Bringing people together for change: Andrew Pakes

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BBC Learning English


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Leadership, to me, is the ability to bring people together
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to achieve change.
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The most surprising thing I've learnt about leadership
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is that it takes time: it isn't a single act,
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it isn't making a statement,
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but it's about patiently working through the issues
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and bringing people with you.
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Really listen to people and demonstrate
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that you can hear the issues they're talking about
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and the... the sense of urgency
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or concern they have in their voices.
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I've learnt over the years
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that the only good leaders are those
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that understand the colleagues around them,
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and are able to channel and influence
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the passions and ideas and priorities that different people have,
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and the only way you can do that is by listening.
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I think the biggest challenge for any leader
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is staying true to your purpose.
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Different challenges, different problems,
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different voices speaking to you and listening to you,
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and remembering why you got into it:
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staying focused on your values,
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but also staying in touch with those people around you.
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Sometimes, on a busy day, that can feel like a luxury.
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I think it's a basic part of leadership.
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