This goes beyond the age-old debate over whether or not leaders are born or made. As per Gordon Tredgold, leaders are made, not born. Gordon is the CEO & Managing Consultant at Leadership Principles Ltd. and has a passion for building successful teams, coaching and developing people, creating strategies to turn around under-performing teams and failing projects, and delivering complex change programs. At Leadership Principles Ltd, Gordon focuses on helping develop people’s leadership skills, helping them go from being good managers to become great leaders. He has the practical experience of how to do this, having delivered $150 million programs, run $300 million departments, led 1000-person teams, and developed 100s of leaders. To do that, he offers training and coaching, and also consulting services to help leaders and companies with specific initiatives, setting strategies, or overcoming challenges.
One of Gordon’s challenges was that he was usually a little vocal, which didn’t make him popular, and leadership is sometimes a popularity battle. He says, “So to get ahead, for me, it was all about delivering results, taking on the tougher projects, the bigger challenges, and this was where I developed the reputation that made people take an interest in me.” Gordon loved big challenges because they provided him more leeway in how he did things and the methods he took, which allowed him to hone his talents and advance his abilities. Also, when he was given greater and better chances, he was compelled to further develop his leadership abilities, because he couldn’t handle everything himself when the task was so large. He asserts, “At some point you need to make that transition from leading from the front to leading from behind; setting the budget for the department or organization, but also identifying and developing leaders who can assist you in delivering and extending and increasing your impact. It is tough though, because you need to give up control, share the glory and that can be tough, especially if you’re a winner or like to win. But this is what separates the great from the good, and why I say that leadership success is not just about what you do, but about what you leave behind and how well your teams perform in your absence. ”
“Remember leadership is about action, not the role you occupy.”
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Gordon Tredgold CEO & Managing Consultant Leadership Principles Ltd
Gordon has always had the unique ability to assess difficult situations, determine what could be done differently and then create simple, easy to understand and easy to implement solutions, which deliver sustainable results FAST. He is an award-winning corporate motivational speaker in USA.
