You probably haven’t heard of Magnus Carlsen but he’s been the world chess champion for over the past decade. He’s also the highest rated chess player and champion in blitz (fast), rapid (medium), and classical (slow) chess. Needless to say at age 32 he’s considered to be the world’s greatest chess player ever.
Of all the leaders that you know or know of, what are the traits that all successful leaders have in common? After conducting over 140 interviews with CEOs from leading organizations including Mastercard, Best Buy, Unilever, PwC, Oracle, Verizon, and many others -I uncovered nine essential mindsets and skills that separate successful leaders from their peers.
A lot has been written about things great leaders do. But just as important as the actions these leaders choose to take is what they choose not to do.