Summary the 21 indispensable qualities of a leader unabridged - john c maxwell
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THE 21 INDISPENSABLE
QUALITIES of a LEADER
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#1 CHARACTER
More than just talk
Its a choice
Your words must match your actions
Remember: This is your most
important asset.
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#2 CHARISMA
Be more concerned of others than yourself
Ability to draw people to you
Look for the good and expect the best ineveryone
Share yourself
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#3 COMMITMENT
You must be committed to the goal (no
one followers an uncommitted leader0
Commitment opens the door to
achievement
True commitment inspires others
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#4 COMMUNICATION
A good communicator takes something complicated and
makes it simple
Know your audience
Show the truth Seek a response from your audience
Remember: Inspire, motivate, guide, direct, and listen.
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#5 COMPETENCE
Say IT, Plan It, Do IT
Dont just show up, be ready to play
Follow-through is essential to be a competent leader
Accomplish more than what is expected
Remember: You are only as good as your private
standards.
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#6 COURAGE
Courage guarantees all other competencies
Courage is fear that has Said it Prayers
Courage is making things right, not just smoothing thingsover
Remember: Leadership is the expression of courage thatcompels people to do the right thing.
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#7 DISCERNMENT
Smart leaders know only half of what they
hear, Discerning leaders know which half
to believe
Discernment is a mixture of intuition and
rational thought
Listen to your GUT
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#8 FOCUS
Shift to strengths Devote 70% of your time to yourstrengths
Staff your weaknesses determine how you candelegate these tasks
Create an Edge Rethink how you can do things better
Remember: If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.
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#9 GENEROSITY
Generosity starts in the heart
Nothing speaks more loudly than the generosity
of a leader
Put others first
Dont allow possessions to take control of you
Giving is the highest level of living
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#10 INITIATIVES
The one thing a leader should fear is complacency
A good leader is responsible for initiating a connectionwith their followers
Initiators are always on the lookout for new opportunities
Remember: You cannot be indecisive and effective at thesame time.
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#11 LISTENING
An effective leader encourages his followers to tell him
what he needs to know and not what he wants to hear
60% of all management problems are the result of faulty
communications, including poor listening
Remember: Start listening not only to the words but also
for feelings, meanings and undercurrents.
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#12 PASSION
Reach out with passion to receive passion in return
Passion is the first step to achievement
Passion makes the impossible possible
Remember: You can never lead something that you are
not passionate about.
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#13 POSITIVE ATTITUDE
You can alter your life by altering your attitude
Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration
People mirror a leaders attitude
Remember: Your attitude is your choice.
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#14 PROBLEM SOLVING
The measure of success is not handling a tough problembut whether it is the same problem you had last year
Dont try to solve all problems at one time
Develop a process to solve problems
Time spend time to discover the problem
Exposure check out what others have done
Assistance Have your team study all angles
Creativity Brainstorm
Hit It- Implement the solution
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#15 RELATIONSHIPS
Being able to work with people is imperative to
be an effective leader
Improve your mind and strengthen your heart to
be a good leader
RememberPeople dont care how much you
know, until they know how much you care.
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#16 RESPONSIBILITY
A leader can give up anything except responsibility
Responsible leaders do whatever it takes to get the jobdone
If high quality is your goal, responsibility will follow
RememberIf you cant carry the ball you cant be theleader.
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#17 SECURITY
A good leader can not do it all himself
Insecure leaders can not provide security for others
Insecure leaders hoard power and become more
threatened as their people get better
Remember Know yourself, give credit where credit is
due, share your knowledge and assist your team.
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#18 SELF-DISCIPLINE
The first and best victory is to conquer
SELF
Challenge your excuses
Make a disciplined lifestyle your goal
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#19 SERVANTHOOD
A true leader serves people
Love your people more than your position
Put others ahead of your own agenda
Serve out of love, it should not be motivated by
manipulation or self promotion
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#20 TEACHABILITY
It is what you learn after you know it all that counts
Teachability requires you to admit that you do not
know everything
Observe how to handle your mistakesDo you?
Admit
Apologize
Take the defensive
Remember If you can not handle making mistakes you
need to work on your teachability.
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#21 VISION
A leaders courage to fulfill his vision
comes from passion, not position
Vision
- Starts from within
- Draws on history- Meets others needs
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FINAL THOUGHT
The only way to become the kind of leaderthat people want is to keep growing and
learning about leadership.