Personal Leadership Success - The 5 Characteristics of Personal Leadership

As the business world moves faster and faster, leaders must abandon old models that hasten them to frantically keep up in favor of more powerful paradigms that more wisely leverage their talent, teams and time.

We need a better way. Leaders can improve the situation, as well as their results, by investing in their own possibilities - transforming their business by transforming themselves.

Now and in the years to come, successful leaders will be the ones who practice personal leadership.

Personal leadership is the ability to tap into your rich stores of potential in each and every leader, so that they bring their very best to the attainment of a powerful vision.

Traditionally, leadership evokes images of the visionary. Leaders have the ability to engage and empower an effective team, define and focus on priorities, tie action to a well-defined and relevant mission, and elicit results through motivation, persuasion and encouragement. In this way, they create and attain a new future for a group of people, an organization, or a business.

Yet all of these things presume a sound personal core. Leaders must also work on themselves to be convincing in all these endeavors. That's where personal leadership comes in.

In a very positive, unselfish way, personal leadership means putting yourself first. Literally speaking, personal means 'about you;' leadership means 'coming first.' It's about you coming first - but doing so in the service of the greater good as you propel yourself and others toward your vision. It's about moving forward confident in the knowledge that when you are at your best, people will follow.

Let's look at some of the defining characteristics of personal leadership.

Renewing: Unlike a take-no-prisoners approach to leadership, personal leadership offers an element of renewal - a way for leaders to slow down and move forward in a way that sustains their energy, brainpower and enthusiasm.

Rewarding: You don't have to leave your high-powered job to do volunteer work in Third World countries to find meaning and fulfillment. You can find your sense of purpose in your heart and bring it to your work, no matter what you do for a living.

Reflective: Personal leadership relies on thoughtfulness. It involves constant questioning about where you are, where you're going, what's working, what's not working, and what needs to change. In the machine-gun model of leadership, reflection is the "aim" that's gone missing. Reflection is a way of improving your marksmanship so you know you'll hit your targets every time.

Respectful: One grave issue with current models of leadership is the threat they pose to quality of life. In the name of achievement, leaders everywhere are sacrificing their health, their home life and their happiness. Personal leadership respects the needs of leaders as well as their results.

Raising the Bar: You might think that all of these attributes require a trade-off in productivity and progress. The opposite is actually true. Instead of just meeting expectations, you exceed them. Personal leadership makes it possible to do more, be more, have more, achieve more, and do it with more zeal.

Personal leadership is about leading from within. It is the foundation for all leadership, whether it's the leadership of ideas, of other people, or of organizations. It is clarity of self - of who you are, what you stand for, where you're going, and what you have to contribute. It is the management of your gifts, strengths and talents toward your purpose. It is the constant striving for improvement, a commitment to growth and a devotion to being the best you you can be. Finally, it is the expression of oneself in a way that achieves a compelling vision and a significant contribution.

Joelle K. Jay, Ph.D. is an executive coach who strategizes with business leaders to enhance performance and maximize business results. Her book, The Inner Edge: The 10 Practices of Personal Leadership ( http://joellekjay.com/the-inner-edge/ ), reveals the leadership strategies practiced in America's most successful and admired companies by their highest achieving leaders. Her free newsletter, Inner Edge Insights, offers articles, exercises, tips, quotes, and success stories from real leaders to help you excel. Subscribe now! Click here: http://joellekjay.com/the-inner-edge/the-inner-edge-quarterly/.


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Leaders Could Benefit Immensely and Profoundly by Taking Time to Study and Contemplate These Words!

David, the second King of Israel, is looking back over his life and expressing so many various emotions. As he reviews his leadership with its challenges and temptations and successes too, he is so aware of the truth and fact that Almighty God gives strength.

In this most structured piece of writing in the second book of Samuel and you can read all the detail at Chapter 22, even while he is praising God, David goes on to make so many personal references, and why shouldn't he?

He knew this amazing truth that there can be times when God stoops down to minister to us, and to bless us, and of course, we see Him doing this supremely in Jesus.

There is that wonderful picture which is so practical, when David describes how God guarded him and kept him, especially when you consider some of the narrow paths of the Judean hillside. Check out the detail and observe how specific this leader is and how secure he was under the most arduous conditions.

God is alive. David knew the reality of that only too well, and God speaks and acts and moves and heals and transforms people.

Verses 47 to 50 in our passage are all about praise, and this is being uttered 3,000 years ago, and as David draws near the end of his life.

David never forgot he was a sinner who had been saved and rescued by the grace of God which was available to him at that time. This leader knew how sin could bring down a king.

David's success was ultimately God's doing. His rise was totally of God, from the beginning, and his anointing was of God, and his being rescued was of God, and David needed a whole series of rescuings.

He even makes personal references here through all these words of praise. He cannot keep his own experiences out of it, and why should he?

This is a shepherd boy taken from looking after the flock to this highest of positions in the world.

God is so generous when He gives to His servants.

David is a very specially chosen vessel.

When God rescues, He can also show wrath upon His enemies, and when God is our refuge, there is no need to fear!

What a theme for us today, when we look back, and dare to look forward, having moved into a New Year, but this theme is relevant and apposite at any time in the life of a leader.

Verse 51 speaks about God saving His anointed one. Sometimes we need saving and rescuing over and over again, because we cam ka e such a mess of things.

We read of the greatness of salvation, and its source is God, and only comes from God, through Jesus Christ, and it lasts.

God will never change His mind saying - I have made a mistake saving that man - or saving that woman - or showing that person mercy and love and forgiving his sins.

God never changes His mind regarding these vital matters!

Leaders could benefit so greatly and so immensely and so profoundly by taking time to read and study and contemplate these enlightening words from a man who experienced the hazards and rewards of leadership.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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The Choice To Be A Leader: Are You The One?

Nature Vs. Nurture

There are key secrets to leadership success that set great leaders apart from mediocre leaders. People may become leaders through the guidance of mentors, lessons from seminars, along with their innate qualities developed over the years. Natural leadership qualities may even possibly exist from birth. The constant debate over nature vs. nurture in leadership continues, but it is reasonable to say that both having inherent leadership characteristics and developing leadership skills play crucial roles in successful leadership.

Supervisor, Manager and Leader

Some people in organizations use leadership, management and supervision interchangeably. The definitions of these three terms actually differ, but one person alone can do all these.

Supervision - an individual provides direction and oversees other employees. A successful supervisor is able to give training, recognition, appreciation and feedback to subordinate employees.
Management - an individual performs the affairs of a business, providing direction and ensuring that work is under control. A manager guides subordinate employees, handles problems and administers and organizes work processes. Effective management makes employees more productive than they would have been without him/her as the manager. Simply put, a manager provides everything so that employees will be able to accomplish their jobs successfully. According to Warren Bennis, Ph.D in "On Becoming A Leader", "A manager does things right, while a leader does the right thing".

A manager or supervisor may have leadership skills to some extent, but true leaders are actually rare. The right combination of skills, personality and ambition that make up true leadership is difficult to develop and exhibit.

Theories Of Leadership

Don Clark, in his leadership resource "Big Dog Leadership Pace" stated the Bernard "Bass" theory of leadership. According to this theory, there are 3 basic ways to explain how people become leaders.

In a small group of people, leadership develops because of some personality traits. This is the Trait Theory that which connote that some people naturally become leaders because of some of their personality traits.
An ordinary person may manifest extraordinary leadership qualities during a crisis or an important event as presupposed by The Great Events Theory.
People can learn leadership skills and choose to be a leader, and this is the Transformational Leadership Theory.

To be a successful leader, a person needs to make the decision. One must choose to lead, to take charge, provide vision and inspire others to success. It wasn't the same thing for Keanu Reeves as Neo in the 1999 smash hit "The Matrix", but you, you get to decide if you are the "One". The choice to be a leader is yours.

By the way, do you want to learn more about leadership in your company? If so, download your FREE ebook here: Guide to Elegant Courage Leadership

Jodi and Mike specialize in executive coaching with individuals and teams. http://lighthouse-leadership.com/


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Leaders Must Dare To Take Measured Risks

Many individuals ascend to positions of leadership, yet very few actually become true leaders. In my over three decades of identifying, qualifying, training, and consulting to leaders, in both large and small organizations, in both the non profit and for profit worlds, I have come to realize that often one trait that a true leader needs that the rest either lack or avoid, is being both able and willing to dare to take measured risks in order to make their organizations better. Dag Hammarksjold wrote, "It is when we all play it safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity." Think of a sports analogy to understand, in simplest terms, how true that is. How many times have you seen a team that is ahead decide to play it safe and sit on their lead, and thus change what they had been doing that got them ahead in the first place, only to see their lead disappear, and end up grasping defeat from the jaws of victory?

