People respond to good leadership! Period! It is in all aspects of our lives, not just business. A mother is a leader in her home; a son may be leader of a team sport or a daughter the leader of the debate team. A group relies on the person in charge to actually lead them to success. A true leader is highly ethical, honest and respected.
In our society we have leaders and followers. Are we born to one or the other? No! Can you hone your leadership skills? Absolutely!
The leaders that I admire seem to have all of these in place:
- a) They think BIG ! They don’t put a ceiling in place. Instead, no limit is set as to how big or how much better something can be.
- b) The goals are firmly set in place and the eye does not come off of it.
- c) They make known to all involved the final product that they are all going for, example, if you sell widgets, it takes x number of widgets to be affluent, or you want to win that football game and ultimately the title. Know what you’re going for.
- d) They can get compliance to orders.
- e) When goals are met they set new goals or raise the bar .
How do Leaders exhibit all these traits?
WITH ACTION !!! <-- That’s the key to become a great leader.
Align all your actions with your inner values, and you will act almost on auto pilot.
You need to act, and you need to do it now!!!
People will follow your lead willingly if you are honest, ethical, if you are consistent and treat them with respect. Rewarding someone when a job is well done is always appreciated. A good leader will also off load someone who consistently hinders the group who is just not a team player.
You can improve your own self- respect and become an inspiration to others. How great is that!
Remember, leadership is ACTION not POSITION!!!
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Exactly right. That’s been my issue with trait theories of leadership. It’s not who you are, it’s what you DO.
In most parts of the world, people fear to be of service to others because of the numerous roles and responsibilities involved. Most want to sit back and enjoy ‘Positions\ rather than Service, that is why there are leadership challenges. Folks there is more to service than sitting and waiting for the ‘fat’ pay cheque. ACTIONS are LOUDER than Words. Get on your feet and move the World NOW!!!
The highest compliment leaders can recieve is the one that is given by the people who work for them .
Love and respect do not automatically accompany a position of leadership .They must be earned .
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