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By: Great leaders hire great people and build great teams! « mick's leadership blog

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:28:52 +0000

[...] leaders hire great people and build great teams! From the Practice Of Leadership blog, by George Ambler.Great leaders surround themselves with great people. Lone ranger leadership [...]

By: Great Leaders hire great people AND build great teams.

Great Leaders hire great people AND build great teams. — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:37:46 +0000

[...] This is one of the most helpful and confirming articles I’ve read in 2008. I payed special attention as I hired the GSM team and I couldn’t be more happy with their character, chemistry, and performance. I’m not saying I’m a great leader, even though I believe I am, but I sure did hire a great team! I’ve pulled out the main bits and pieces that I identified with. Read the full article HERE. [...]

By: Mikhail

Mikhail — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:42:25 +0000

Something to think about:
There are only so many “great people” out there. If this is true then we need to consider what it takes for a great leader to create a great team.

Consider this, a great leader with a great system can develop anyone who is teachable, approachable, and motivated. They will be willing to learn the skills needed to manage people, they can inspire others, and they can work well in teams. Everything else that you do in your organization will be a direct reflection of your leader and your system.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:37:48 +0000

George: The importance of ‘good’ people can’t be stressed enough. Yet, of late, I see that in IT industry the measurement is more on headcounts than the quality that they produce.

As one emerge as a leader, they need to surround with good people who have great ideas. That will help them leave a better legacy.

Joseph