How would your team rate you as a leader?

Our reader poll today asks: How would your team rate you as a leader?

– They think I’m the greatest leader they’ve ever had: 6%
– They think I’m a great leader: 26%
– They think I’m a good leader: 52%
– They think I’m an OK leader: 11%
– They think I’m a poor leader: 2%
– They think I’m a horrible leader:3%

What keeps you from being “great?” Two thirds of you see yourselves as a “good” leader (or less). What’s preventing you from becoming great? What holds you back? If you have deficiencies you’re aware of, what’s preventing you from working on them every day? If you’re not sure where to start, there’s a core set of traits I’ve known all great leaders to have. Those include being authentic, resilient, decisive, fair, innovative, strategic, and thoughtful. Spend some time assessing your weak spots and lay out a plan for building those skills. Nothing about your performance will change unless you deliberately seek to change it. Start down your path to “great” today. There’s no reason not to.

Do you agree with these poll results? Let us know in the comments below!

– Mike Figliuolo at thoughtLEADERS, LLC

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These results were originally a SmartPulse poll in SmartBrief on Leadership which tracks feedback from more than 210,000 business leaders. Get smarter on leadership and sign up for the SmartBrief on Leadership e-newsletter.