1. LEADERSHIP MEASURES— BECOMING A LEADER

2. BECOMING A LEADER
Definitions of Leadership
Challenges of Being a Leader
Effective Leaders are Empowered Individuals
How to Expand Your Personal Empowerment
Summary

3. WHAT IS LEADERSHIP?

4. 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”

5. BECOMING A LEADER
True leadership is born out of a guiding vision and a PASSION to accomplish a noble task, and to inspire others to develop and release their potential. It derives its fulfillment from the success of others. – Personal Sacrifice
Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, “Everyone Can Do It”

6. BECOMING A LEADER
Good leadership involves responsibility to the welfare of the group.
Some people will get angry with your actions and decisions.
It’s inevitable, if you’re honorable.
“Being Responsible sometimes means pissing people off.”
Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell

7. CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
REJECTION CRITICISM
LONELINESS PRESSURE & PERPLEXITY
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. CHALLENGES OF BEING A LEADER
PRESSURE AND PERPLEXITY
Leaders must face the challenge of the responsibilities and demands that come with leadership. These involve the need to make critical decisions, often under constraints and external pressure.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS
Dedication
Persistence
Commitment
Self-Motivation
Self-Responsibility

15. EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
NATURAL AND LEARNED COMPETENCIES
Education
Skills
Talents
Abilities
Strengths

16. EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE
Performance
Leadership
Customer Focus
Teamwork
Creativity/Innovation

17. EFFECTIVE LEADERS ARE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS
PEOPLE MATTER
“Organization doesn’t really accomplish anything. Plans don’t accomplish anything, either. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.”
Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell

18. EXPANDING YOUR PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
Assess your present level of personal empowerment. (Be honest. Solicit input from various sources.)
Determine whether your performance falls below, meets, or exceeds customer expectations.
If your performance is below expectations, assess your level of commitment. (Seriously reexamine whether you are committed to meeting the expectations of your position. If not, make plans for doing something else.)

19. EXPANDING YOUR PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
committed, determine the new skills you require. (If your responsibility and accountability expanded with your new/present position, write details about the new skills you require—personal and/or professional skills.)
Acquire a mentor/coach to hold you accountable. (Check out the results you produce.)
Work to overcome your self-limitations. (Let’s talk about self-esteem.)

20. EXPANDING YOUR PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT
If committed to expanded empowerment, define a new challenging area of activity. (Describe a project or an area of activity you would enjoy. This should involve significantly expanded responsibility in terms of the acquisition of new personal and/or professional skills.)
Proceed and apply steps five and six where difficulties occur. (Get started on the new project; use and learn proven professional methods and knowledge.)

21. LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited resources available to them by allowing others to:
Use initiative
Be resourceful
Better accomplish the mission
Use teamwork
Take charge
Use common sense and judgment

22. LEADERS MUST EMPOWER OTHERS
Leadership has great flexibility in varying the level of empowerment based on the individual’s capabilities and seriousness of the consequences of the individual’s action/inaction.
When assessing capabilities, consider the following:
Willingness to accept empowerment
Training
Judgment
Experience

23. LET’S DO A MEMO TO MYSELF EXERCISE

24. WHAT ARE SOME PROBLEMS THAT AN ORGANIZATION MAY FACE WHEN THEY HAVE INEFFECTIVE LEADERS?
Workers don’t feel valued
Creates negative attitudes
Not developing all employees
Higher absenteeism
Low productivity/poor quality
Miscommunication

25. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS WHEN AN ORGANIZATION HAS EFFECTIVE LEADERS?
Workers at all levels feel needed
Promotes positive attitudes
Utilize all resources
Reduce complaints
Workers share Ideas
Less confusion
Shared goals
Fosters TEAM building

26. If you are willing to work harder, longer, and more intensely and beyond the call of duty, you will become an effective leader.