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COLUMN INSIGHTS “Being a leader means building followership. Your primary responsibility is how you can inspire those around you to support a larger agenda under your direction and vision. You have to prioritize communications and the development of others. Your job is no longer about what you can accomplish, but what your entire team can achieve. Good leaders focus on ‘we’ and not ‘me.’” – Kristi Hedges their wheelhouse personnel for leadership skills and if they best, have self-discipline, value order and have a high ? nd captains with some of these traits they are providing standard of excellence. They don’t cut corners.

training to develop them into masters of their vessels. Those • Enthusiastic – Leaders are optimistic, active, that cannot or will not become leaders are being let go. expressive and energetic.

• Stable – A good leader is well-adjusted and can

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One of the better de? nitions I have come across is from blowing his top.

Kristi Hedges, a leadership coach and author. “Being a • Controlled – The good leader is very careful in leader means building followership. Your primary respon- making decisions. He/she will take risks, but will sibility is how you can inspire those around you to support assess them and adapt. But they are decisive. They a larger agenda under your direction and vision. You have are concerned about their reputation and integrity to prioritize communications and the development of oth- and will protect both.

ers. Your job is no longer about what you can accomplish, • Dominating – Good leaders are Type A personalities. but what your entire team can achieve. Good leaders focus They are competitive and enjoy the challenges in their on ‘we’ and not ‘me.’” lives. They are assertive and have a lot of energy.

All of the good masters that I worked under and around • Intuitive – They will trust their gut when making understood that. The following is a list of traits that are decisions. They know they don’t know everything important in a Master: but can use reason and logic along with their • Self-con