Focus

From chapter 8 of The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, John C. Maxwell points out that truely effective leaders have focus and "The keys are priority and concentration. A leader who knows his priorities but lacks concentration knows what to do but never gets it done. If he has concentration but no priorities, he has excellence without progress." He recommends the following:
1. Focus 70 percent of your time, energy and resources on your strengths.
2. Focus 25 percent on growing and learning new things and skills.

3. Focus 5 percent on your weaknesses. There are some things that are just hard for people. Good leaders delegate these tasks out to those who are more competent in that specific area.