Dear All,
While leadership is easy to explain, it is not so easy to practice. Leadership is about behavior first, skills second. Good leaders are followed chiefly because people trust and respect them, rather than the skills they possess.
Leadership is different from management. Management relies more on planning, organizational, and communication skills. Leadership relies on management skills too, but more so on qualities such as integrity, honesty, humility, courage, commitment, sincerity, passion, confidence, positivity, wisdom, determination, compassion, and sensitivity. Some people are born more naturally to leadership than others. Most people don't seek to be a leader, but those who want to be a leader can develop leadership ability.
Leadership can be performed with different styles. Some leaders have one style, which is right for certain situations and wrong for others. Some leaders can adapt and use different leadership styles for given situations.
Today, ethical leadership is more important than ever. The world is more transparent and connected than it has ever been. The actions and philosophies of organizations are scrutinized by the media and the general public as never before. This coincides with massively increased awareness and interest among people everywhere in corporate responsibility and related concepts such as Fair Trade, sustainability, social and community responsibility.
Leadership Tips:
- There is only one way - the straight way. It sets the tone of the organization.
- Be open to the best of what everyone, everywhere, has to offer; transfer learning across your organization.
- Get the right people in the right jobs - it is more important than developing a strategy.
- An informal atmosphere is a competitive advantage.
- Make sure everybody counts and everybody knows they count.
- Legitimate self-confidence is a winner - the true test of self-confidence is the courage to be open.
- Business has to be fun - celebrations energize an organization.
- Never underestimate the other guy.
- Understand where real value is added and put your best people there.
- Know when to meddle and when to let go - this is pure instinct.
- As a leader, your main priority is to get the job done, whatever the job is.
Leaders make things happen by:
- Knowing your objectives and having a plan on how to achieve them.
- Building a team committed to achieving the objectives.
- Helping each team member to give their best efforts.
- As a leader, you must know yourself. Know your own strengths and weaknesses so that you can build the best team around you.
Hope you all will be leaders in your fields.
Best Regards,
Dr. Al Husseini
Amman, Jordan
From Jordan
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14While leadership is easy to explain, it is not so easy to practice. Leadership is about behavior first, skills second. Good leaders are followed chiefly because people trust and respect them, rather than the skills they possess.
Leadership is different from management. Management relies more on planning, organizational, and communication skills. Leadership relies on management skills too, but more so on qualities such as integrity, honesty, humility, courage, commitment, sincerity, passion, confidence, positivity, wisdom, determination, compassion, and sensitivity. Some people are born more naturally to leadership than others. Most people don't seek to be a leader, but those who want to be a leader can develop leadership ability.
Leadership can be performed with different styles. Some leaders have one style, which is right for certain situations and wrong for others. Some leaders can adapt and use different leadership styles for given situations.
Today, ethical leadership is more important than ever. The world is more transparent and connected than it has ever been. The actions and philosophies of organizations are scrutinized by the media and the general public as never before. This coincides with massively increased awareness and interest among people everywhere in corporate responsibility and related concepts such as Fair Trade, sustainability, social and community responsibility.
Leadership Tips:
- There is only one way - the straight way. It sets the tone of the organization.
- Be open to the best of what everyone, everywhere, has to offer; transfer learning across your organization.
- Get the right people in the right jobs - it is more important than developing a strategy.
- An informal atmosphere is a competitive advantage.
- Make sure everybody counts and everybody knows they count.
- Legitimate self-confidence is a winner - the true test of self-confidence is the courage to be open.
- Business has to be fun - celebrations energize an organization.
- Never underestimate the other guy.
- Understand where real value is added and put your best people there.
- Know when to meddle and when to let go - this is pure instinct.
- As a leader, your main priority is to get the job done, whatever the job is.
Leaders make things happen by:
- Knowing your objectives and having a plan on how to achieve them.
- Building a team committed to achieving the objectives.
- Helping each team member to give their best efforts.
- As a leader, you must know yourself. Know your own strengths and weaknesses so that you can build the best team around you.
Hope you all will be leaders in your fields.
Best Regards,
Dr. Al Husseini
Amman, Jordan
From Jordan
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Hello Dr. Al Husseini,
Excellent post on leadership. Leadership is a lifestyle that few of us choose to live. If leaders could be made, MBAs would be leaders, but few MBAs are leaders. Employers should identify their future leaders and then get them educated and trained while giving them the experience they need to be successful leaders in the future.
Hope you all will be leaders in your fields.
Can't someone be a recognized leader in their field of study without being a leader?
Bob Gately
gately@csi.com
From United States, Chelsea
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Excellent post on leadership. Leadership is a lifestyle that few of us choose to live. If leaders could be made, MBAs would be leaders, but few MBAs are leaders. Employers should identify their future leaders and then get them educated and trained while giving them the experience they need to be successful leaders in the future.
Hope you all will be leaders in your fields.
Can't someone be a recognized leader in their field of study without being a leader?
Bob Gately
gately@csi.com
From United States, Chelsea
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