Saturday, March 1, 2008

Five keys of leadership

Leadership is a winning combination of private traits and the power to believe and behave as a leader, an individual who directs the activities of others for the good of all. You can’t get a leader just by saying you are. Leadership needs to be worked. Transform yourself into a leader with these five keys of leadership.
A leader plans: The heart of leadership is being proactive quite than reactive. Sure, leaders are better in crises – but that doesn’t mean they seat around letting crises produce. Leadership involves identifying prospective problems and solving them before they hit crisis proportions – and the power to describe and harvest prospective windfalls. So better leaders examine and intend and adjust their plans to original circumstances and opportunities.
A leader has a vision: Vision is vital to better leadership. Your best measure towards leadership should be creating a Vision Statement for your business. Because it embodies your dreams and your passions, an imagination assertion will too do as a leadership imagination.
A leader shares her vision: Sharing your leadership vision helps your vision grow and your leadership develops. Your leadership skills will grow as you and other people recognize you as a person with leadership potential.
A leader takes charge: A leader takes a charge of putting together all the plans and the leadership vision and take action. And a leader is a person who makes the decisions and sees that the appropriate actions are carried out and take effective decisions in carrying out the business effectively.
Good leadership: Becoming a leader isn’t easy because it takes a conscious commitment and consistent effort to develop one’s leadership skills. But on the positive side, anyone who is willing to make the effort can become a good leader. And as good leadership is critical to business success, your efforts to improve your leadership skills will be amply rewarded.
By working on these five keys of leadership, you can become the leader your small business needs.

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