Untapped High Potential Leaders

At this point, who is not aware of the talent wars of finding the best employees or the next best high potential leaders? Companies need to look carefully at many of their own employees as they may be missing opportunities within their own ranks. The talent wars change with the needs of each organization. But one thing is sure, there is a need shortage of leaders stepping up to the plate and showing what they can do before becoming a leader in that organization.

Many high potential leaders go unnoticed, so very few ever reach their leadership potential. They live in the shadows of others. Mostly, they help others reach their potential. Unlocking the vast untapped potential for leadership right in your own backyard can be a positive thing as long as you recognize it in your employees.

Leonardo Da Vinci said there were three classes of people: Those who see; those who see when shown; those who do not see; and A leader needs to be a fourth type: One who sees the potential in others that they may not even see in themselves.

Do you know what your potential is? The word potential implies untapped capability. Within the untapped potential you have dwells the power to solve problems, the power to be creative and innovate, improve productivity, please more customers, and improve results however you measure them.

While it is difficult to measure, a leader must see her job as that of assessing the potential in others. For without an acknowledgement of potential, it may never be extracted. And all the ignored possibilities for solutions, innovations, and growth, will forever lie dormant, stunted, and wasted.

Take Action:

Seek the potential in others. What we see is often what we look for.

Provide others with a chance to grow. Ask your colleagues to try new assignments, to recommend some changes, to take-on special projects. The people who step forward may surprise you. Everyone is more than their job description.

In today’s economic climate, go beyond and look for those who have the potential to be leaders, but also take notice of how creative and innovative they are in the work they do. Out of the ordinary, you may find the extraordinary person you have been looking for.

You are capable of doing much more than what people expect of you. You have the potential of going beyond your expectations. But you need to have someone give you the opportunity to show what you can do. Some people are recognized for their efforts, and others need to be pushed a little. Which one are you?

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