5 Steps to Becoming a Great Leader

If you are self-aware enough to acknowledge that you will not excel at eveything, then you have already taken the first step towards becoming a great leader.

Great leaders do not micro-manage; they allow others to tackle the day-to-day, problem-solving activities of the company whilst they focus on developing strategy and promoting relationship-building exercises.

So first note your areas of strength and weakness and seek out a team to fill in the gaps where the weaknesses lie. Encourage your team members to do the same self-assessment and make the best use of their talents for the good of the business.

Marshall Goldsmith of the Harvard Business Review lists four more things you can do to achieve personal mastery in leadership.