Michael Hyatt on Leadership

Michael Hyatt is the Chairman of Thomas Nelson. In addition, he is a New York Times best-selling author, a speaker, and a personal friend of mine. He also runs a hugely popular leadership blog, which consistently is ranked among the top in the world.

A few days ago, I had the opportunity to talk with Michael about what he has learned about leaders from his storied career and his social networking experiences.

5 Characteristics of Authentic Leaders

1. INSIGHT

2. INITIATIVE

3. INFLUENCE

4. IMPACT

5. INTEGRITY

Michael explained the five characteristics of authentic leaders:

1. They have insight.

2. They demonstrate initiative.

3. They have true influence.

4. They have impact.

5. They lead with integrity.

Michael also talked about another responsibility of good leadership. Leaders are responsible for designing what Michael calls “wow experiences.” For your product or service to be noticed today, you need to exceed expectations.

Tomorrow, I will post an interview with Michael on his new book, Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World.

What characteristics do you look for in a good leader? You can leave a comment by clicking here.

http://goinswriter.com/ Jeff Goins

Great interview, Skip!
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Thanks, Jeff! It’s rather easy with Michael since he is full of information.
Naim Irshad

Really very inspiring and thought provoking blog, from now onwards I think I’ll become a permanent reader of your blog. All the qualities of a good leader mentioned in the blog are really very important but besides that I think a good leader must have full control over his emotions. He must be strong and quick decision maker and knows how to deal with a situation or one can say a good situation handler.
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Your comment is inspiring to me. I appreciate it. Please let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas as you read.
  - Naim Irshad
    
    I think he should be a quick respondent.
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http://cindyhirch.com/ Cindy Hirch

Skip – Although already mentioned, integrity is at the top of my list. Without integrity, the rest of what you may have to offer really doesn’t matter.

Enjoy the leadership blogs Michael writes!
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  I think we teach integrity to children through modeling and solid teaching. If children can learn, isn’t it possible adults can? I think you are influenced by those around you. Choose to be around people with integrity, and you will tend to move in that direction. What do you think?
http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

What a great interview. I consider Michael Hyatt a mentor in my life(Through his blog, videos, and podcast). I can’t wait to read his new book. I also think he should and will write a book on leadership.

Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. It was great!!!
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  I’m sure that will come. He has enough material!
  - http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black
    
    So true Skip.
Pattys

I like to think of myself as a leader even though I don’t have a leader job yet. These are good points for me to focus on as I grow in my role.
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Stay on the leadership journey, and know you can be a leader in whatever role you are in.
Susan Cranberry

Insight is important. Insight into people should be step #1. Too many leaders are not able to understand people and what they are about. You definitely feel like following people who are able to have insight into you and your own motivations.
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Understanding people is definitely important to leading anyone. I agree.
Mike Conray

I think so few companies even think about creating a wow experience. They think about profits or sales but not really what will make this wow!
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Mike, I agree and that’s why it is nice to find one that truly does “wow!”
http://www.brandongilliland.com/ Brandon

Very cool!
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Yes!
http://twitter.com/sparkvoice D

I believe the ability to accept responsibility. To be held accountability – good or bad, and then how they react to those situations.

Thanks for the interview – offers a different take during the big week of Platform.

Loved the question about can integrity be learned! It’s certainly needed…
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Thanks D. Tomorrow I post the interview about the book. But first I wanted my readers to know Michael, and his principles.
https://twitter.com/#!/drewbordas Drew Bordas

This was a great author event at Ingram – looking forward to this book.
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  I loved that everyone had question after question, and the session could have lasted for hours.
Steve Pate

I suppose it could be a subset of Michael Hyatt’s Point # 3 (true influence), but another trait I always find in good leaders is empathy.
- http://www.skipprichard.com/ Skip Prichard
  
  Definitely, Steve. And I would bet he puts empathy right there.