For groups to flourish, and succeed, there needs to be, both, followers, as well as LEADERS! The reality is, there is no such thing, as a born - leader, and few people, possess the combination of self - discipline, positive, can - do, attitude, and willingness to undertake, professionally designed, effective leadership planning! However, one aspect, often overlooked, is, the need to be able to positively, inspire and motivate others, to get more involved, and committed, and to be ready, and willing to mentor those, who might become the future leaders, of the organization! With that in mind, this article will attempt to, briefly, consider, examine, review, and discuss, using the mnemonic approach, why leaders must lead, and not be afraid to escape the self - imposed, restrictions of their comfort zone.
1. Listen; learn; leading; lessons: One must effectively listen, and learn, from every conversation and experience, in order to learn, and better understand, the perceptions, priorities, needs, and motivations, of those, they serve and represent! Leading is about learning, in order to articulate these lessons, to others, in an inspiring, motivating way!
2. Empathy; emphasis: Effective listening, and learning, must bring about, genuine empathy, and knowing, where one's emphasis, is needed, and will do the most good!
3. Attitude; aptitude; attention; actions; articulate: Great leaders proceed with a positive, can - do, attitude, combined with a well - developed, aptitude, and skill - set! When one pays keen attention, and perceives and conceives of, the finest, action plan, he is capable of taking the finest, appropriate actions! He must be ready, willing, and able, to articulate an inspiring message!
4. Delve deeply; deliver: Go beyond the surface, and your assumptions! One must delve deeply, discover what's needed, and deliver on his promises, instead of merely articulating empty rhetoric!
5. Endurance; excellence; energy/ energize; efforts: Great leaders need the endurance, to strive to pursue the utmost degree of personal excellence! One's personal energy, must be capable of energizing others, and bringing forth, the finest efforts, towards a better future!
6. Relevant; reliable; responsive/ responsible: It's not leading, if it's not relevant! A great leader is reliable, and responsive, to current and future needs, and necessities! One must be willing to assume personal responsibility, to make things better, more relevant and sustainable!
7. Service; solutions; sustainable; stronger: The essence of effective, quality leadership, is superb service! He must seek the most viable solutions, which make the group stronger, and more relevant, and sustainable!
In order to achieve, you must expand the limitations of your comfort zone, and become the leaders, your followers, deserve! Are you up to the task?
Richard has owned businesses, been a COO, CEO, Director of Development, consultant, professionally run events, consulted to thousands of leaders, and conducted personal development seminars, for 4 decades. Rich has written three books and thousands of articles. His company, PLAN2LEAD, LLC has an informative website http://plan2lead.net and Plan2lead can also be followed on Facebook http://facebook.com/Plan2lead
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