Leadership Article No 6: 10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills

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10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills

Whether you consciously aware of it or not, on some level you are

continually leading yourself and others. As a result, it would only

make sense that you strive to improve your leadership skills and get

the most out of life for everyone in your sphere.

If you desire to lead a passion-filled life wherein you are a positive

influence to everyone.....you will enjoy incorporating the following practices to

assist you in consistently living your life as a conscious

and strong LEADER.

1. Have a clear vision of yourself, others, and the world.

Who are you? What do you stand for? What is your life purpose?

Why and how do you want to influence others? How do you want to contribute

to yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, and the world?

Answer these questions to formulate a concrete vision of yourself and your

world. Then, start living your life as the leader who makes your vision a

reality!

2. Know and utilise your strengths and gifts.

You have unique gifts that you were born with and personal strengths you’ve

developed over your lifetime. Realizing and utilizing these

gifts and strengths will assist you in being a formidable leader.

3. Live in accordance with your morals and values.

Making choices and taking actions out of accordance with your

morals and values leaves you with a nagging “bad†feeling. This

feeling seeping in from your subconscious mind hinders your

success in your career and your relationships. On the other hand, making

choices and taking actions aligned with your morals and

values helps you succeed almost effortlessly. People sense integrity

and will naturally respect your opinion and leadership.

4. Lead others with inclusiveness and compassion.

The greatest leaders are those who include everyone in their sphere

of influence by recognising each person’s greatest value. To be one

of these leaders, look beyond the obvious and see others with insight and

compassion. Many of history's greatest leaders have admitted

that they rose to the top because another leader recognised and harnessed

their potential.

5. Set definitive goals and follow concrete action plans.

You have to know where your destination is before you can map

out a plan to get there. To improve your leadership skills, first set

specific life goals with appropriate timelines. Design your goals by moving

backwards from the end of your life to the present week.

Then, formulate action plans you can commit to that will get you to where

you want to be.

6. Maintain a positive attitude.

No one respects a grumpy or negative person. With a positive attitude you

are looking at the bright side of life. People are naturally attracted

to you when you have a positive attitude. By being positive, you will lead

a happier life, as well as be surrounded by other positive people. You will

also magically attract exciting offers and possibilities.

7. Improve communication skills.

Having great leadership skills includes your being able to clearly and

specifically communicate your vision, goals, skills, intentions, and expectations

to others. This also includes your ability to listen to

what other people are consciously or unconsciously communicating.

To become a great communicator, continually strive to improve

your verbal, nonverbal, and listening skills.

8. Motivate others to greatness.

A leader is as powerful as his team. As a leader, you will want to surround

yourself with a powerful team by assisting others in recognising and

utilising their strengths, gifts, and potential.

Motivating others to their own greatness will improve the group

energy....increase the vitality of your projects.....and move you

forward toward achieving your goals and vision.

9. Be willing to admit and learn from your failures and weaknesses.

Face it ......No one is perfect..... and everyone has made a mistake or two

in their lives! The most successful leaders know that the key to success is

not in avoiding falling or failing, but in learnning from their mistakes. As

a strong leader, you will also be able to communicate your weaknesses to your

team, so that you and your team can appoint someone who excels at that

particular task or activity.

10. Continue to educate and improve yourself.

Great leaders continue to improve themselves in every possible way. The

person who thinks he is an expert, has a lot more to learn. Never stop learning.

Be receptive to everyone’s perceptions and information from around the world

and beyond.

Grow…. learn…. grow…...learn... grow…!

By Ronya Banks

Remain Blessed!

 

 

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