Secrets Of Leadership

Secrets of Leadership

Barack Obama, Osama Bin Laden, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Ghandi- this set of individuals are significant to a lot of people in different ways. But what sets them apart from normal people is their ability to lead or their leadership. Leadership is a characteristic only a few posses. Inherited or learned, the ability to lead is something not everyone can do. But believe it or not, there are actually ways or secrets on becoming a good leader. So simply put, these are ways to help you to become that great leader that you so badly want to be. So being that new Barack Obama may not be as hard as you think. So without further ado, allow me to discuss these so called secrets.

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           Having Smart Followers- Great leaders achieve great things because of having smart followers. It’s no longer enough having just followers, but having smart followers equals more success. Smart followers say “I think we should do this” rather than “What should I do?”.

·         Spread the intiative- What this means is imparting initiative to your followers. As the saying goes: “2 heads are better than 1”. Having more people take the initiative and think of new ideas makes tasks easier accomplished.

·         Coach your followers- The leader usually is the most knowledgeable about the task at hand. So giving your followers the necessary tips can hasten up the task to be finished. Also, this will promote your followers to do things independently.

·         Keep the communication going- The leader must be the advocate to good flow of communication. Because through this, leaders and followers can learn more about themselves and know how to function around each other. This then results to efficient performance in the tasks given.

·         Motivated by goal- The leader must impart to the followers that the job must be goal- motivated. Because through this, followers will be more focused on the task itself. This also develops responsibility in your followers.

·         Great followers anticipate- This is so important for followers to posses because it makes followers that more responsible and having them make plans before the leader makes one can make the task more faster to finish and that more efficient to do.

·         Justice makes prosperity- A good leader is smart; an effective leader is fair and just. Always treat your followers the same as all others, because this will create a good image of you in their heads. Thus, this will make following and respecting you that much easier to do.

      You may have noticed that some secrets are more about the follower. These tips are true and effective because a good leader is defined by the output and impression he gets out from his subordinates. The followers are as equally important as the leader, because without the knowledge of the subordinates, leaders will function differently. Definitely, these tips will help you and make you a better leader. But you must remember that it all boils down to how good of a person you are. Be yourself, and trust  yourself and your subordinates, that will equal to being a great leader.