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LEADERSHIP MEASURESBECOMING A LEADER
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BECOMING A LEADER
Definitions of Leadership
Challenges of Being a Leader
Effective Leaders are Empowered
Individuals
How to Expand Your Personal
Empowerment
Summary
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WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?
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Leaders are ordinary people who accept
or are placed under extraordinary
circumstances that bring forth their latentpotential, producing a character that
inspires the confidence and trust of
others.
Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, Everyone Can Do It
BECOMING A LEADER
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True leadershipis born out of a guidingvision and a PASSION to accomplish a
noble task, and to inspire others to
develop and release their potential. It
derives its fulfillment from the success of
others. Personal Sacrifice
Myles MunroeBecoming A Leader, Everyone Can Do It
BECOMING A LEADER
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BECOMING A LEADER
Good leadership involves responsibilityto the welfare of the group.
Some people will get angry with youractions and decisions.
Its inevitable, if youre honorable.
Being Responsible sometimes means
pissing people off.
Secretary of StateColin L. Powell
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
REJECTION CRITICISM
LONELINESS PRESSURE & PERPLEXITY
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
REJECTION
One of the most common costs of
leadership is the experience ofrejection. If you are willing to acceptthe call to leadership, at times, youmay be rejected and misunderstood.
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
CRITICISM
No leader is exempt! The very
nature of effective leadershipinvolves taking a position on issues,
making decisions, and determining
direction. These will always result
in some form of reaction from onesenvironment.
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
LONELINESS
Leadership, at times, is lonely,
because you must be out front, aheadof the followers. Also, because theleader is the one with the guidingvision and purpose, he/she sees the
end from the beginning and must liveboth the process and destination, allat the same time.
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
PRESSURE AND PERPLEXITY
Leaders must face the challenge ofthe responsibilities and demands that
come with leadership. These involve
the need to make critical decisions,
often under constraints and externalpressure.
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
Leadership places heavy demandson the individual who fills the
position. There is no way to become
an effective leader and not be
affected by its stress, physical
demands and mental toll.
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CHALLENGES OF BEINGA LEADER
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSESTTO YOU
You must be aware of the tremendouscost which will be born by thoseclosest to you (for example, familymembers). Because leadership
demands the giving of oneself toothers, your life becomes the propertyof those whomyou SERVE.
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EFFECTIVE LEADERS AREEMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PERSONALITYCHARACTERISTICS
Dedication
Persistence
Commitment
Self-Motivation
Self-Responsibility
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EFFECTIVE LEADERS AREEMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
NATURAL AND LEARNEDCOMPETENCIES
Education Skills
Talents
Abilities
Strengths
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EFFECTIVE LEADERS AREEMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
Performance
Leadership
Customer Focus
Teamwork
Creativity/Innovation
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EFFECTIVE LEADERS AREEMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell
PEOPLE MATTER
Organization doesnt really
accomplish anything. Plans dont
accomplish anything, either.
Endeavors succeed or fail because of
the people involved.
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EXPANDING YOURPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
1. Assess your present level of personal
empowerment. (Be honest. Solicit input from
various sources.)
2. Determine whether your performance fallsbelow, meets, or exceeds customer
expectations.
3. If your performance is below expectations,
assess your level of commitment. (Seriouslyreexamine whether you are committed to
meeting the expectations of your position. If
not, make plans for doing something else.)
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EXPANDING YOURPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
4. committed, determine the new skills you
require. (If your responsibility and
accountability expanded with your new/present
position, write details about the new skills yourequirepersonal and/or professional skills.)
5. Acquire a mentor/coach to hold you
accountable. (Check out the results you
produce.)
6. Work to overcome your self-limitations. (Lets
talk about self-esteem.)
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EXPANDING YOURPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
7. If committed to expanded empowerment,
define a new challenging area of activity.
(Describe a project or an area of activity you
would enjoy. This should involve significantlyexpanded responsibility in terms of the
acquisition of new personal and/or professional
skills.)
8. Proceed and apply steps five and six wheredifficulties occur. (Get started on the new
project; use and learn proven professional
methods and knowledge.)
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LEADERS MUST EMPOWEROTHERS
Use initiative
Be resourceful
Better accomplish the mission
Use teamwork Take charge
Use common sense and judgment
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited
resources available to them by allowing others to:
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LEADERS MUST EMPOWEROTHERS
Leadership has great flexibility in varying the
level of empowerment based on the individuals
capabilities and seriousness of the
consequences of the individuals action/inaction.
When assessing capabilities, consider the
following:
Willingness to accept empowerment
Training
Judgment
Experience
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LETS DO AMEMO TO MYSELF
EXERCISE
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WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMSTHAT AN ORGANIZATION MAY
FACE WHEN THEY HAVEINEFFECTIVE LEADERS?
Workers dont feel valued
Creates negative attitudes
Not developing all employees
Higher absenteeism
Low productivity/poor quality
Miscommunication
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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS WHEN ANORGANIZATION HAS EFFECTIVE
LEADERS?
Workers at all levels feel needed
Promotes positive attitudes
Utilize all resources
Reduce complaints
Workers share Ideas
Less confusion
Shared goals
Fosters TEAM building
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If you are willing to work harder, longer, and moreintensely and beyond the call of duty, you will
become an effective leader.
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SUMMARY
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