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BUSINESS ADRENALIN RAW is an entrepreneur, everyone comes to the role with their own unique leadership and management skills. Look at some of the most successful leaders; while all are different, they have utilised their own unique style to very successful effect. Creators - the ideas people, such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson. Stars, with success based on their own identity, such as Michael Schumacher and Tony Blair Outstanding leaders, such as Jack Welch and Margaret Thatcher You get the picture. I have worked with a business where an understanding of different styles of leadership and management has helped them to become highly successful. In this case, the leader is an ‘ideas man’, as his number two stated: “John has more ideas in one day than most of us have in a lifetime; my challenge is to turn his ideas into a successful business, and remind him that we can only cope with so much change in the time allowed! He is not interested in managing a team, whereas I couldn’t motivate and inspire like he does. I am, though, very good at implementing John’s ideas and managing the team. John and I recognise each others’ unique talents in terms of leadership and management and through leveraging these we have become a hugely successful business.” It is short-sighted to think that we will be interested in and good at activities that our businesses require but we have little desire to do. The question is not whether we can undertake the required role, the question is do we really want to, and if not, why are we doing it? It is human nature to gravitate towards the things we enjoy and are good at. As employers (even if the only employee is yourself) you owe the business and yourself time to focus on developing your strengths and looking at ways of ‘plugging the gaps’ where you are weak. Successful businesses often use assessment tools to help them identify their leadership and management styles and support team selection and development. Behavioural assessment gives insights into the strengths and weaknesses of individuals and teams, whether it is Myers-Briggs MBTI, Extended DISC, Birkman Method ® or Hogan to name a few. Failure to recognise the value of leadership and management to your business will hinder your future success, both personally and professionally. Personal awareness is a key part of this; however you do it, setting aside some time to identify the type of leader and manager you are and acting upon the findings will pay dividends. Linda Klassen-Brown MD, Business Adrenalin Ltd Linda Klassen-Brown is a motivational leader who helps senior executives, owner managers and their companies to improve business performance and achieve their potential. Her company, Business Adrenalin, provides HR, coaching, training and product marketing services to drive positive change, with a focus on the bottom line. “As entrepreneurs we adopt numerous roles as we take our business from an idea through the various stages of business growth” www.businessadrenalin.com millionimpossible.com 49 http://www.businessadrenalin.com http://www.businessadrenalin.com http://www.millionimpossible.com

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Raw 02 - September 2008 Contents Scott English Rachael Elnaugh Colin Stroud Heidi Weir Chris Wright Million Impossible Emma Thompson

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