau awards
tpurism grants to local groups
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ntion and Visitors Bureau Tour-
Grant Committeeawarded an
timated $155,000 to nine area
ganizations. Grants were
awarded to fund marketing and
promotional expenses for area
noy-profit organizations and
events which increase the num
berof overnight visitors and tour
isni expenditures in the local
ecohomy.
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1999 cycle are: the Augusta Invi
tatibnal Rowing Regatta(slo,ooo),
Augusta-Richmond County Mu
se ($50,000), CSRA Classic
($19,000), Lucy Craft Laney Mu
seufn of Black History ($17,500),
Gegqrgia Golf Hall of Fame
($2500), Greater Augusta Arts
Council ($7,500), Greater Augusta
S Council ($50,000), Historic
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dwelling excessively on them
selves. Credit for great ideas is
not hogged.
2. They promote a vision. L.ead
ershipis more than good manage
ment. Somebody needs to set the
direction and help formulate the
vision for the company. Employ
ees need a clear idea of the direc
tion they are going and how that
goal provides value to themselves
and the community. The vision
must be maintained and nurtured
through numerous upheavals and
competinginitiatives, not tomen
tion day to day trials and tribula
tions. They have focus and perse
verance.
3. They admit mistakes. Since
no one is perfect, if the leader
makes a mistake and admits it, it
helps create an environment
where mistakes are acknowledged
Augusta ($5,000), and National
Science Center’s Fort Discovery
($2,500).
Actual amounts may vary
slightly due to increase or short
falls in tax receipts and will be
allocated based on relative per
centages of the total. Funds will
bedistributed nosoonerthan Sep
tember 15.
The grants are funded by a one
percent increase in Augusta’s ac
commodations tax authorized by
the City Commissionin 1998. The
AMCVB administers the grant
under contract with the city. A
committee of six AMCVB Board
members and Mayor Pro Tem
Lee Beard evaluated ten applica
tions at their July 1 meeting.
The applications for the year
2000 grant cycle are due Novem
ber 1, 1999.
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trict. Hours of operation are 9
a.m. to 7 p.m. on Mondays and 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
through Fridays throughout the
summer.
To find out more about the
Bestseller Collection or any other
programs at the Wallace Library
and Homework Center, please call
(706)722-6275.
dustrial Programs; One and Two
Year Health, Computer and
Human Services Programs; Fi
nancial Aid and Financial Plan
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There will also be tours of the
campus and the ATC One Stop
Career Center.
Those attending may enjoy
free sub sandwiches and regis
ter for the change to win door
prizes. ’
If you would like to attend
Parents’ Night, please call Kim
Lewis at 593-9231, ext 1213 or
email her at Davis@aik.tec.sc.us.
and learned from. If errors are
hidden atthehighestlevels, people
are less likely to bring problems
to the leader. Partial information
impacts the quality of resulting
decisions that get made.
4. They engage in continuous
learning. A leader may be at the
head of the company, but that
position does not mean that he or
she has reached the pinnacle of
learning. Great leaders continue
to grow and stretch whether that
is through colleges and sympo
siums, from their staff, via men
tors, or simply by experience.
Continuous growth keeps the per
son healthy but also helps bring a
fresh perspective to daily issues.
5. They are accessible. Staying
close to the action is important
because there is information that
can only be gathered through di
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rect observation or by being close
to the customer. Filtered infor
mation and key observations get
lost in typical hierarchical struc
tures. Leaders whovisit work sites
and othner offices, ask questions
and are alert to opportunities also
recognize the value in being vis
ibletomembers at all levels of the
organization.
They embrace bad news. Bad
newsis often moreimportantthan
goodnews. It tellsyou where some
thingis goingwrong, where a plan
went awry, or an initiative is fail
ing. Certainly good news is satis
fying and helpsidentify strengths,
but undue focus on the positive
can blind you to brewing issues.
Great leaders surround them
selves with people that can be
trusted and are willing tobring up
bad news. The sooner you hear
about bad news, the better your
changes of turning around.
7. They hire to weaknesses. A
good leader recognizes where he or
she is weak and hires others for
their strengthsin those areas. Great
leaders hire smart people and let
them shine. Second-guessing
skilled staff is deadly to morale.
8. They earn respect and loy
alty.- Position infers status, but
people only shine and gothe extra
mile for those they respect and
feel loyalty toward. Those feel
ings are earned by actions not by
position alone. Greatleaders walk
their talk.
9. They celebrate. Great lead
ersgive good parties. When tough
goals are met, a pinnacle reached
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They may not schedule the bash
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accomplishment and the party.
Celebrating success and making a
big deal about extraordinary ef
fort will ensure that performance
continues.
Odette Pollar is a nationally
known speaker, author, and con
sultant. Her book 364 Ways to
Simplify your Work Life is avail
able at bookstores. Her company,
Time Management Systems, is
based in Oakland, CA. Call 1-800-
599-TIME or email at
Opallartms@aol.com.
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