What Is A Leader And How To Be One
A leader does not always have to lead. A leader can also be a follower. To be a leader, one will definitely have to have the qualities. Not every joker in the town can be leader. There are also leaders within us that have yet to be discovered. And that is the amazing thing about being a leader – while everyone can be a leader, not everyone have the skills and qualities to be a GOOD leader.
If you are asking what is a leader, then I have the true meaning of it here for you. A true leader is one that is sociable and also matured. He has to be good natured and outgoing such that it is able to connect extremely well with his fellow followers. A leader must be one who loves interacting with people. In fact, research has said that people with high scalability are generally happier and this is definitely a plus point as it is humans’ nature to follow someone who is always contented with life.
Some of us a born to be leaders while some get trained to be one. Either way, the role of the leader is one that is tough and arduous. This is the reason why majority of us would not want to take up any form of leadership role because of the fear of the inability to cope with the immense responsibility.
How to Run a Leadership Activity
The big buzz in the Learning and Development community is about Leadership development. “If only we could train good leaders,” goes the argument, “we could be beat the world”
This belief is so well ingrained that hardly anyone stops to question it. But when you step back for a second, there are a number of huge questions. For example:
1. If leaders need training, who trained Roosevelt, Churchill a Read the rest of this entry »
Leadership Development – Leadership Styles and Training
What makes a good leader?
Leadership development
Ever since we started Impact Factory, lo these many years ago, we have struggled with the whole notion of leadership development or leadership training. Indeed, we have resisted writing about it in much detail because the subject is so subjective.
Are leaders born or made? Can you use management leadership training to give leadership skills to someone who isn’ Read the rest of this entry »