UPHOLDING THE TRUTH IN LEADERSHIP

FIRST TRUTH Exemplary Leadership

5 PRACTICES1.Model the way2. Inspired a shared vision3.Challenge the process4.Enable others to act5.Encourage the heart

SECOND TRUTH Credibility is the cornerstone of leadership

4 GOOD TRAITS OF A CREDIBLE LEADER

1.Honest2.Looking Forward3. Inspiring4.Competent

THIRD TRUTH Essential Lessons for Effective Leaders

1. Individual makes difference2. Credibility is the foundation

of leadership3. Values drive commitment4. Focusing on the future set

leaders apart5. Leaders can do it alone

THIRD TRUTH Essential Lessons for Effective Leaders

6. Trust rules7. Challenge is the crucible for greatness8. Leaders either lead by example or they do not lead at all9. The best leaders are the best learners10. Leadership is an affair of the heart

FOURTH TRUTH Leaders Focus on the Future

*as a leader gain more work experience & more higher up in the organizational hierarchy.1. FRONT LEADER – 3 months2. MIDDLE MANAGER – 3 -5

years3. EXECUTIVE MANAGER – 10

years beyond

FIFTH TRUTH Leaders can not do it alone

- Relationship between leader & constituents is very essential aspect of leadership.

- Making this connection requires leaders to listen carefully.

- Effective leaders understand other points of view & this create a resonance

- Listen to constituents’ desire – it is necessary to engage a dialogue about the future.

SIXTH TRUTH Trust Rules

Trust + Leader + Commitment =Energy

SEVENTH TRUTH Challenge is the crucible for greatness

- requires strength & resilience- Considers opportunity- Opportunity inside the adversity &

take action needed to move forward positively

- Lead to future but leaders do not perceive as a bad thing instead view it as a signal that the organization was doing something

EIGHTH TRUTH Leaders either lead by example or

they do not lead at all

NINETH TRUTH The Best Leaders are the Best Learners

5 COMPONENTS OF DELIBERATE PRACTICE

1. Design component to improve performance2. It must be repeated many times3. Feedback on result is continuously available4. It is highly demanding mentally5. It is not intended to be fun

TENTH TRUTH Leadership is an affair of the heart

- Separate emotion from work- Best managers are open and caring- Improve performance because they play

significant attention to the human heart- Respond to the needs and interest of their

constituents- Shall show their love and recognizing

constituents by formal or informal ways.- Personal is the most effective form of

recognition