1. Organizational reality is that a group must continuously evolve and adapt, or face difficulties. Those organizations that strategically plan on an ongoing basis, and take baby steps to maintain their relevancy without scaring away their loyalist supporters, are the ones that invariably fare best. However, this takes leadership that is willing to step beyond the status quo, and to learn from the past without being submerged and suffocated by it. Unfortunately, many organizations never do strategic planning, or at least true strategic planning. Strategic planning must be an ongoing process that is tweaked as needed, that looks at what was, what is presently, what the short- term, intermediate- term, and the long- term needs are, and comes up with a proactive method of doing something about it.

2. Far too many people who ascend to leadership appear to be unfit or unprepared or uncommitted enough to be true leaders. Leadership must never be about popularity, even though it is necessary to address the needs and desires of the organization and its members. Rather, being a real leader means having an essential vision for what the group needs, identifying it, communicating it clearly and effectively, motivating others to believe in it and to follow, explaining the reasons that certain changes are needed, and creating a true action plan with a timeline for its implementation. This requires courageous individuals who dare to risk making a mistake if they feel what they suggest is important, and are willing to risk not be as popular if they feel that they must suggest something that may be unpopular, but are then willing and able to clearly explain why the change is essential.

Undue risk is unwise. That is why leaders need to be professionally trained to recognize situations, have the judgment to weigh the risk/ reward ratio, and the wisdom to put it into perspective and implementation. Someone unwilling to ever take a risk, even a necessary and needed one that is measured, are truly unfit to lead!

Richard Brody,with over 30 years consultative sales,marketing,training,managerial, and operations experience,has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. He has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. He's a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.

Richard has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ), and his company PLAN2LEAD, LLC's site ( http://www.plan2lead.net/ ), and can be followed on Twitter.


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"My Door Is Always Open" - If You Believe This I Have a Bridge I Want to Sell You

One of my favorite sections of the New York Times Sunday edition is called the Corner Office. Each week they interview a business leader to share their insights on leadership. This particular interview started with the following question, "Do you have the equivalent of a first day speech you use in new jobs?" The leader concluded her response with, "My door is always open."

When I hear this, I can't help but think of Ronald Reagan's famous line, in a 1980 debate with Jimmy Carter, "Governor, there you go again." How many times have you heard an executive proclaim, "My door is always open"? This declaration of openness must be one of the 10 commandments they teach in leadership school, Thou shall have an open door policy. But what they fail to mention is just how poorly it works and what an unfair burden it places on employees.

I must admit I have used this slogan a number of times; maybe you have also. What I want to know is, has it ever actually prompted you to walk up to the boss's office and wait for the door to open so you can share your deepest concerns with the boss about how the company is killing your motivation and that of your co-workers? My guess is no. Personally, I can only remember two occasions when a employee even asked for an appointment to meet with me, never mind just showing up at my office door.

Why? Because employees do not trust and believe in stereotypical "I want to know what's on your mind" leader-jargon. While this is not to say some leaders are not sincere in wanting to have meaningful conversations with their employees and believe that it is important to do so, it is important they not delude themselves into thinking an "open door policy" is the way to achieve this objective.

The reality is that the road from the shop floor to the boss's office is a gauntlet of pot holes, U-turns, Stop signs, and a host of scowling people with fingers pointing at employees to turn back. Most doors are figuratively and literally closed no matter how often a leader proclaims, "My door is always open." As Daniel Goleman in his book Primal Leadership, states, "It may take a small act of courage to confront the boss with bad news about the company, but you have to be even braver to let the boss know he's out of touch with how people are feeling, or that his 'inspiring' talks fall flat."

It's Not Their Job - It's Yours

It's not their job to come to you - it's your job to go to your employees. It not about open doors; it's about open walls. If leaders need a metaphor, it's an "office without walls," and you create this by going down on the shop floor and making yourself available to your employees. Take time to sit in their "office" and just maybe they will start to believe and trust that you really do want to know what's on their mind.

I can't say it any better than Frank Sinatra, "Wake up to reality", a lyric from one of my favorite songs, I've Got You Under My Skin. Study after study and survey upon survey confirms that over 60% of employees are disengaged. This means they are not committed to giving their best. To put it bluntly, you are paying them and not getting a fair return on your investment. However, if you are still hardwired to believe that people's primary motivation to work is only for money, then I want to say, "Wake up to reality." Consider this statement from an extensive Global Workforce Engagement Survey:

"Employees must trust in your ability and character -- and understand your personal motivation. You won't be able to match individual passion and proficiencies with organizational priorities if you don't talk to your people. Get to know them. Understand not only their special talents but also their unique engagement drivers."

You cannot get to know your employees and they will not understand you nor trust your character and motivation by proclaiming, "I have an open door policy." The reason is simple; they will not show up. If, as Goleman states, it takes bravery and courage to give a leader feedback, it takes even more courage to do it in his or her office.

It takes courage for a leader to actively expose themselves on the battlefields of their organizations, but that is exactly what employees expect of leaders; to model bravery. Leaders must lead by example. If you truly want employees to have confidence in you and you believe that their work experience is a critical factor in the productivity and success of your organization, consider these recommendations:

Start the New Year by closing your office door as you walk out to engage your employees. Let them know that you are building an office without walls in attitude and actions. Schedule regular "open office visits on their their turf" as well as spontaneous visits to your employees' "offices".

Don't preach the corporate gospel - Listen, Listen and Listen. Here are a couple of questions to get the conversation started:

If I were able to change two things in the way I work with you, what two things would create the most value and benefit for you?

If I could change or remove something that interferes or prevents you from performing at your best, what two things would be the most important to you?

Don't make excuses or false promises and don't feel that you need to have an answer. What they want most is for you to listen, understand and reflect, and to take the action that is in the best interest of both the company and your employees.

Engage your managers and supervisors in the process. They are the ones who must model the "office without walls" attitude and actions every day. You might want to start with this group first and schedule a few individual and group meetings, remembering that they might just as reluctant to give you the feedback you need.

Keep everyone informed. Make sure you create a feedback loop so that employees and managers are kept abreast of all decisions, actions and commitments. If something can't be accomplished, explain the reasons why. Your employees may not like the decision, but they will develop respect for you, which in time will help to build the kind of trust you are

Office Without Walls: The following is an except from an article, The Best Advice I Ever Got, by Michelle Peluso, President and CEO of Travelocity, that appeared in the, Harvard Business Review, October 2008 issue. I think it describes the spirit as well as the examples of what I refer to as
an Office Without Walls:

"At a 5,000-person global organization, I simply can't know everyone personally. But I can apply my dad's techniques i An n a scaled-up way that lets me know as many people as possible, that encourages managers to do the same, and that makes our employees generally feel that this is a place where someone's looking out for them. I often visit our different offices; I hold brown-bag lunches every week; I regularly e-mail the whole staff about what's going well and what needs to improve; I hold quarterly talent management sessions with my direct reports; and I constantly walk the halls. When anyone at Travelocity e-mails me, I respond within 24 hours. I read every single word of our annual employee survey results and of my managers' 360-degree performance feedback - and I rate those managers in large part on how well they know and lead their own people."

Tom Wojick is an expert in assisting leaders and organizations in developing emotionally intelligent solutions to their human performance issues. For additional information contact Tom at tom@renewalgroup.com or visit is web site http://www.renewalgroup.com/

Committed to Awakening, Inspiring and Empowering Human Potential


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How to Change Life for the Better

I don't know about you, but when I reflect back on my life and consider some of the most trying times I've been through, if often comes down to one thing: A choice that I made... a bad choice.

So how do we make decisions and choices that serve us?

It's really quite easy. So easy, in fact, that it almost seems impossibly easy.

There's a kind of automatic tendency to believe that decisions have to be difficult, especially the big decisions. It almost seems gratifying to mull things over, to think-think-think, to puzzle through, to agonize.

Have you ever been there... what's the last decision you had to make?

As gratifying as it may seem to come out the other side with this seemingly brilliant decision after racking our brains, I think we do it because making an easy decision somehow doesn't feel right.

