Raise Your Game: 5 Leadership Lessons From Swing Dance

Sep 25, 2016 1 Min Read
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Swing dance is a passion to some, a hobby to others.

According to swing dance enthusiast, James Lee, life itself is very much like dancing. Lee, who is part of the Leaderonomics Digital Learning team, shares five key lessons that you can take away from the dance floor and apply to the rest of your life.

The five lessons are:

  1. Be fluid.
  2. Respect and teach.
  3. Communicate with confidence.
  4. Take up opportunities.
  5. The best leader also follows.

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James was born to dance and is adventurous by nature. He is a true blue Leaderonomer who is also a treehugger by accident, an artist by blood and a photographer by profession.

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