Leaders versus Losers: Choices for Lenders...

I ran across a consultant, speaker and trainer to the financial services industry who has distilled some of the critical differences between leaders and losers. Jim Mathis speaks for banking and credit union associations throughout the country and works directly with financial institutions on the Indisputable Truths in the Financial Services Industry.

Lenders are often leaders. You get involved in community and professional organizations and in some cases you are moving up within your lending institution. Jim's observations about what sets the leaders apart from the losers can help you in any leadership position you hold, or hope to hold.
My favorites of his 12 points:

• Leaders watch the big picture.
  
• Losers try to get a snapshot.
• Leaders think about the next decade.
  
• Losers think about next weekend.
• Leaders develop healthy relationships with people.
• Losers "date" people looking for the like-minded.

• Leaders inspire.
  
• Losers perspire...then expire.

If you are a leader or hope to be, the article Leaders versus Losers is worth the read.