Or is it because we've made snap decisions in the past and they haven't turned out so well. And as a result, we've decided to take our time in the next important decision so it doesn't kick us in the butt!

May I just say how many times I've done this in relationships!

Here's what I've learned. Thinking-thinking-thinking is a sign. It's often a warning sign. Life decisions don't have to be so complicated. And they also don't have to be made in a snap decision. Life decisions only require one question: "Do I feel contracted? Or do I feel expanded?"

That's why, as a member of the human race, we come fully-loaded with our own, state-of-the-art, Inner GPS System. It's our own personal, internal guide that keeps us headed in the right direction by sending nature's messages about what's up ahead. Paying attention to our Inner GPS means being able to tell when things are expanding all around us and moving us forward, or when they're contracting and holding us back.

Basically, that feeling of expansion is like a green light, telling us that it's safe to move ahead toward whatever thing or experience we're pursuing. Those are the times when we can feel safe that the step we're about to take is the right one.

On the other hand, when we feel contraction, that's like a red light telling us to stop whatever we're doing and not move forward.

This is how we begin to change life for the better, and make better choices.

I'm curious... what was the last really great choice you made?

Rémy Chaussé is the bestselling author of "Living Life As An Exclamation Point!" She's one of the leading experts in optimism, and believes, "We all have at least one true passion in life... but more than that, we have a legacy. We weren't put on this earth to struggle or just survive. We were put here to express our one unique strength, and that uniqueness IS our legacy." Rémy helps you unleash the vision within, and bring your legacy to life through workshops, seminars, and custom designed challenges. Visit http://www.remychausse.com/ for 5 free videos on how to get unstuck. And be watching for the announcement of the brand new FREE tele-seminar called "Find Your Passionate Life in 5 Easy Steps - How to create stunning new possibilities in life!" (email for the current schedule).


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Leaders Must Pick Their Battles

Effective leaders soon realize that there will be many issues, matters, policies, and even individuals that they do not agree with, and that it is both impossible and unwise to take on too many issues simultaneously. Wise leadership dictates prioritization as an early step in the leadership agenda, and by doing so, thus can wisely pick and choose which items are most essential/ important, and therefore which ones to exert the most effort for. Therefore, it is generally a wise course of action for a leader to pick and choose his battles, and therefore garner the most support for those items he considers most pressing and important. William James wrote, "The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

1. In order to achieve what a leader considers most pressing, he often must overlook certain acts, errors/ omissions, less pressing issues/ policies, etc. By doing that, he places his highest concentration on the matters that he considers most urgent, or most important. In my over three decades of training leaders in all aspects of leadership and management, I always have stressed that a new leader must hit the ground running from day one. This requires someone who ascends to a leadership position to be as prepared as possible before becoming the leader, and creating an agenda, with viable goals. This permits him to enunciate and communicate his agenda from day one, and to coerce and convince as many followers as possible, so that they will buy into his philosophy, and adopt it as their own point of view.

2. True leaders cannot afford to appear as if they are running all over the place, because most observers are either motivated or demotivated by what they see being done and achieved. Far too many in leadership simply talk the talk, expressing platitudes, and often using rhetoric instead of reasoning. Great leaders can and should be working on multiple needs, policies, programs and ideas simultaneously, but must set priorities so as to place the others focus on the most pressing or important item or items.

3. Leaders must beware of what they fit for, or against. If someone in leadership puts too much focus on a secondary issue (which may have opposition), it often weakens his ability to motivate people around what his top priority. Beware that this does not mean that a leader should sell out his beliefs, but rather prioritize his public approach and appearance. Many battles end up, often unfortunately, in the political arena, and thus, great leaders learn to balance their public rhetoric and opposition, in order to conserve as much political ammunition as possible for what he considers most important.

Without this common sense approach, some of the most motivated leaders fail in their quest for greatness, because they often alienate people they might need for essential items, by their rhetoric and fighting on lesser issues. Leadership is not only about knowledge, expertise and action, but also about people skills and attitude, while setting and using the priority approach.

Richard Brody,with over 30 years consultative sales,marketing,training,managerial, and operations experience,has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. He has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. He's a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.

Richard has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ), and his company PLAN2LEAD, LLC's site ( http://www.plan2lead.net/ ), and can be followed on Twitter


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Developing Confidence As A Leader

On what does a strong sense of self-worth-confidence-depend? Money? Good looks? High intelligence? Nice clothes? An important job? An expensive car? Love? Helping other people? What if I were to tell you, you can be confident without any of that? Do not believe me? Well, in fact, it is true. Just as you can smile for no particular reason (simply raise the corner of your mouth) and laugh for no particular reason (try it) you also can be confident without any particular reason. You do not need permission from anybody to be confident. Many people think confidence has to be based on achievements. Confidence comes from the inside, no one can give it to you, just as I can not make you rich, more handsome, or more beautiful. It is all up to you, I know you may desire a quick fix to increase your confidence, but developing confidence is a process.

Where are you now? When you enter a room full of strangers do you: A: Sink into a corner and watch? B: Look for a person alone and team up? C: Stride around the room, greeting everyone as you go?

It does not matter where you are there is always room for improvement. Confidence is entirely a matter of mind. It maybe a fact that you are not tall, or able to wear designer clothes or drive a sports car, but you can still be confident. It is your attitude that counts. And this is not theory. When I first met my wife Deborah, over 10 years ago I was only making $6.15 an hour and I did not have a college degree. She had a Master's degree and a salary paying job. She never knew how much I made, my attitude was that of a multi-millionaire. When she found out that I did not have a college education she was in shock, but she could not resist this stud. It was my confidence in myself that won her over, I knew I was going to be wealthy in a matter of time.

I am going to share with you my secret weapons for building confidence. The only requirement is that you apply them immediately.

Visualization: See Yourself As the Person You Desire To Be. Create that vision, and live the vision. It took me from $6.15 an hour to millions.

Affirmations: Develop The Habit Of Speaking Positive Words To Yourself. Your voice is the sweetest sound to your ears. Remember you can not expect someone else to speak nice things to you, if you are not willing to.

Record Yourself: Set aside at least 15 minutes and record yourself either on camera or on an audio recorder. Have a good friend critique you. Also leave a message on your phone and see how you sound when you leave messages on someone else's voicemail. This is to help you become confident with your own image and voice.

Do Not Compare Yourself to Others: Be Authentic. No one respects a "Me Too". Be who God created you to be. Find your true self and love it.

Take Action: Next time you are at a social gathering, introduce yourself to someone new and make a friend.

Challenge: Introduce yourself to 7 new people this week. You can do it you are a Confident Leader.

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Every Leader Needs to Be Aware of the Light, Love, Strength and Guidance Which Is Freely Available

There are principles for leadership here which we can learn nowhere else in the entire world and yet so many ignore and overlook and even reject all the riches and guidance and direction on offer.

David, the second King of Israel, needed everything that was available if he was going to overcome his weaknesses and be strengthened where he was so vulnerable and forgiven where he was exceedingly and seriously sinful.

He needed Almighty God and he declares how he relied upon God in the second book of Samuel Chapter 22 and which is repeated in Psalm 18. We can learn much from a study of the Old Testament.

If there are no reservations on our side, there will be none on His, and leaders in every walk of life need to know this and experience the reality of it.

David would never turn away to other gods. He knew they did not exist anyway. It would be stupid to do that and it would be nothing other than sin, and David did not want to sin at that level.

He had been forgiven for previous misdemeanors so why fall again into a very subtle trap?

He is not sinless compared with our sinless Christ, but God had cleaned him up and lifted him up after his many and various falls.

David never denied that he belonged to God, and he never denied his faith in God even when he experienced failures and faults.

David would be true to God even when Satan tried to trip him up.

What a word for us in Christ at the beginning of a New Year, and in fact what a word at any time.

David would never turn way to other gods, although his son Solomon did and made a mess of things.

Think of Paul in this light in his letters to Timothy. I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. But oh how he knew and realised that he was a sinner. Is this why he mentions so frequently in his letters the Grace of God?

If we do not keep the faith we are unlikely to fight the good fight and complete and finish the race marked out for us.

God's ways with men are described in such colourful detail. To the crooked God is shrewd.

God will not be a partner in certain activities or businesses or good ideas.

God's strength and light are given in place of our weakness, and darkness which is all around us, but darkness is no impediment to God.

When many were trying to blow David out God kept him alight.

