speaking out of turn. “How dare you?”
Well, the thing is, leaders do dare. Quintessential leaders not only celebrate audacity in people around them, they rely on it. The Latin root of this talent, audax, includes bold, courageous, to listen, to hear. It’s related to audience.
Sometimes you’ll hear things you’d rather not have heard. You’ll witness a behavior that doesn’t feel right. Audacity is the talent of honoring whatever comes into your sensory orbit and doing something about it. Someone, somewhere turned away from this inborn talent, and is now complicit in nine million recalls.
5. Authority. This fifth and final talent is the one we cultivate by practicing the first four. Authority is belief in your own authenticity. To be authentic means to own your words and your actions, and be willing to say, “I don’t know”. Sourced from the Latin word for Self, authority shows us what we’re capable of, one exhilarating step at a time. There’s no need to fear authority, never has been, not when we’re born with so much talent—and so much capacity to lead.
ACTION: Encourage the five talents in everyone and watch your business flourish!
About the author:
Elaine Stirling is an author of fiction and nonfiction, teacher and communication consultant. Her clients include international banks, nonprofit agencies, hospitals and top-tier business schools. She attended the University of Toronto and Laurentian University where she received her BA in Political Science, International Relations. Website:
http://www.elainestirling.com/index.htm
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