Monday Morning Margin

Your Leadership Link
by Cullen S. Gibson

The Monday morning wakeup call is often pre-empted by anxiety, angst, apprehension, and ambivalence. These feelings usually begin on Sunday night and for some of us it begins on Friday at 5PM! We often share that the “weekend was too short” and “I just didn’t get enough time to finish that project…”.  The Monday Morning Margin is designed to help prepare you for those Monday’s in our lives. Someone has said that margin is “the gap between rest and exhaustion…it is the opposite of overload. Since we are all over-achievers, margin is not something that just happens…we have to fight for it.”

24 Traits

At times, it is good to review those traits or habits that a great leader exhibits toward their co-workers. Here’s my list:

1. Humility
2. Sympathetic
3. Persuasive
4. Courteous
5. Kind
6. Peaceable
7. Tactful
8. Loyal
9. Sensitive
10. Patience
11. Forgiving
12. Fair

Also, here is my list of traits that a great leader should have towards their work:

1. Positive
2. Optimistic
3. Courageous
4. Loyal
5. Persistent
6. Calm
7. Visionary
8. Priority setting
9. Excellence seeking
10. Studious
11. Initiative
12. Enthusiastic

Have a great day!