Defining Leadership For You

Defining LeadershipLeadership for you

Only for youyou…

Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs directs the organizationthe organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent

Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership attributes,

beliefs values ethics characterknowledge skills

Trust and confidence in top leadership is the single most reliable predictor of member satisfaction in an

organization.

Effective communication by leadership in three critical areas was the key to winning organizational trust and

confidence.

– Helping members understand the organizational overall strategy

– Helping members understand how they contribute to achieving key organizational objectives

– Sharing information with members on both how the organization is doing and how the certain teams are doing - relative to strategic objectives.

Being trustworthy and able to

communicate a vision of where the organization needs to go.

Becoming a Leader…

Some personality traits may lead people naturally into leadership roles

Becoming a Leader…

Crisis or important event may cause a person to rise to the occasion, which brings out

extraordinary leadership qualities in an ordinary person

Becoming a Leader…

People can choose to become leaders.

People can learn leadership skills.

If you have the desire and willpower,

you can become an effective leadereffective leader.

Good leaders develop through a never ending never ending process of process of self-studyself-study, educationeducation,

training and experience

When a person is deciding, if he respects you as a leader, he

does not think about your attributes, rather, he observes what you do, so that he can know who you really are

He uses this observation to tell, if you are an honorable and trusted leader or a self-serving

person, who misuses authority to look good and get promoted.

People want to be guided by those they respect

and who have a clear sense of direction.

BE KNOW DO

• yourself• human nature• your job• your organization

BE• a professional• a professional, who possess

good character traits

• provide direction• implement• motivate

KNOW

DO

Most important words…

The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake”

The five most important words: "You did a good job”

The four most important words: "What is your opinion?”

The three most important words: "If you please”

The two most important words: "Thank you"

The one most important word: "We""We"

The least important word: "I"

making the difference…

Showing to the world, that every change can happen and you are able to create a history…