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BECOMING A LEADER
Leaders are ordinary people who accept or are placed under extraordinary circumstances that bring forth their latent potential, producing a character that inspires the confidence and trust of others.
Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, “Everyone Can Do It”
BECOMING A LEADER
BECOMING A LEADER
Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group.
Some people will get angry with your actions and decisions.
“Being Responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”
Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
REJECTION CRITICISM
LONELINESS PRESSURE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
REJECTION
One of the most common costs of leadership is the experience of rejection. If you are willing to accept the call to leadership, at times, you may be rejected and misunderstood.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
CRITICISM
No leader is exempt! The very nature of effective leadership involves taking a position on issues, making decisions, and determining direction. These will always result in some form of reaction from one’s environment.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
LONELINESS
Leadership, at times, is lonely, because you must be out front, ahead of the followers. Also, because the leader is the one with the guiding vision and purpose, he/she sees the end from the beginning and must live both the process and destination, all at the same time.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
PRESSURE
Leaders must face the challenge of the responsibilities and demands that come with leadership. These involve the need to make critical decisions, often under pressure.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
Leadership places heavy demands on the individual who fills the position. There is no way to become an effective leader and not be affected by its stress, physical demands and mental toll.
CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
You must be aware of the tremendous cost which will be born by those closest to you (for example, family members). Because leadership demands the giving of oneself to others, your life becomes the property of those whom you SERVE.
EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
• Dedication
• Persistence
• Commitment
• Self-Motivation
• Self-Responsibility
So what characteristics makes an effective and respected leader? A leader should be:
• honest• competent• innovative• decisive• inspiring• passionate• positive
• fair• open-minded• courageous• imaginative• humble (she may know it all, but she’s not a know-it-all)• verbally persuasive
LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
Use initiative
Be resourceful
Better accomplish the mission
Use teamwork
Take charge
Use common sense and judgment
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited resources available to them by allowing others to:
If you are willing to work harder, longer, and more intensely and beyond the call of duty, you will become an effective leader.