A friend of mine is in the executive job placement business. He’s what you call a “head hunter” — someone who helps businesses find the right person to lead their corporation or organization. Because he’s been doing this for the last couple of decades, he has a pretty good instinct about what businesses are looking for in their leaders. In these tumultuous financial times, what do you think was on his “top ten list” of most sought after characteristics? Experience? Integrity? Self-confidence? A capacity to lead? Yes, all those things. But it was what he said last that really inspired me, “People with optimism about the future — those with a sense of possibility!” He added that these kinds of attitudes are especially important in bleak economic times. People are down enough about today’s problems and challenges, so employers are seeking people with vision and hope — those who can see solutions and opportunities.
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