How to demonstrate leadership regardless of your position

By Victoria Draudins

May 21, 2020

Indigenous business woman
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Leadership is something you can look to develop long before being in the formal position of managing others. Victoria Draudins outlines six behavioural traits that will mark you out as a leadership choice.

While some great leaders are born, most are made over time. Like any craft, becoming a good leader involves putting in the focus and dedication to the skill over a number of years as you learn to navigate the challenges and complexities of leading others.

This means that it is not a given that being promoted and having the title of managing others makes someone a leader.

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