Tag: Leadership

7 Things Great Leaders Do Differently

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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Leadership is not about you. It is about other people. It is about how you treat other people.

If you want to be different, you must do things differently.

‘The only person who should ever pay for your leadership is you.’– Dr. Kevin Leman

Great leaders ‘hire for attitude (willingness and flexibility), because you can always teach skills.’

Great leaders ‘treat everyone as important- because they are.’

Great leaders ‘leave room for advancement.’

‘Great leadership isn’t professional; it’s personal.’– Dr. Kevin Leman

Great leaders surround themselves with ‘people who balance’ them.

Great Leaders ’empower people.’

Great leaders ‘learn to ask rather than demand.’

Great leaders know that ‘great leadership is not a technique. It’s not a course you master. It’s all about having the heart of a leader. It’s about caring about the people you serve and service. It’s about honesty, integrity, and inspiring others to perform at their peak potential because you respect them and consider them important members of the team. it’s about servicing your customers by helping them obtain the products they need instead of trying to sell them what they don’t want, just to make a buck. It’s about thinking about the good of the group.’

Why People Follow You

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Personal Development, Personal Growth
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People follow you because they want to follow you. They like you. They like what you stand for. And they believe in you. They believe in your leadership.

They know that leadership is not about you. It is about what you stand for. They know that leadership is about where you are going.

Leadership is about people. It is about who you are. It is also about how you treat other people. Leadership is not about what you have. It is about what you do for other people.

People follow you because of what you are doing for other people. If you are not doing anything to make a difference, then you are serving yourself.

According to Tim Irwin, ‘Inspiring others to give themselves unreservedly to the mission is not a management technique. Effective leadership is far more personal.’ He is right. If people don’t believe in your mission, if they don’t trust you, they won’t follow.

If you want people to follow you, give them the following things:

Give them your trust. When you say you want to do something, make sure you do it.

Treat them as they would like to be treated. Make them special. Lift them up. Give them something to believe in.

Show them the way. Create a place where they are free to make mistakes, where they are free to learn.

Above all, make sure they know where they are going. Tell them why you are going there.

If you don’t know something, admit it. Let them know that you don’t know everything.

Whenever they need you, be there for them. If you work for them, they will work for you. Because leadership is about serving other people. The question is, are you serving your people?