Darkness doesn't hinder or stop God.

We see the darkness, and when we are aware of its dangers and temptations, we rely upon the light of Jesus Christ, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Every leader needs to be aware of the light and love and strength and guidance which is available.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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What's Your Trigger?

I'm a big fan of sporting pursuits... Pretty much any sport really. I can appreciate the effort and persistence it takes for anyone to perform at an elite level. The years of sacrifice and dedication that it takes to get there. The artistry of watching the best perform at their best is, to me, like watching a magician perform for children. Wide-eyed amazement at how anyone could do what is unfolding before their very eyes!

What I find most intriguing though is how these champions instinctively know when to "step it up" and how they know what triggers them in to action. It's as if they have their very own magic button that they hit... and away they go to play on a higher level than everybody else. Roger Federer has it. Rafael Nadal has it. Michael Jordan had it. And in the business realm it is Sir Richard Branson, Donald Trump, Bill Gates and of course the sadly-missed Steve Jobs. For this group their ability to turn it on resulted in wealth and influence on a world-wide scale... but I am certain that was not the motivator (well maybe it was for Mr Trump??).

What about you?

What's your trigger?

What's the magic button for you?

When do you know it's time to take it up a notch? What happens that tells you you've got to step it up? Is it something positive like getting close to achieving a sales target, sealing a new business deal, hiring new staff or winning a "must win" game? Is it something negative, such as receiving your last warning at work, becoming newly unemployed, getting yelled at by a disgruntled customer or looking at going through a winless season?

What triggers you to raise the level of your game?

For some it can be a physical trigger. Think Lleyton Hewitt's famous "vicht" sign or the wild fist-pumping that accompanies almost any top athlete's celebration of something BIG! It may be as simplistic as the handshake you receive when you walk into a meeting with your team. For me it's the butterflies I still get in my stomach just before I'm about to talk with a new group of professionals or athletes... that's my trigger for knowing it's my time to "turn it on"!

For others it can be an emotional trigger. Not wanting to let their team-mates down. Not wanting to be disappointed. Doing anything possible to avoid the numbing pain of failure or the feeling that our hard effort will be wasted. It can also be the elation we crave for our outstanding effort that triggers our own performance level to go "above and beyond". That compliment we get from a colleague or client who told us we did something special for them. That feeling can sustain us in so many ways... particularly if we get addicted to positive interactions with people!

My challenge for you is to become aware of what triggers you have? Truly understand what it is that elevates your performance to another level... and how you can make those on the "negative" side start to work for you on a positive scale.

I write this blog. I have the physical trigger of forming the sentences and linking the ideas together into something that may inspire you to perform at your best. And in doing that I get a sense of contribution and satisfaction that I may in some small way assist you in that journey. That's the emotional trigger for me. Of course there are other triggers I have in other areas of life that lift my game.

In fact email me to let me know what your specific triggers are... and how they benefit you.

Maybe the distinction that needs to be made here is this... In order to truly live a fulfilling life that sees you perform to your potential, you need to have a wide range of triggers that work FOR YOU. If you only have a couple and you can't feed them consistently, then what next?

Know your triggers... then pull the trigger when it's time to take it up a notch!

Here's to higher success...

Dean

Dean Evans is a Leadership Performance Strategist based in Adelaide, Australia. With more than 10 years of leadership roles in the field of Allied Health he has a wealth of experience in understanding what it takes to operate at peak levels in pressure environments and how to develop individuals to reach their potential. As the Director of Altitude Performance Solutions his passion is equipping new leaders with the people skills necessary to drive the performance and productivity of their teams in today's business world. Whether speaking to groups of people or conducting team trainings Dean will bring great insights and useful tools to help you harness the power of your people. He is also a qualified Performance Coach and an Accredited Consultant in Extended DISC Performance Profiling.


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Leadership - When Is Your Leadership Hurting Your Team?

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work."

Peter Drucker

"When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out."

Napoleon Bonaparte

A team leader has a clear role, to combine and focus the talent and skills of the team towards a goal. With such a clear role it is quite shocking how often team leaders hinder their teams ability to work and do such a bad job at leading that the team would be better off without leadership. There are many reasons why the leadership may end up reducing the productivity of the team rather then boosting and focusing it. This article will examine some of the reasons for this.

One of the most common reasons for leadership hurting the team is simple incompetence at the role of leader. Many people get to be a team leader for all the wrong reasons and are just not suited or trained properly for the role, they don't know or misunderstand their role and blindly fumble from day to day getting nowhere near the maximum from their team. The way they hurt their team can be varied from assigning the wrong people to tasks to upsetting team members and hurting moral. They can often take out their anger and insecurities about their own ability to do their job on their team members, hurting moral and creating a gulf between the team member and leadership. It can take a long time for the larger organisation to spot and route out this problem and the leadership is rarely watched closely and the leader will never give themselves as the reason for poor productivity.

The next type of leader is the bully. The bully has taken on the leadership role the wrong way and has seen it as power over the team. They have let the power go to their head and instead of leading their team they treat them with disdain. The bully will hurt moral and dramatically hurt production. People will only do as much as they need to do to not get fired when their motivation is negative. People will also take more time off work due to stress. The bully may be easier to spot than the incompetent leader but will often be intimidating and manipulative to those in charge so will less often be removed from their role.

The micro manager is another leadership type which can hurt the team. There are a few reasons for a leader becoming a micro manager. The first one is they are new to the role and are going in heavy handed trying to be a really good leader and overdoing it, it is common for new leaders to overdo it both to impress their superiors and because they may not feel like a leader and need to prove it to the team with lots of shows of leadership. Another reason is they can't trust their team and have to look over everything they do to make sure it is right. This hurts productivity and quality of work as the work is being slowed by the leaders interference and because the leader is often making changes to something produced by someone more qualified in that role. This can also hurt long term quality as the team does work based on what the leadership approves on rather than which is best for the company. The micro manager fails at one very important aspect of leadership, getting the best out of your team. The leader has to trust the person performing each task knows what they are doing and if they don't, should hire someone who does.

All leaders should stop and think when making a decision, how is this going to help my team. If nothing comes to mind then it is probably a good idea not to do it.


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The Leader In You Is Ready To Lead

Having attended every leadership school the United States Air Force had to offer me as a military officer, I know a thing or two about leadership. I'm not writing this article to brag or boost, but to point out the fact you have good leadership skills as well.

Case in point, leadership like many other things have more than one definition. Webster's Dictionary defines leadership as something that leads and in essence this is leadership in its most organic definition.

The fact of the matter is, we are all leaders in our own right because we lead our life. Leading our personal life is the foundation for leadership and with training and experience we give our self a chance to develop our leadership skills and abilities.

Sadly some people do not think they are leaders. Why? The primary reason some people do not think they are leaders is because they don't think they are enough, in other words some people do not believe in themselves, have low self-esteem and or have never really learned what being a leader is all about.

One thing I can tell leadership is not is this, leadership is not a title. Leadership is an individual who is willing to work hard making a difference for an organization and or for him or her self. Leadership entails service above self, the greater good and oftentimes sacrificing his or her personal life so others can benefit.

I can tell you from personal experience during my 20 year career from second lieutenant to lieutenant colonel in the United States Air Force, I worked for some good leaders and some, not so good leaders. So the question is, what is the difference between a good leader and a bad leader?

What a great question and I'm glad you asked what is the difference between a good and bad leader. In my experience, the primary difference between a good and bad leader is a lack of respect for the institution of leadership. For example, a leader never puts him or her self before the mission and or vision of the organization.

The organization and its mission, value and most importantly the people they serve come first. A good leader embraces the mission and values of their organization and make it better by giving subordinates and or employees and opportunity to be the best at what they do.

On the other hand, a bad leader will stifle the expertise and opportunities of their employees or subordinates, thus going against the grain developing a strong and cohesive organization. As I stated before, there is a marked difference between a good leader and a bad leader and we have likely all experienced and or seen both in our career.

So how do we crack the code to become the best leader we can be? I subscribe to everyone to be leaders of influence and the reason why is as a leader you must lead by example.

We we lead by example, we sacrifice the ego to gain trust. Keep the organizations missions and values front and center, train and allow your employees and subordinates to develop their leadership skills, and lastly repeat the process with succeeding leaders and new employees.

In other words, the more qualified and experienced leaders you have in an organization, the stronger the organization will become and this is where you want to be. Remember, we are all leaders whether we identify with it or not, we all lead our lives and have the ability to lead others as well.

