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Do you find yourself stuck in the same patterns and behaviors when it comes to leading? When was the last time you were challenged as a leader?

The longer you've been in leadership the easier it becomes, right? Not exactly. The best leaders frequently review their strengths and weaknesses. They create a plan on how they can improve their leadership skills. 

After a year of challenges, Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, Ph.D., CAE, CEO at the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board, shares her advice and lessons learned in 2020 for the road ahead. 

What does a true leader look like in 2021? Warren Buffet recommends selflessness, generosity and honesty. Speaker, executive coach, podcaster and syndicated columnist Marcell Schwantes also gathered these five traits to elevate your leadership.

Optimism. Hope. Confidence. Three words that Delta CEO Ed Bastian kept repeating during his latest earnings call. It's no secret that this has been one of the most challenging times in the history of U.S. aviation (among many other industries), yet Ed Bastian remained positive in his message. 

Over the last 20 years, Bernard Coleman has worked in numerous different industries-tech, politics, non-profit and state government. Over the years, he has received great leadership advice, and awful leadership advice. Below are the five leadership lessons Bernard has received that he considers invaluable in growing in as a leader:

1. You're only as good as your last performance. 
2. Heroics don't scale. 
3. All you have is your reputation. 
4. Your attitude determines your altitude. 
5. Hold fast. 

How powerful can a question be? Carly Fiorina, author of the weekly LinkedIn newsletter Leadership Matters, has this to say, "Sometimes the single most important thing a leader can do is ask the right question and actually listen to the answer."

To lead or not to lead? Choosing to lead is a daily decision. Our mind processes this daily decision two ways, the conscious and the subconscious. For some this decision may come easy, for others you may have to work hard each day to make the decision to be a leader.

In 2020, leaders faced a lot of challenges. Adjusting to a pandemic, addressing social injustice and learning to lead virtually to name a few. In the LinkedIn newsletter, The Future of Work, Jacob Morgan shares 15 leadership lessons that he believes are crucial for leaders to learn in order to succeed in the future.

1. Leading by example.
2. Creating your own luck.
3. What culture is and what it isn’t.
4. It doesn’t have to be crazy at work.
5. What to do if you feel stuck at work.
6. How to lead with courage.
7. How COVID-19 has changed leadership forever.
8. How leaders can serve their employees.
9. Creating a mission that resonates with employees.
10. People are the solution, not the problem.
11. Why leaders need a short attention span.
12. The best leadership lessons can come from those around you.
13. How to think like an entrepreneur.
14. Putting people ahead of profits.
15. Creating culture for a remote workforce.

Many times you will find books and articles written about what great leaders do, but what about the things they don't do? Jacob Morgan, 4x Best-Selling Author, Futurist and Keynote Speaker, recently published an article in his LinkedIn newsletter, "The Future of Work."