LEADERSHIP

LESSON #11

LEADERSHIP

One of the most important basics of excelling in your career or business is to be a leader. Leadership is the ability to make people do what you want them to do at their own free will. Leadership is either a talent or can be learnt. To be an effective leader you must be.

1.   COMMITTED.

2.   POSITIVE & ENTHUSIASTIC.

3.   LIVE BY VIRTUES i.e. Honesty, Integrity and Trust.

4.   BE A PACE SETTER. (Lead by example)

5.   A VOLUNTEER TO LEAD.

6.   PROVIDE INSPIRATION.

7.   PROVIDE AN ENVIROMENT FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING.

8.   A GOOD LISTENER AND APPRECIATIVE OF PEOPLE’S EFFORTS.

9.   AN EFFECTIVE PLANNER.

10.  HOLD YOUR TEAM TOGETHER.

·         Read "The Art of the Leader" by William A. Cohen. It is both inspirational and practical. By Robin S. Sharma.

·         Read The Charisma Factor - How to Develop Your Natural Leadership Ability by Robert J. Richardson and S. Katharine Thayer. It is a superb book for any aspiring leader, or a current one, who seeks to advance to the next level. By Robin S. Sharma..

·         "I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." - Ralph Nader