Keep this important point in mind, we are enough and sufficient to be the best leaders we can possibly be. Start your journey today because the leader in you is ready to lead.

Paul Lawrence Vann is a inspirational speaker, author, certified professional coach and talk show host. Paul leads Wealth Building Academy, LLC; a speaking, training, information products and coaching business. Paul is author of the book, Living on Higher Ground and co-author of 101 Great Ways to Enhance Your Career. He has been interviewed by hundreds of radio stations throughout the U.S., and was a regular on Channel 9, WUSA's, Mind Over Money Show in Washington, DC. Paul's clients include Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, military and educational institutions through the U.S. and Canada. He hosts The Wealthy Speaker Show providing empowerment to thousands around the world. Subscribe to Paul's free ezine, Living on Higher Ground at: http://www.paullawrencevann.com/


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Great Leaders Look Ahead

In my over three decades of working closely with over a thousand leaders, I have always stressed that their must be a delicate balance between the expertise received from past experiences and observations, and adapting proactively both for present needs, and for future adaptations. I have witnessed far too many who have over- relied on the past, as well as many who decide to opt to literally throw the baby out with the bath water (meaning attempt a complete overhaul). In almost all cases, the best leadership model is to learn from the past, but prepare for both the present with a keen eye on the future needs and developments. A famous Japanese proverb states, "He who can see three days ahead will be rich for three thousand years."

1. Great leaders understand that there are important lessons to learn from the past, and that there is no substitute for hands- on experience to gain true expertise. However, they also realize that while these lessons are important, things change, in life, in the organization, and in society at large, and those organizations who fail to adapt often either perish or at the very best weaken. True professionals therefore understand that continuous tweaking, and evolutionary change is necessary and prudent. When changes are too dramatic, organizations often risk alienating or turning off some of their present loyal members. Evolutionary and progressive changes almost always is the preferred method of updating, and upgrading an organization.

2. I often stress the need for a true leader to have an essential vision, and to set his goals and his course of action based on the needs to achieve that vision. That permits the leader to focus everything done on a priority oriented method and approach, and to stay on course, instead of emphasizing and getting bogged down in far less essential issues. In observing hundreds of organizations over my more than thirty year career, it has always amazed and disappointed me that the vast majority of organizations spend excessive time and effort discussing less important, even somewhat menial/ trivial items, while spending insufficient time, energy or resources on their real, true needs.

True leaders must always look forward in terms of all their planning and action. Many go askew because they only look narrowly on present needs, while others seem to fixate on the past (the way we've always done things). In order for a leader to achieve greatness, he must understand and appreciate the past, identify and address present needs, but most do these things in the context of its impact on the future. Too many in leadership adopt a myopic point of view, and seem not to fully realize the big picture. In organizational leadership, everything done or avoided today has a dramatic impact, and ramifications for the future.

Richard Brody,with over 30 years consultative sales,marketing,training,managerial, and operations experience,has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. He has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. He's a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.

Richard has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ), and his company PLAN2LEAD, LLC's site ( http://www.plan2lead.net/ ), and can be followed on Twitter


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Building A Foundation In Young Peoples Lives For Becoming A Leader

In case you've noticed the term that leaders are born ready, not produced through some kind of training. If you happen to think this is often accurate, then you might want to visualize how the historical past has proved it wrong. There are numerous biographies of effective leaders throughout the generations which have been the silent type or reserved during their childhood. Those don't resemble natural qualities of any leader in today's culture. The attributes of a leader have been perfected throughout the years, many of the experiences that they seem to have been through contributed to their way of life as a person of leadership traits.

A great number of parents or teachers want their young children or pupils to become leaders. Though in order to be a leader you should first really know what some of their qualities are and ways to foster the creation of these traits as part of your children or church groups. One technique that teachers and parents can best teach this quality is by way of example. Teens and kids learn most things by watching their "leaders". Focus on what honesty means and how its an admirable trait to obtain. Dive into new resources online and at the library which also highlight honesty, and utilize storytelling as the main premise.

Another method is to endorse creative and independent thinking. Highlight that in order to nurture this quality, it is extremely useful to ask questions however it is also important think outside the box. After you talk with your child or students about any subject at all, always ask open questions, that support creative thinking. Make use of the "One Step Farther" principle. After you've gotten many of the obvious answers, ask one more question, to produce a deeper, more creative idea. Questions like "why", "what would happen if...", "how do it make you feel...", encourage your child or student to think outside the box. Check with them and encourage independent thinking. Additionally, it's also crucial you hear your toddler or students. Whenever your child or student has a resourceful, unusual suggestion, never negate it or make fun of it.

Always treat your baby's or students ideas with respect. Confidence can be one of the number one qualities needed for success as a whole. In order to develop confidence, avoid criticizing in any respect. Rather praise them genuinely and often. Develop a habit to speak about your child's or students strengths and attainments on a regular basis. Remember to ensure it is a point to bring up 1 good quality with them day-after-day. If you adopt it as a routine, over time it should do wonders for your youth group or family team bonding experience. It involves just a couple of minutes to say an achievement or perhaps a strength (a good quality). Encourage them by asking them to be able to repeat key terms "you can do it" often.

A leader takes responsibility. When something goes negatively, it often makes us happy if we can blame something else or someone else. A leader takes responsibility. Make certain that your little one or student knows that he's the "boss" in his life. His success is his responsibility. We aren't victims of our environment, we've got control over our life. Teach them to "derive from a place of power". As soon as your child or student blames another person or something else for a mishap, or comes up with excuses, you have a method to inspire them to assume responsibility.

Be sure that your teen or student knows that its Ok to make mistakes. Mistakes are an opportunity to learn. You can help them draw conclusions, without "making him wrong", by asking: "what did you learn from this?", "can you try to guess went wrong?", "why do you think this happened?", "how could you avoid this?" and again "can you try to guess would happen if...?". They should understand that he has no control over other people, and isn't expected to have control over other people's actions, but he has full control over his own reaction. This can give your child the feeling of power, as opposed to "become a victim".

This basic range of conversations that you truly have with your family unit and students throughout their early years must have a significant impact on the way they develop and experience their adult lives. Just be sure you make enough time and resolve to discuss what s going on in their lives on a regular basis. Also, inspire them to be their best. Through doing this, you happen to be modeling what it takes to be considered a true leader and at the same time you are developing your kids and students into future leaders.

What if you are struggling on ideas to become a positive role model to kids?

I know how difficult it can be to try and create leadership qualities in young adults so that they grow up healthy, but if you really want to make a big impact at your place of work you'll need to learn a single method that works amazingly well. This method is simple to pick up and it doesn't take much practice, you can read how to do it in my free report here: Christian Youth Group Activities.

Don't give up on kids, it's NOT impossible to raise them the right way. Learn more ways to incorporate Youth Group Activities in your schedule by clicking the link.


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Leadership Is Revealed on Earth and From Heaven and Such Leadership Is of the Highest Quality!

King David is dying and orders and instructions are given for his son Solomon to be made king. Solomon is anointed with the oil of anointing. That is what counts in life, and by whom, and by whose authority. It is the author who gives the deed authority.

It is Jesus Christ who anoints men and women for service, and if that is omitted then what is vital and essential has been omitted.

God is the author of Creation, and the author of order. Jesus Christ is the author and finisher of our faith.

This news about Solomon is brought to Adonijah who had made certain crucial moves to attempt to become king.

Yes, King David is weak, but he is still able to praise the living God - the God of Israel - and he gives thanks that he has seen his successor take the throne. We read all the glorious details in the first book of Kings and Chapters 1 and 2. Do read it carefully and prayerfully.

Adonijah is terrified, and Solomon wisely makes peace with Adonijah.

He clings to the horn of the altar where he could plead for mercy and be safe, and is told to go to your home and behave yourself, and let there be no meddling in the affairs of state or the kingdom. What more do you expect? Your life has been saved. Adonijah had been such a rascal.

David is now nearer death, but very spiritually aware, as we move into Chapter 2.

David speaks to his son who has become king in his stead. Be Strong. Show yourself to be a man. Observe what the Lord requires. Walk in his ways. Keep his decrees and commands, his laws and requirements. WHY? So that you may prosper - in all you do and wherever you go! He wants his son to be godly and successful.

David had walked with God and he wanted Solomon to walk with God.

