Who's your Runner?
/Ask yourself this question. If you were to line up every leader that reported to you, would everyone of them measure up the same? Basically repeating the same routine day after day, following the same path and conforming to what they have been instructed to do. If you answered yes, then it's time to find and develop "your runner"!
The runner will be the leader who stands out from all the others. This leader is passionate and motivated to challenge the status quo, they think differently. This leader knows the value of healthy conflict. They know without tension you have no friction and without friction you have no movement. The runner is the one who is out-front of all the other leaders. This leader has drive and commitment always striving to make things better! Once you find your runner your job is to promote and grow the great things this leader has to offer.
People are all different and that's what makes our world so interesting. Your runners will also be different as they will vary in personalities and offer different skill sets. This is what any good leader wants. The one thing that all runners have in common, is their attitude! They have a passion and willingness to partner with their teams and make your organization a better place.
Some key things to look for in a runner. They present themselves as optimistic while understanding the importance of being realistic, they promote vision and clarity. They embrace healthy conflict, they know good decisions come from respectful debate. Their energy is always positive, people want to be around this person because it feels good. They respectfully push people to fail faster, knowing that failure is an opportunity to learn and improve and recognize that fault finding is easy and promotes negativity.
Don't wait, start looking for your runner today. And when you find this person don't get in their way, support and unleash them! And watch the others try to catch them!