{"id":18512,"date":"2016-08-03T20:54:17","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T00:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=18512"},"modified":"2016-08-03T20:57:11","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T00:57:11","slug":"12-habits-of-highly-successful-executive-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2016\/08\/03\/12-habits-of-highly-successful-executive-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Habits Of Highly Successful Executive Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Genius is making the complicated simple, not the simple complicated.<\/strong> \u00a0Therefore, in an effort to make you a better leader, I want to simplify the process by looking at one industry&#8217;s top executive leaders and learning from his life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Elway, general manager of the 2016 Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos,<\/strong>\u00a0was a legendary Hall of Fame quarterback who has successfully transitioned into his current role on the team. \u00a0In an August 1st NFL Network training camp interview, Elway discussed a variety of topics including leadership and being a successful quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>As I listened to his thoughts, I gleaned the following <strong>9\u00a0Habits Of Highly Successful Executive Leaders. \u00a0Three additional habits<\/strong> from a January 12th, 2015 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sports Illustrated<\/a> interview are included as well. \u00a0All quotes are from Elway.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Are Always Looking Forward<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;We&#8217;re chasing another championship. \u00a0We&#8217;re not trying to defend anything.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Evaluate Current Reality<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;The great thing about training camp is we get to go figure out where we are.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Value Stability And Consistency<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;You&#8217;re trying to find that guy (quarterback\/leader) who can be there for 12-15 years and perform and win football games for you.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Are Confident Leaders<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;As they gain confidence they&#8217;ll (quarterbacks) gain that leadership ability.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Deliver Superior Results<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;Where leadership comes from, especially as a quarterback, is you have to go out and perform. \u00a0And when you perform they will follow you. \u00a0And they will follow you in tough spots.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Position Themselves For Success<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; &#8220;If we can get him in the right situations with the right people around him and let him go, ultimately it&#8217;s up to him and the decision-making process is something we can&#8217;t control.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Are Aggressive<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;When you lose confidence as a quarterback you&#8217;re not going to get it back because when you lose the confidence, you&#8217;re not going to be as aggressive as your need to be.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Make Excellent Decisions<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;When you talk about decision-making at that (quarterback) position, that&#8217;s what separates the greats from the average is the fact is they make great, aggressive decisions 99% of the time.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Have Many Options<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;He&#8217;s (Peyton Manning) got a lot of options and doesn&#8217;t need any of them.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sports Illustrated, January 12th, 2015<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Are Continually Getting Better<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;After the Super Bowl (43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks) I was on that bus the next morning, and all I could think is, How are we going to get better.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Sense And Seize Momentum<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;Momentum swings in a Super Bowl are five times what they are in a normal game. \u00a0It&#8217;s so much bigger. \u00a0When things go against you. \u00a0It&#8217;s like a wave.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><strong>Highly Successful Executive Leaders Delegate Responsibility<\/strong> &#8211; &#8220;When I realized I&#8217;m not the one who has to do it all that we started winning championships&#8230;I threw for 120 yards (in Super Bowl XXXII) and we won. \u00a0I was like, I don&#8217;t care! 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