God honoured Solomon and Solomon's words and we have Solomon's wise words in the book of Proverbs.

Today Jesus Christ is King of Israel.

David speaks to Solomon these solemn words. It is a precise and recognisable charge as to how Solomon should conduct his reign and give leadership, and is reminiscent of Moses words to Joshua three hundred years previously.

After he has spoken these words, he dies.

The mighty David who had slain his tens of thousands and the shepherd boy who floored Goliath, dies!

One age is over. One era has come to a close.

But God regards this anointed king highly. So often in Matthew's Gospel Jesus Christ is referred to as Son of David.

We see in this royal household the conflict between grace and evil - between grace and gracelessness. We see here too the faultiness of the people whom God calls.

When a man repents he can continue his service in the kingdom of God.

Remember the full light of God has not yet shone. It would, in Christ, but would not do so for another thousand years.

David should have been stoned to death for his adultery. Where do we read of the first stoning? Is it not Stephen in the book of Acts?

God chooses and selects whom He will.

Whoever would have called Saul of Tarsus, but up there, in the throne room, Jesus says, that is the man I am going to confront and meet and transform and use.

What a word this is. We stand, seeking to remain loyal and faithful to God irrespective of what we may have been like or what we may have done in our past!

David is normal! He was sensitive, impulsive, full of passion, and he could experience mood swings and go up and down. Sometimes he lost it completely, yet Almighty God used him.

David knew God's mercy and he needed God's mercy, as we all do. His sin was forgiven, and each of us needs that.

Later, Jesus Christ came and took our flesh, and redeemed it. He bought it back and today he is able to correct and repair every part of our being, heart, mind and spirit.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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COPE With Communication Breakdown

How many times have you heard someone say "We need better communication 'round here..."?

I'm betting you've lost count!

Effective communication is the lifeblood of any good team and it's a critical skill for anyone to master, yet for so many of us it can be the trickiest skill.

Why? Well there are several reasons I can think of... but they are only reasons (or excuses) for not communicating well.

The real question we need to ask ourselves is "How do I cope when communication breaks down?"... and this is where the COPE Model can be a very useful tool.

The COPE Model is a simple 4-step system that helps you to stay calm under pressure.

It is also useful for you in structuring your message to capture the emotional needs of your audience... even if that "audience" is a disgruntled colleague hell-bent on tearing you down!

Use the COPE Model just by following the guidelines below;

C = Be consistent, clear and concise.

Be consistent in your approach. Don't scream and yell one day then smile and pretend like everything is roses the next. Know the purpose of your communication and always work towards that.

Be clear. Check in to see if you are being understood. Look for the signs of confusion... scrunched up faces... eyes darting everywhere. Invite questions.

Be concise. Don't waffle on. Don't get lost in the link and move from story to story.

Deliver the message first.

Then give a few points of background information... the why, the what, the how and the what if.

Then deliver the message again. After that, take questions.

O = Be open, honest, organised and on-message

Be open and honest in your communication. Some people are naturally curious. Some people suffer from "conspiracy syndrome". Put simply just TELL THE TRUTH... it will come out anyway.

Be organised. Know what you want to say. Rehearse it if you need to... or plan ahead and think about what you might say in certain situations.

Stay on-message. It's being clear and concise... again!

P = Be polite, personal and personable

Be polite. Respect whoever it is that you're communicating with. They're just trying to understand the information you're giving them. If they don't get the message the first time give them time to process it. And if they still don't get it then deliver your message in some other way.

Be personal. In some way make it relevant to them. We all stop listening if we don't think something applies to us... or is that just me?

Be personable. Be friendly and easy to talk to. Have a genuine interest in talking with others. This might take some effort but the rewards are enormous.

E = Be educated and empathetic

Be educated on what you're talking about. KNOW YOUR STUFF! And if you don't know then say so... People know when you're making it up... and they remember.

Be empathetic. See the other person's perspective on the issue. Put yourself in their position and seek to understand their concerns... then watch your communication effectiveness skyrocket!

Communication can be a challenge for everyone but if you learn to COPE when communication breaks down you will become a very effective communicator...

Here's to higher success...

Dean

Dean Evans is a Leadership Performance Strategist based in Adelaide, Australia. With more than 10 years of leadership roles in the field of Allied Health he has a wealth of experience in understanding what it takes to operate at peak levels in pressure environments and how to develop individuals to reach their potential. As the Director of Altitude Performance Solutions his passion is equipping new leaders with the people skills necessary to drive the performance and productivity of their teams in today's business world. Whether speaking to groups of people or conducting team trainings Dean will bring great insights and useful tools to help you harness the power of your people. He is also a qualified Performance Coach and an Accredited Consultant in Extended DISC Performance Profiling.


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Ed Miliband - His Leadership Dilemma

It's TV's 'The Weakest Link'. And the following tough question is posed to a hopeful contestant. 'Politics - The Miliband Brothers are called David and?' 'Joe' comes back the answer, after a thoughtful pause.

This after a newspaper article described the public perception of the Labour Leader as 'weird'. And then there is the attack by Lord Glasman on Ed Miliband, describing his leadership as having 'no strategy, no narrative and little energy'.

Plus the recent incident on Derby Station, where the Upper Crust sandwich-maker, upon serving the Labour Leader, said 'It's David isn't it?'

The general public, right now, simply do not seem to know who Ed Miliband is. He has a major identity crisis on his hands. It's not that he isn't trying. But right now Ed can't connect with his audience.

He comes across as bright and genuine. But the general public do not know who Ed Miliband really is and what he stands for.

Ed - Why not for the next twelve weeks abandon London and get in the tour bus? Visit every major town and city in Britain. Five nights a week. And talk to people. Face to face. Field their questions. Hear their troubles. And fill them with hope and inspiration.

Let your guard down and show the British public who you really are. Be open, honest and caring. Talk to the people in a language they understand. Not of policy. But of empathy and problem-solving. Ditch the PR experts and be true to yourself.

Soon you will tap into the zeitgeist, and discover a language and tone that matches the needs of the times. People will learn who you really are and how you can help them.

It will take openness and honesty for Ed Miliband to commit himself to such a tasking. But right now, with his personal poll and recognition rating at a low point, he has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

It's in times of personal adversity, that a true leader finds the spirit of courage within themselves. And that time is now for the Labour Leader.

Sure it's early days for Ed as he integrates himself into the nations psyche. But public identification is critical. And if people don't yet know who Ed is, then he needs to clarify a few things.

He can't be seen as just another politician. People have had just about enough of that. They need something different. Something new.

Ed has to step out of the shadows of the Labour Party and the unions who support him. And rise above politics. He somehow has to create a vision of the future of Britain. And a strategy as to how we will fashion that future.

A vision that is uplifting and inspirational. That takes us out of the gloom of failing currencies and declining industries. A vision that is a picture of a new time. Of who and what Britain can become. A vision that we can believe in and subscribe to.

In other words, Ed Miliband has to become a visionary leader. He should surround himself with the most imaginative thinkers available. And with them, create a picture of Britain in ten years time. A Britain where the best of the nations strengths, qualities and talents is utilised.

The times call for daring and imagination. If Ed does has these qualities, then people won't be mistaking him for Joe or David. They will feel and know him to be the man leading the nation to the promised land of the future.

Martin Perry is a Leadership Coach. He helps modern leaders cross the bridge of change with natural confidence and self-assurance. He can be found at http://www.coachingtheleaders.co.uk/


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Leaders Are Presented With Rich Rewarding Guiding Principles Which Are Ignored or Even Rejected!

We hear about the 'big bang', but it has nothing on this! As you read this and contemplate the magnitude of what he is saying, you almost want to exclaim, "Oh David this is enough!" But, no, no, and on he goes.

You have to pause for breath, and David, the second king of Israel, describes how Almighty God has chosen him and anointed him and used him and rescued him over the years.

We read all the details in the second book of Samuel at Chapter 22 and in Psalm 18 in the Old Testament part of the Bible, God's Holy Word.

When you read verse 17 there is another alarming thought which comes to mind. If all this were not a prophetic utterance you would have to charge David with conceit, but it so very true.

The Lord God Almighty does stoop down at times and choose and elect and raise up a man for leadership.

David has to face a fierce enemy, and we have seen that, and we learned who was behind it all. It was and is the same rascal who is behind the enemies we have to confront! Never overlook the ravages which sin causes.

David was hated, and it is not very nice to be hated, but hated we will be. Leaders have to accept this!

