Chapter 18Lessons from Commanding Leaders

What Can We Learn from Commanding Leaders?

We all can learn some valuable leadership lessons from the Commanding leaders among us who bring so much ambition and intensity to their work. As we discussed in Chapter 2, the Commanding Dimension is located in the northwestern area of the 8 Dimensions of Leadership Model, which means that Commanding leaders tend to be fast-paced and outspoken, as well as questioning and skeptical. This adds up to a person who’s hard-charging and driven. In this chapter, we’ll help you understand why these people so frequently find themselves in leadership positions and what you can borrow from them.

Commanding leaders want to blaze a trail toward their goals, to have their ...

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