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7 Skills of a High Performing Leader

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David Hammond, Head of Executive Search at Tribe talks about the seven skills of a high performing leader. Watch to see if you are the one we are looking for.

Video Transcript

My name is David Hammond, and I’m the Executive Search Lead at Tribe.

What I’m looking for from high-performing leadership is what I call the seven skills of a high-performing leader. These seven are:

  1. Political acumen: the ability to relate to a board and work with the board positively.

  2. Dealing with complexity: handling many things coming at them from different angles.

  3. Strategic thinking: having the ability to prioritize strategically and to “helicopter” up and down within the organization.

  4. Execution and delivery: achieving solid results that can be demonstrated clearly on a CV.

  5. Emotional intelligence (EQ): the ability to relate to staff, customers, and clients, and to truly understand things from other people’s perspectives.

  6. Communication: the ability to communicate to any audience in a way that is clear and easily understood.

  7. Building partnerships: the ability to bring together meaningful, win-win partnerships that deliver value both to the leader and to those they are working with.