MANA Group: The Traits That Lead To Success—And How To Tell Who's Got Them

NEW YORK - Sept. 11, 2014 - PRLog -- MANA Group

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MANA Group: The Traits That Lead To Success—And How To Tell Who's Got Them

NEW YORK, NY, September 2014 – Being a good leader often means approaching situations with a rookie mindset. Here's how to tell if you are up to the challenge.

It’s not that expertise isn’t helpful, but success comes from constantly approaching work as a perpetual rookie. Here’s how to recognize someone who has the traits that lead to success:

1. They ask good questions.

Rookies have the ability to see things differently. They can step a layer out of something and question it. Of course, in a job interview, people ask the questions they’re supposed to ask, which is why it’s great to meet people in other situations, like at a conference, when someone you’re talking to asks questions about your business that you’ve never thought of.

2. They are interested in other people.

We’re all fascinated by ourselves, but we only know so much. Other people’s brains, other people’s thoughts--that’s where learning is going to come from. One way to judge this? How long a potential leader can talk about her colleagues and her team before talking about herself. Those who can go for a while--who find other people genuinely interesting--can better tackle different situations. They are oriented toward the unknown, rather than the known.

3. They are willing to be (intellectually) uncomfortable.

Learning is painful. All true learning comes with some form of discomfort. We learn when our scripts fail us, when the world doesn’t work the way the world is supposed to work. In someone’s work history, has she sought out jobs that challenged her?

4. They are agile.

Leading is good, and building something that works is good, but how willing is she to back out of it and let someone else take the lead? Someone willing to keep starting from scratch probably has a rookie mindset. “Does she have a track record of not only taking those roles, but being successful?”

Life is the ultimate journey. The way we live our life is an expression of our self and our ideals. It is imperative that we make the most of the opportunities that we are given because they are limited. The successful make a habit of putting themselves in positions to succeed. There is no reason why you should just be sitting back and letting life pass you by.

Make the most of every opportunity you have, this is what will separate you from the betas of the world.

For additional information, contact a member of the MANA Group administration team at pr@managroup.org

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