If we are involved in spiritual warfare we will never be successful if we are on our own, and if we think we can do it on our own.

Not even a man with the calling and anointing and qualities and characteristics which David enjoyed can triumph on his own. It was when he was low and down that his enemies attacked, but he was led into a spacious place where he could enjoy the big blessings of God.

This is when leaders so need to have other strong leaders around them, to up hold and uplift and encourage.

When we come to verses 22 to 24, we read of how God saves. This complex complicated character who revealed such vulnerability and weakness is one of the great men of God.

Ah, God doesn't judge and evaluate men as we judge and evaluate. Are you not glad about that?

Despite his worst lapses he is absolutely committed to his God, and he is so even when he has sinned and has had to repent in dust and ashes.

David unfolds deep and abiding principles of how God deals with us.

Do we desire to see God's faithfulness? Then cultivate faithfulness towards God.

To be blameless, or perfect, or complete, or wholehearted, when we conceal nothing from God, and renounce all that displeases Him or offends Him, this determines God's faithful fullness, which He in turn makes available to us.

There are principles for leadership here which we can learn nowhere else in the entire world and yet so many ignore and overlook and even reject all the riches and guidance and direction on offer.

If there are no reservations on our side, there will be none on His, and leaders in every walk of life need to know this and experience the reality of it.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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A Leader Must Conquer Self

In far too many instances, our greatest and most dangerous enemy is our self. Sometimes this is because of attitude, sometimes because of an inability to introspectively examine our strengths and weaknesses, and at still other times it is a result of our behavior and/or reaction to a variety of circumstances. Plato stated this perfectly, "The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile." When it comes to one's ability to be a truly effective leader, this is even more relevant. True leaders must understand and honestly appraise their strengths and weaknesses, and adapt as necessary to become better and more effective.

1. When one considers a position of leadership, he should first examine his reasons for doing so. What are his true motives? Does he want to lead because he feels he can make a real difference, or because he desires the recognition and/ or accolades? Will the individual commit to the time and effort? Will this potential leader know himself so well that he can overcome adversity and obstacles, rather be saddled an incapacitated by them? When one is in a leadership position, there can be no place for self doubt. A true leader has undergone training and learned and applied techniques and philosophies of leadership. Although I have trained over a thousand potential leaders over more than three decades, only those who first commit to self understanding and take from that true inner strength, have ended up being able to fulfill the position in an effective and consistent manner.

2. Many people claim to know themselves, but few actually take the time to do a thorough self examination. I have observed that while most of those in leadership present themselves publicly as confident, in reality most are not nearly that self assured. Many of those leaders who some believe to be driven by their egos, are not egoistic at all, but rather so insecure that they portray themselves that way to cover up their insecurities. When someone understands themselves fully, it gives them the opportunity to learn more, understand more, make wiser decisions, use better judgment, and overall demonstrate far greater wisdom, than those unwilling or unable to undergo this essential exercise. Self understanding is an essential, yet often overlooked part of leadership training. Since no two individuals are alike in every way, there can be no thorough and complete leadership training without an emphasis on customizing training to an individual and his needs.

Once someone conquers himself, there is very little he cannot overcome. Self understanding provides a leader with the strength and courage to face difficult circumstances and challenges, and thus turn adversity into victory!

Richard Brody, with over 30 years consultative sales, marketing, training, managerial, and operations experience, has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. He has negotiated, arranged and/or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. He's a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.
Richard has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ), and his company PLAN2LEAD, LLC's site ( http://www.plan2lead.net/ ), and can be followed on Twitter.


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Intrigue in the Palace As a Dying King Deals With Rebellion in His Family and Gives Leadership!

Leaders can discover it is difficult and hard going right to the very end and this leaders certainly experienced the reality of that.

King David was old. He had been through a lot, and from what we read he was physically frail and fragile.

He is King of Israel, anointed of the Lord, and nearing the end of his days upon the earth. We are coming near to the end of the life of David, and it is a sad tale.

We can read all the ongoings in the first book of Kings in Chapter 1.

Adonijah, wanted to be king. He was the fourth son of David and next in line to the throne. He begins to preen himself for kingship.

His father had never disciplined him not trained him nor discipled him.

Was David an over indulgent parent? Now he was reaping the harvest of undisciplined days. Indulgent parents bring about unnecessary sadness in later years.

Adonijah had a degree of support, from various people who did think that he should be king. There is intrigue in the palace as he exercises his improper ambition. He has designs on becoming king and makes a move, by embracing Joab and thereby bring the army on board, and by inviting Abiathar to join his circle, thus bringing in the church of the day to his side.

Adonijah tries to gather support for his claim to become king as he possibly can..

There was rivalry among the priesthood too.

Think of what is being transacted within these walls, and it is so interesting to note whom he did not invite.

These are days when division is real and serious. This was nothing other than sin.

This is all going on behind David's back. David the King is bed-ridden. The health of the king is sinking. David used to be able to run over rocky crags down by the Dead Sea and keep his feet on the narrow Judean paths, but now he cannot even keep warm without some nursing help and that is the meaning behind the bringing in of the girl.

He still has to deal with rebellion in his family, resulting from earlier neglect.

Nathan the prophet approaches to Bathsheba, and Bathsheba approaches David and speaks of a promise he made concerning who would succeed him as king.

David, if you do not do something about this, then one day I and my son Solomon will be treated as criminals.

There must have been a lot of hatred jealousy and competition around, in the palace circles.

Nathan, the prophet of God, who knew David so very well, came in.

Nathan knew the Will of God and Nathan knew David inside out. He had spoken strongly to him regarding previous misdemeanours. Nathan reveals amazing courage.

Is it not interesting that God had strong leadership around at this time when there was such animosity and evil competition going on?

He tells David about the serious situation in the nation.

This is the chosen people of God we are reading of - it is terrible what man will do at times.

David makes a decision that Solomon would succeed him.

The pattern of Crown going from father to son has not yet been established.

David did not become king by that route.

Instructions are given to take Solomon and anoint him King over Israel.

Nathan knew that it is God who chooses leaders and he swings this whole sad saga in the direction it ought to go. It is a passage with much to teach us regarding good leadership and the consequences of bad leadership.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.
His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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Leadership of the Highest Possible Quality and Calibre Can Be Learned at This Authoritative Source

With economies failing and currencies on the verge of collapse and immorality increasing and escalating is the Government leader out there in the White House in Washington or in Downing Street, London, who will have the courage to bow before the Lord God Almighty and seek His Word and His ways and His guidance?

When David was King of Israel he exercised such powerful leadership and had his weaknesses and sins forgiven and his vulnerabilities transformed into strengths.

Near the end of his life we read of his final words, and then the writer refers to that time, before David succeeded to the throne, when King Saul was hunting him and David was in hiding in a cave with a band of men.

The details are given us in the second book of Samuel in the Old Testament part of the Bible at Chapter 23. Reading it and studying it and learning its lessons always produce rich rewards.

From verse 8, we read about David's mighty men, and these men were leaders under the leadership of the King and they must have been around David for thirty or so years.

Eleazar fought for so long a time that his hand became cramped or clamped to his sword. This is stick ability and faithfulness in your service of the king. He would not let go. He would not give up until the job was done. Have you ever written and written until your hand became sore? Years ago that used to happen when sitting three hour examinations at Edinburgh University. This man kept on fighting until victory was his.

Shammah defended a field of lentils, or a field of beans. What is a field of beans? Why not let the enemy have it? Some would say, "I am not risking my life for that", but he did and was victorious.

David was in the cave of Adullum. This was in his early days while being hunted.

David longs for some of Bethlehem's water. Was he thirsty, or was he homesick for Bethlehem?

Was he in such despair that he just wanted to return to the shepherding?

Three of David's men heard him, and risked their lives to go to the well at Bethlehem for the water which the king wanted.

These men wanted to serve the king.

You will do anything, and take many risks when your heart is set on serving the king.

These men were committed to the king. They were devoted to David.

We serve Jesus Christ, the son of David, the Son of God. Mighty men know what the King wants.

They carried that water back to David, and he realised the risk they had taken. He was aware of what they had done, and he could not accept this for himself, and he poured it out as a sacrificial offering to Almighty God.

What they did made David worship! Do we do things that make others worship? Her Majesty the Queen in her amazing Christmas Day broadcast in December moved and inspired many to worship! Do get hold of her five minute broadcast if you possibly can. It is on the Internet.

