Opportunities are often not obvious and require actively looking for them. Successful leaders seek out opportunities rather than waiting for them to appear. Those who recognize opportunities and take action to seize them are valuable to have as part of your team.

1. RECRUIT PTOPLE WHO STIZT
OpPORTUNITIES
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why you have to learn what they look like-and how to seize them.
The best people to take with you on the leadership journey don t simply sit
back and wait for opportunities to come to them. They make it their responsibil-
ity to go out and find them.
Good potential leaders dont rely on luck. As Walter P' Chrysler said "The
reason so many people never get anywhere in life is because when opportunity
knocks, they are out in the baclcyard looking for fourJeafcloversi'
Of the people around you, who always seems able to recognize opportuni-
ties and grab hold of them? The people with those qualities are the ones you're
probably going to want to take with you.
* Your Road Map for Success
What people do you know who can recognize an opportunity?
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