How to Be a Proactive Leader

John: Sometimes you could just settle, it's good enough. No, I'm going to pick out a couple of things that make impact and work on those. You can't have it all. He says proactive beats reactive when it comes to being productive. John: Leaders always initiate. The leaders don't wait for things to come leaders initiate. If I'm an initiator, I plan ahead. And if I'm a reactor, I live for the moment.