Details of a few of David's other men are recorded, and they were faithful in their service to the king. They were incredibly brave. They did exploits.

There are lessons which flow from David's life which these men must have learned at that time, or later when they finally moved to Jerusalem.

These men would see a man who was so free and desirous of praising God.

They would see that his strength came from God.

They saw a man who enquired of the Lord and who sought God in prayer.

They saw a man who knew how to confess his sin, and have his sin forgiven, and be raised up from the miry clay and have his feet set upon a rock.

David influenced many and continues to influence many.

God had made a Covenant with David. That is why these words are so reassuring and comforting.

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column. His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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Sane Leadership Using Common Sense

Have you ever observed how many in leadership behave and act, and are bewildered and confused, not understanding why they do something that way. How many times have either you thought, or heard others say that something that was done just didn't make any sense? In my over three decades of working closely with over a thousand leaders, identifying, qualifying, training and consulting to, I have come to the realization that what many of us refer to as common sense just is not all that common at all, and that seems to be even more true for many in leadership positions.

1. So, what exactly is a common sense approach to leadership? The first step, as in most things related to true leadership, starts with being sure that those in leadership are actually leaders, and are both willing and able to behave and act as such. It all begins with professional leadership training, instilling the necessary knowledge so that someone is prepared and ready to analyze issues as they arise. It means that a leader must not just look simplistically at what might be wrong with an organization. There is no point in correcting what is wrong with an organization by also sacrificing what is right, and remarkably, that is exactly what is almost always done by inexperienced or unprepared leaders. It is certainly important to analyze and organization and to identify and attempt to correct weaknesses, and enhance them with other better ways of doing something. However, in most organizations, nearly every step made has some sort of ramification, and wise leaders must be willing to weigh carefully the alternatives, understanding the ramifications, and working to address them.

2. One of the greatest weaknesses of most organizations is difficulty retaining members. It is always easier to retain an existing member, or to go back to a previous member who has lapsed his membership, and reinvigorate your appeal, and entice him to still continue his membership. In most cases, the answer is thorough communication, which includes and begins with effective listening and genuine empathy. Great leaders listen to concerns and address them, not always changing as a result, but fully explaining the reasons for his actions. Most people find integrity and openness far more essential to following a particular leader than necessarily agreeing. True leaders realize that there are no real gurus or simplistic approaches, and one cannot generally wave a magic wand to make things better. Rather, it is a step by step, sometimes tedious and detailed but always thorough analysis followed by an action plan and some strategic planning. True leaders realize that this requires more than just relying on rhetoric, but rather examining needs.

Why, if common sense makes so much sense, do so few leaders exhibit more of it? Firstly, many of those in leadership are not necessarily that wise or introspective. Secondly, the guru approach often seems more glorious, glamorous and exciting, and often requires far less real effort, and thirdly, because most organizations do not really have an effective leadership training program in place. All great leaders have always been those with common sense, who let that common sense guide them!

Richard Brody,with over 30 years consultative sales, marketing, training, managerial, and operations experience, has trained sales and marketing people in numerous industries, given hundreds of seminars, appeared as a company spokesperson on over 200 radio and television programs, and regularly blogs on real estate, politics, economics, management, leadership, negotiations, conferences and conventions, etc. He has negotiated, arranged and/ or organized hundreds of conferences and conventions. He's a Senior Consultant with RGB Consultation Services, an Ecobroker, a Licensed Buyers Agent (LBA) and Licensed Salesperson in NYS, in real estate.
Richard has owned businesses, been a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Development, as well as a consultant. He has a Consulting Website ( http://tinyurl.com/rgbcons ), and his company PLAN2LEAD, LLC's site ( http://www.plan2lead.net/ ), and can be followed on Twitter


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Leaders Can Give Clarity and Example and Shine With Such Brightness So That Others May Give Heed!

Final words are important and this leader is about to speak his final words and we have the privilege of having them recorded for posterity. Could you ever find such expressions anywhere else?

These are remarkable opening words, and especially when they are probably going to be your last and final words.

David, the King of Israel, with all his weaknesses and vulnerabilities, was exalted by the Most High God, and David was anointed by Almighty God through the prophet Samuel, and David was Israel's singer of songs.

This is an astonishing description of a very ordinary man who had been a shepherd boy but God had stooped down and raised him up and used him mightily throughout the land.

The Spirit of God spoke through this man, giving us songs to sing for some three thousand years, and dire warnings regarding how we need to be careful as to how we live our lives.

You will find all the amazing details of this in the second book of Samuel in the Old Testament section of the Bible and at Chapter 23.

God spoke to David saying that when a leader leads well, that leader is like a light to the people. He sheds abroad brightness, and the light and the moisture produce grass, which means nourishment for animals and people in the Middle East.

His light is like the light of morning shining from a cloudless sky. That is a leader worth paying attention to and seeking to have that same light. If you are in a position of leadership, and no matter where you may serve in leadership, seek this clarity and brightness and be such an example to those around you.

Oh how we need such leaders in the present days. They are scarce indeed.

Is there a President or Prime Minister who would have the courage to lead with such dynamism and integrity?

If our business and banks and boardrooms had leaders with these very simple but essential qualities we could have been spared much trouble and suffering and pain as economies collapse, but men would not listen to God. They thought they could do better. Sin demands a horrendous price.

They thought they did not require the profound yet simple teaching of the Word of God, saying, we will go our own way and it has turned out to be rather disastrous.

David has made his peace with God, as we all have to do. We today make our peace with God through Jesus Christ Who is the Light of the world. Make your peace with God and then shine. That is God's way. That is God's method.

Verses 6 and 7 give us the contrast where serious reference is made to the evil. Notice that there is no category in between.

Last words are so important. David is getting prepared to die well. Very few people prepare to die well.

With economies failing and currencies on the verge of collapse and immorality increasing and escalating is the Government leader out there in the White House in Washington or in Downing Street, London, who will have the courage to bow before the Lord God Almighty and seek His Word and His ways and His guidance?

Sandy Shaw

Sandy Shaw is Pastor of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu.

He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary at http://www.studylight.org/ entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly newspaper column.

His M.A. and B.D. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness.


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Leadership Coaching: Why Do People Follow A Leader?

Charisma, Vision and Character

There are leaders, and there are followers. What sets a leader apart? A leader stands tall in the midst of the pack as he/she shines and exudes strength, judiciousness and character. Leadership charisma, vision and character are what attract followers. A key to understanding leadership is understanding followership. A leader has a goal and a vision, heading towards a certain direction. People who believe in the leader's vision and are confident in the leader's direction then become followers. The followers' belief and confidence in their leader enable and empower them to do their part in accomplishing their goals as a group.

A leader must be accountable and trustworthy. If problems or obstacles arise and the group falters, the leader takes responsibility and analyzes the situation. Accountability in leadership is taking control of the problem, not searching for people to blame. People choose to follow a trustworthy and responsible leader. Followers are motivated to strive and take risks without fear of punishment if they trust their leader.

Assurance And Skillful Communication

A leader makes promises, and followers trust in these promises. Followers believe that at the end of their journey, they will be recognized and rewarded for their efforts. Effective leadership knows how to answer when followers ask "What's in it for us"?

Skillful communication is crucial in successful leadership. A leader knows that there will be risks as they travel their chosen path, that's why he/she skillfully communicates the directions and risks to the followers. The followers can then properly carry out their tasks and responsibilities.

Where is leadership found? Too often, leadership finds its place in positional power. A leader may be the CEO, the founder of a business, the president, department head, or the person in charge. Leadership combined with positional power magnifies the ability of an individual to attract important followers. Ownership title of business owners, for one thing, gives a certain amount of respect, and therefore attracting followership. Then there is longevity, which is also an essential factor in attracting and retaining supporters. Followers could follow their leader for 10 years or more unless they lose trust in their direction.

The Keys To Successful Leadership

What qualities are essential to make leadership successful?

Making the choice to leadChoosing to be the person others choose to followCreating a vision for the futureInspiring othersBeing others- oriented, making people feel valued and appreciatedBeing ethical and living a life of valuesSetting the pace through expectations and leading by exampleCaring for others and acting with compassion

By the way, do you want to learn more about leadership in your company? If so, download your FREE ebook here: Guide to Elegant Courage Leadership

Jodi and Mike specialize in executive coaching with individuals and teams. http://lighthouse-leadership.com/


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