Courage

“Courage” goes beyond confidence and control. Courageous leaders speak their mind when it needs to be heard, admit when they are wrong and have a positive influence around them.

Courage is a core requirement for growing businesses – in the modern world of pace and dynamic shifts, courage is the stabilising force. It helps businesses to be solution-oriented, to be positive and to encourage their people to face risk.

The five features that stand out to us in the most effective leaders with courage:

Every growth story is supported by courage. It is a prerequisite for every business. Growth brings constant change: new markets, new structures, new risks. Things will go wrong. People will be uncomfortable. Decisions will have to be made with imperfect ambiguities and high stakes.

Courage suits the leadership personality of the North and the Midlands. It is not about showmanship – it is about being decisive, standing up to challenge and leaning into the opportunities while others hesitate.

How can businesses evaluate candidate COURAGE in their recruitment processes?

Assessing courage is a challenge for any recruitment process. Every candidate will present their CV and themselves at interview in their most courageous light. The key is to dig beyond that and evaluate the person behind the candidate

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Nik Pratap

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nik@pratappartnership.com‍

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To read the full series of articles, please follow the links below:

The Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards – Resilience

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards – Curiosity

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards – Empathy

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards – Authenticity

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards - Courage

Six Competencies that Power Growth Boards - Purpose‍