Christian Espinosa - Leadership skills for the smartest person in the room

There is also a feeling that as we skill leaders up somehow their rational skills diminish - as we improve one, the other falls away.  In the past this meant technical staff didn't want to take on a leadership role because they thought their technical skills would become obsolete or because it was somehow seen as a lessor role. This is perhaps because the skills needed to be a good leader are seen as more transferable or easier to obtain but these things are massively important in themselves. Combining well-developed people skills to existing technical skills provides the basis for a great leader! In this podcast:Why leaders need emotional intelligence and people skillsWhy awareness needs to be actionableHow technical skills and people skills come together in a great leader.