Confident Leadership

"The qualities that people look for most in leaders is not infallibility or infinite knowledge but confidence in themselves and in their group's collective ability to find a solution." - Jerry Colonna, Flatiron Partners

You have cash in the bank, a market-leading product, enviable market share, and the attention and affinity of analysts. Yet it is the confidence exposed and inherent in corporate leadership that drives morale. When it is said that companies succeed 'in spite of themselves', it is as equally likely due to this inability of leaders of companies in enviable circumstances to inspire and motivate employees as it is to complement leaders of an otherwise struggling organization with maintaining an environment of enthusiasm and dedication among employees.

If faced with being part of a currently leading organization uncertain of its circumstances, fearful of the future and unwilling to take risks, versus a struggling organization revitalized by a confident, encouraging leader; it is not difficult to determine to where the quality employees and smart investors will be drawn.

Yesterday means nothing, you don't lead from the rear.