Leader: What are you?---- Where are you?

What is a leader? The perfect example of a leader is, of course, our Lord Jesus Christ. Thus, in a nutshell — you must be trustworthy and you have to be able to communicate a vision of where the organization needs to go..

What makes a person want to follow a leader? Accordingly, People want to be guided by those they respect and who have a clear sense of direction. To gain respect, they must be ethical. A sense of direction is achieved by conveying a strong vision of the future.

Now a days, only a handful of individuals possess the kind of leadership that an organization needs. So sad to know that there are leaders that cannot be trusted and in effect organization is divided and mis leaded.
I have been working on different organizations in the past. And I saw different styles of leadership. I still believe that the best attributes of a leader is can be trusted. And with this, it follows that those around him will grow to respect him.


I personally like the below Leadership Framework: 

BE KNOW DO

BE a professional. Examples: Be loyal to the organization, perform selfless service, take personal responsibility.

BE a professional who possess good character traits. Examples: Honesty, competence, candor, commitment, integrity, courage, straightforwardness, imagination.

KNOW the four factors of leadership — follower, leader, communication, situation.

KNOW yourself. Examples: strengths and weakness of your character, knowledge, and skills.

KNOW human nature. Examples: Human needs, emotions, and how people respond to stress.

KNOW your job. Examples: be proficient and be able to train others in their tasks.

KNOW your organization. Examples: where to go for help, its climate and culture, who the unofficial leaders are.

DO provide direction. Examples: goal setting, problem solving, decision making, planning.

DO implement. Examples: communicating, coordinating, supervising, evaluating.

DO motivate. Examples: develop morale and esprit de corps in the organization, train, coach, counsel.

Leader: Where are you?---- What are you?


Not everyone is born to be a leader, but you can definitely try to be a better leader, by improving your standards and your ability to lead.