{"id":9375,"date":"2026-03-25T04:35:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=9375"},"modified":"2026-03-25T04:35:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T04:35:33","slug":"11-ways-to-make-leadership-skills-contagious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=9375","title":{"rendered":"11 ways to make leadership skills contagious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>The best leaders share a few predictable traits: They\u2019re curious, self-aware, and genuinely invested in their team\u2019s growth. But there\u2019s a big difference between having these traits and developing new leaders to embody them as well.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>A <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0749597822000541\">2022 study published in the journal <em>Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes<\/em><\/a> found that when leaders visibly act with curiosity\u2014by questioning, learning, and exploring\u2014they signal to team members that the environment is safe for interpersonal risk-taking. In turn, employees feel more confident speaking up, sharing ideas, and contributing meaningfully.<\/p>\n<p>In a new book, <em>The Power of the Learning Mindset<\/em>, authors Lilian Ajayi-Ore and Marshall Goldsmith identify 11 habits leaders should focus on to cultivate this environment. They call this concept leadership prowess\u2014the mindset and practices that shape how leaders think, grow, motivate others, and develop their teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeadership prowess is not about being the smartest person in the room\u2014it\u2019s about creating an environment where others can contribute, develop, and lead as well,\u201d Ajayi-Ore says.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"content-chunk\">\n<p>Here are the 11 habits that define it leadership prowess, and what can happen when leaders and managers consistently practice them in front of their teams.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-be-intentional\">1. Be Intentional<\/h2>\n<p>Strong leaders don\u2019t leave their impact to chance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeadership should never be accidental,\u201d Ajayi-Ore says. \u201cSmall daily choices\u2014how you listen, respond, and guide others\u2014ultimately define your leadership.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/91510748\/11-ways-to-make-leadership-skills-contagious\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The best leaders share a few predictable traits: They\u2019re curious, self-aware, and genuinely invested in their team\u2019s growth. But there\u2019s a big difference between having these traits and developing new leaders to embody them as well. A 2022 study published in the journal Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes found that when leaders visibly act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-9375","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brand-spotlights"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}