Jennifer Berman – What Makes a True Leader?

What Makes a True Leader?

“Recognizing failure and embracing change. These are the qualities that get you on the path to becoming a better leader”

– Jennifer Berman of CNBC’s Listing Impossible.

Jennifer Berman is a luxury real estate expert who lives and breathes the belief that the future is worth fighting for. You cannot stop learning and growing no matter your age.

There’s always an opportunity to develop your leadership potential and take it as far into your life as possible, which is why in this interview for Authority Magazine, Berman recounts the numerous highs and lows of leading a company and how each event shaped her into becoming a major advocate for women leaders.

Not a lot of her life in the business has been easy, but it’s because of the difficulties that drove her to inspire young leaders out there. She has battled not just the struggles of running a company, but also the trials of cancer.

Jennifer Berman advises aspiring female leaders in helping their teams to thrive to have compassion for others, a willingness to further yourself, and to want to help others succeed. She also shares that the best way to manage a large team is to make sure everyone should feel like they can be heard with little to no conflicts in the group.

In the interview, Berman lists five leadership lessons that she has taken to heart and have helped her build her career, namely, patience, understanding, compassion, gratitude, and support. What I like about this interview is that challenges are necessary for becoming a true leader. Indeed, the road isn’t always easy for business owners, but becoming a leader is a process that can be both grueling and rewarding.

Jennifer Berman had me thinking about my own experience as a business leader. There were times that I felt like giving up, but then I realized that nothing good ever comes out of accepting defeat. We all have to learn from our mistakes and use these lessons to inform our strategies in the long run.

After all, we’re all students in the School of Life. The best way we can become better versions of ourselves is by stumbling along.