LEADERSHIP

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LEADERSHIP
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• Everyone write down the first name that comes to
  mind when you think of leadership.
• Now we will divide into groups according to who
  you chose.

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• How many of you chose President Obama? How many
  of you chose an entertainer or a popular
  figurehead within society (Bill Gates, Oprah
  etc.)
• Why is that? What forms our opinions of what a
  leader should be? What characteristics should a
  leader possess?

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• STEPS TO BECOMING A SUCCESSFUL LEADER.

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• Establish your Vision
• Figure out what youre passionate about and set
  goals for yourself. Write down what it is that
  you want to achieve and set a realistic path to
  getting there
• Leadership is the capacity to translate vision
  into reality

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• Do Your Research
• It is essential for you to assess your
  environment and evaluate how your vision fits
  into the world around you(are there competitors
  who is doing what you want to accomplish?) and
  also to seek advice from professionals and other
  individuals who can give you valuable input.
• Leaders must be close enough to relate to
  others, but far enough ahead to motivate them

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• Commit to your Goal
• Its very easy to say hey I would like to do this
  but much harder to actually do it. If being a
  leader was easy then everyone would be one
  however, its not it takes hard work and
  determination. Leaders realize the obstacles that
  stand in their way and plan accordingly.
• Unless commitment is made, there are only
  promises and hopes but no plans

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• Commit to your Goal contd
• Leaders must be able to use their vision as
  motivation and have to be willing to take risks
  in order to achieve greatness Think of the
  innovators who drop out of college to go after
  their dreams what risks are they taking?.
• Leaders must be able to deal with disappointment.
  Sometimes you will hear no a lot more than yes!
  You must be able to let nothing get in your way
  or discourage you from achieving your goals.

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• Network, Network, Network!!!
• Leaders must also be outgoing people and unafraid
  to communicate what they want. Leaders are bold
  and set themselves apart. How many of you have
  business cards or plan on having business cards?
  How many of you have already introduced yourself
  to new people and have gained new contacts? What
  do you do when you go to an event or conference
  do you seize every opportunity that is possible?

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• Gain Support
• One of the most important aspects of being a
  leader is being able to lead effectively! You
  must be able to gain support from your peers
  while being strategic (dont share your vision
  with everyone!) and also by them to be as equally
  motivated to reach your goal as you are.
• The function of leadership is to produce more
  leaders, not followers.

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• Gain Support contd
• Once you have your support system established it
  is important to understand the significance of
  being able to delegate tasks efficiently while
  empowering the people behind you at the same
  time. You must have reasonable expectations of
  others and remember that leaders take control
  without being overbearing or over-demanding.
• You do not lead by hitting people over the head-
  thats assault, not leadership

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• Take Responsibility
• Leaders must take responsibility for not only
  themselves but others as well. Once you have a
  vision and are on your way to getting people to
  follow your lead, you have a image to uphold and
  have total responsibility on the success or
  failure of your venture. How you plan, delegate,
  execute, market etc. all take a part in how
  successful you can become.
• The price of greatness is responsibility

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• Stick With It!
• Many small businesses and other ventures fail
  because of poor planning and the lack of
  commitment/faith into the organization/company.
  If you see that you are not being successful,
  dont just give up! It may just take some
  reevaluation or some alteration of your vision to
  make it work. Dont forget that you can also be
  successful in different areas leaders must be
  able to diversify and continually expand their
  horizons.

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• Empower and Give Back!!
• This is the most important part of being a
  leader, and unfortunately one of the most
  overlooked. It is important to give back to your
  community and always think of ways to provide
  opportunities for others to be successful.
  Knowing that you helped someone to want to do
  more with their life or inspire them to do
  something great is not only beneficial to you but
  to many.
• Remember to pay it forward, and remember the
  people that helped you get to where you need to
  go.

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• Exercise
• I would like everyone to take about 5-10 minutes
  and come up with a business idea or
  organizational idea. How will this idea benefit
  others? What will you do to accomplish your
  goals? How will you incorporate the steps to
  being a leader in your plan?