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Leadership

Leadership. Objective: What is the importance of personal leadership development?. Leadership Committee May 2007. The Importance of Leadership. From an organizational viewpoint, leadership is vital because it has such a powerful influence on individual group behavior (s).

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Leadership

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  1. Leadership Objective: What is the importance of personal leadership development? Leadership Committee May 2007

  2. The Importance of Leadership • From an organizational viewpoint, leadership is vital because it has such a powerful influence on individual group behavior (s). • Without leadership you don’t have direction.

  3. Leadership • “Leadership is like beauty: it’s hard to define, but you know it when you see it.” • Leadership means different things to different people. • “Leadership is like the Abominable Snowman, whose footprints are everywhere but who is nowhere to be seen.”

  4. Leadership • “Leadership is not an exclusive club for those who were born with it.” • The traits that are raw materials of leadership can be acquired.

  5. How Do You Become a Successful Leader? • Study the quality of good leaders & learn from their mistakes • Analyze yourself, determine your weak & strong points • Learn how to take directions • Learn about groups & how they function • Make & follow a plan to develop personal leadership skills

  6. Taking a Leadership Position • Having a vision about what can be accomplished. • Making a commitment to the mission and to the people you lead. • Taking responsibility for the accomplishment of the mission and the welfare of those you lead. • Assuming risk of loss and failure. • Accepting recognition for success.

  7. Steps For a Personal Leadership Plan • Develop a vision & focus your thinking • Set goals • Develop Initiative • Develop self-confidence • Develop personal responsibility • Develop a healthy self-image

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