"How you see yourself determines how other people see you." —Margie Warrell
Leadership starts from the inside.You can't be a leader until you see yourself as a leader.
When you have mastered leading yourself, you are ready to lead others, right? I've been thinking about leadership and the qualities of a leader. What makes a person a good leader? It's easy to criticize leaders. Being a leader (a good or excellent one) requires a lot of courage, self-knowledge and empathy. Just to mention a few things.
A leader is a person, who is building trust and caring about people. Trust must be earned.
Leadership is moving people to do things that they wouldn't otherwise do
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” —John Quincy AdamsLeadership is a position where it's possible to inspire others to learn more and become more. There are good leaders and great leaders.
“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.” - Orrin WoodwardA part of being a leader is dealing with challenging situations. Everyone faces challenges in both personal and work life. I've been bad at facing challenging situations. When I realized, that I had to learn to manage them, it helped a bit. Then there was lot of practicing ahead. Some unexpected situations came ahead, and I just had to deal with them.
Leaders can't avoid facing the difficult situations. They will come, and something has to be done. A leader is a person, who is able to make decisions.
Great communication skills and the ability to listen are also important things.
How about curiosity? A good leader is curious about new things. Every situation is a learning opportunity.
"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." – Walt Disney
Leadership is shortly:
- active responsibility
- positive influence
- personal development
- consistency in good times and bad times
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