Employee 1st

As leaders you have to be able to give clear direction on where the business or project is moving and how the team is going to get there. So many times a manager is great a giving orders and giving out goals but very few are outstanding at setting up a road map of how to get there. I have seen in my career many managers who simply walk the "corporate line." The corporate line is telling every one what the company wants them to hear without being creative or innovative with new ideas. These are the types of managers that love corporate wide contests, special discounts, and new corporate marketing concepts. They love these because they are not creative to come up with something on their own.

A leader however will challenge the status quo they will create environment that is dynamic and robust. A leader has the ability to be political at all times, sometimes this means saying the corporation is wrong taking the side of the employee. At all costs they will defend their employees. They will do anything in their power to promote them although this usually means hard work for them in the future. Once a leader has built this level of trust the possibilities are endless. Although this type of leader might suffer short term struggles they will have a much longer career that will be filled with joy as they have built a team of winners. Although this concept is simple there are very few LEADERS that can actually put their employees success in front of their own.