We are all defined by our habits, and as leaders this may be even more true.  Because others are watching us so closely (more closely than we likely realize), the habits we employ impact not only our performance, but the performance of those we lead.

Which is why I share one of my favorite quotations about habits with you now…

“Winners have simply formed the habit of doing things losers don’t like to do.”

 

— Albert Gray, author and speaker
 

In preparing to use this quotation in my Powerquotes Plus email this week, I looked up the source for this quotation and found the full speech from which it came. It is worth reading.

Let me rephrase this quotation for us as leaders.

“Remarkable leaders have formed the habit of doing things that average leaders don’t like to do.”
 
You could build an entire leadership development program or leadership training program around this idea.

While I could make a long list that meets this criteria, rather than me doing it for you here, make that one of your leadership activities for this week.

I’ll close this post with the single biggest habit of Remarkable leaders that other leaders don’t do.

Remarkable leaders are continuous learners.

Add continuous learning to your list of habits and watch your results improve slowly, steadily and forever.

What else would you put on this list?

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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