Module I: Leadership Excellence

• Self-leadership definition: Self-leadership is the practice of intentionally influencing your thinking, feeling and behaviors to achieve your objective/s (Bryant & Kazan 2012)

• Self-leaders have a drive for autonomy, can make decisions, are more creative and persist, even in the face of adversity.

• Some of the intentional behaviours that characterise Self-leadership are; self-awareness, self-goal setting, self-motivation, positive self-talk, assertive communication and the ability to receive and act on feedback.

• Becoming a Self-leader and maintaining Self-leadership is a self-development activity; but organizations that encourage Self-leadership reap the benefit.

• Self-leadership is having a developed sense of who you are, what you can do, where you are going coupled with the ability to influence your communication, emotions and behaviors on the way to getting there.

Leadership Competencies

• Leading the organization:• - managing change• - solving problems and making decisions• - managing politics and influencing others• - taking risks and innovating• - setting vision and strategy• - managing the work• - enhancing business skills and knowledge• - understanding and navigating the organization

• Leading the self:• - demonstrating ethics and integrity• - displaying drive and purpose• - exhibiting leadership stature• - increasing your capacity to learn• - managing yourself• - increasing self-awareness • - developing adaptability• -

• Leading others:• - communicating effectively• - developing others• - valuing diversity and difference• - building and maintaining relationships• - managing effective teams and work

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