LEADERSHIP MEASURES BECOMING A LEADER

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LEADERSHIP MEASURES BECOMING 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 latent potential, producing a
character that inspires the confidence and trust
of others.
BECOMING A LEADER

• Myles Munroe
• Becoming A Leader, Everyone Can Do It

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True leadership is born out of a guiding vision
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
BECOMING A LEADER

• Myles Munroe
• Becoming A Leader, Everyone Can Do It

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BECOMING A LEADER

• Good leadership involves responsibility to the
  welfare of the group.
• Some people will get angry with your actions and
  decisions.
• Its inevitable, if youre honorable.
• Being Responsible sometimes means pissing people
  off.
• Secretary of State
• Colin L. Powell

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• REJECTION CRITICISM
• LONELINESS PRESSURE PERPLEXITY
• MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
• PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• REJECTION
• One of the most common costs of leadership is
  the experience of rejection. If you are willing
  to accept the call to leadership, at times, you
  may be rejected and misunderstood.

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• CRITICISM
• No leader is exempt! The very nature of
  effective leadership involves taking a position
  on issues, making decisions, and determining
  direction. These will always result in some form
  of reaction from ones environment.

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• LONELINESS
• Leadership, at times, is lonely, because you
  must be out front, ahead of the followers. Also,
  because the leader is the one with the guiding
  vision and purpose, he/she sees the end from the
  beginning and must live both the process and
  destination, all at the same time.

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• PRESSURE AND PERPLEXITY
• Leaders must face the challenge of the
  responsibilities and demands that come with
  leadership. These involve the need to make
  critical decisions, often under constraints and
  external pressure.

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CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER

• MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
• Leadership places heavy demands on 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 BEING A LEADER

• PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
• You must be aware of the tremendous cost
  which will be born by those closest to you (for
  example, family members). Because leadership
  demands the giving of oneself to others, your
  life becomes the property of those whom you SERVE.

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EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS

• PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
• Dedication
• Persistence
• Commitment
• Self-Motivation
• Self-Responsibility

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EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS

• NATURAL AND LEARNED COMPETENCIES
• Education
• Skills
• Talents
• Abilities
• Strengths

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EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS

• PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
• Performance
• Leadership
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork
• Creativity/Innovation

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EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS

• PEOPLE MATTER
• Organization doesnt really accomplish anything.
  Plans dont accomplish anything, either.
  Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people
  involved.

Secretary of State Colin L. Powell
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EXPANDING YOURPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT

• Assess your present level of personal
  empowerment. (Be honest. Solicit input from
  various sources.)
• Determine whether your performance falls below,
  meets, or exceeds customer expectations.
• If your performance is below expectations, assess
  your level of commitment. (Seriously reexamine
  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

• committed, determine the new skills you require.
  (If your responsibility and accountability
  expanded with your new/present position, write
  details about the new skills you requirepersonal
  and/or professional skills.)
• Acquire a mentor/coach to hold you accountable.
  (Check out the results you produce.)
• Work to overcome your self-limitations. (Lets
  talk about self-esteem.)

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EXPANDING YOURPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT

• 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 significantly expanded
  responsibility in terms of the acquisition of new
  personal and/or professional skills.)
• Proceed and apply steps five and six where
  difficulties occur. (Get started on the new
  project use and learn proven professional
  methods and knowledge.)

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LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited
resources available to them by allowing others to

• Use initiative
• Be resourceful
• Better accomplish the mission
• Use teamwork
• Take charge
• Use common sense and judgment

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LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
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 PROBLEMS THAT AN ORGANIZATION MAY
FACE WHEN THEY HAVE INEFFECTIVE 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 AN ORGANIZATION 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
more intensely and beyond the call of duty, you
will become an effective leader.
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SUMMARY