beyond the boardroom: what you should look for in a leader
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How a Sydney Amazing Race Event Can Reveal What You Should Look
for in a Leader
A person’s special abilities, skills and qualities often do not surface in predictable situations or settings such as
the workplace. When employees fall into a routine, that’s all you really see: them, performing a routine.
Keeping this in mind, if you’re hoping to discover new movers and shakers for your company to boost
business performance, you should take your team out of the office and present them different, unexpected, challenging situations. Once you do, you’ll learn more
about your workers and identify those that have strong leadership abilities that can benefit your organization.
One of the really effective “out-of-the-office” activities for team building in Sydney that will
allow you to discover capabilities and attitudes that can do your company good is a
Sydney Amazing Race event.
If you have already seen the reality TV competition, you’re probably already aware that this race presents a
variety of challenges that push contestants to their limits —participants have to break out of their comfort
zone and let their creativity or resourcefulness guide them to successfully accomplish tasks.
All contestants or teams get to experience these challenges; however, there are big differences in the approaches they take. It’s through these differences
that you’ll be able to precisely determine the qualities you need in a leader and how one’s leadership skills
compare to another person’s skills.
For starters, the race will open your eyes to the people who truly have an overall positive attitude — the kind
that pushes on with optimism no matter how difficult a task is. A positive attitude is a complete must for
leaders because one of their primary functions is to encourage their subordinates so that everybody is able to contribute toward important goals. Also, a positive attitude keeps everybody focused on solutions instead
of limitations, ensuring profitable productivity.
Another vital quality that surfaces due to the “conflict” created by the race is the ability to correctly delegate
tasks. Delegation is easy enough, but when a person is able to correctly assign roles and swiftly accomplish the objective of a mission, you’ve definitely got yourself a
keeper. This clearly indicates that the person is insightful; he observes the people he’s with and knows
their strengths and weaknesses so they can all contribute effectively to the mission.
The third leadership quality you’ll discover in the race is a killer instinct. Very few people actually have this, but those who do are able to make the right decision and
take risks under pressure, and at the time when it matters the most. It is said that a killer instinct is what
distinguishes glorious victors from typical winners.
The race is incredibly dynamic, so for sure, you’ll find other valuable leadership qualities displayed, such as
strong communication skills, confidence, commitment, and creativity or resourcefulness, throughout the
competition.
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