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Sunday, November 27th, 2011
4:31 pm	Authentic Leadership - 6 Ways of Being a Leader Others Wish to Follow You can't be an authentic leader if you aren't your own person. Do not try to mimic another person or perhaps be too responsive to the wishes of others. It's impossible to create everyone happy, therefore don't hold back on making difficult decisions for anxiety about offending. You must be genuine. People will call at your strengths and wish to follow somebody that holds true and genuine. Authentic Leadership 6 Strategies to Becoming an Authentic Leader 1. Develop your own unique leadership style. Be consistent to your own personality. 2. Understand your purpose. If you lack purpose and direction in leading, why would anyone want to follow you? To find your own personal purpose you have to first understand yourself. What are you passionate about? Are there any underlying motivations? What stirs your soul? 3. An authentic leader is determined by their values and character and integrity is the one value that is needed. If people cannot trust you, why would to follow you? There will be situations in which your values are challenged and also you must make tough decisions in the context of your values. 4. Lead with your heart. Some leaders become should they have no compassion for anyone. It is your life experience that opens up your heart to possess compassion for the most difficult challenges individuals have along life's journey. 5. The capability to develop close and genuine relationships is one mark of an authentic leader. Many leaders believe their job is to create the vision strategy and organizations structure. There is a detached style of leadership. If you cannot or will not interact with the folks you lead, you will find it hard to work. Authentic Leadership 6. Self-Discipline is really a critical quality of the authentic leader. Without them you cannot gain respect of those you lead. If your leader has good values although not the self-discipline to place them into action, they lose trust. Also, know that none of us are great then when we fall short you should admit our mistakes. To become an authentic leader you have to practice consistency and self-discipline. Learn to handle pressure of leading. Just as one authentic leader requires years of effort, some pain and suffering, and the wisdom that comes from experiencing life at its fullest. Mother Teresa was a compelling example of an authentic leader. Many think about her as just a woman who reached to poor people yet by 1990 she had created an organization of 4,000 missionaries operating inside a hundred countries. Not just did she possess a purpose, clear values, along with a heart full of compassion, but she also were built with a very close relationship with individuals and exercised self-discipline. She would be a great example of authentic leadership. Are you prepared to become an authentic leader? Take the challenge, focus on these strategies, and be the kind of leader people wish to follow. (Comment on this)
4:28 pm	Authentic Leadership - 6 Ways of Being a Leader Others Wish to Follow You can't be an authentic leader unless you are your own person. Don't try to mimic someone else or perhaps be too responsive to the wishes of others. It's impossible to make everyone happy, therefore don't restrain on making difficult decisions for fear of offending. You must be yourself. Individuals will call at your strengths and wish to follow somebody that holds true and genuine. Authentic Leadership 6 Strategies to Becoming an Authentic Leader 1. Develop your own unique leadership style. Be consistent for your own personality. 2. Understand your purpose. Should you lack purpose and direction in leading, why would anyone wish to follow you? To find your own personal purpose you must first understand yourself. What exactly are you passionate about? What are the underlying motivations? What stirs your soul? 3. A geniune leader is determined by their values and character and integrity may be the one value that is needed. If people cannot trust you, why would to follow you? You will see situations in which your values are challenged and also you must make tough decisions poor your values. 4. Lead with your heart. Some leaders behave as should they have no compassion for anyone. It is your life experience that reveals your heart to have compassion which are more difficult challenges people have along life's journey. 5. The capacity to build up close and genuine relationships is a mark of the authentic leader. Many leaders believe their job would be to produce the vision strategy and organizations structure. There is a detached style of leadership. If you fail to or will not connect with the people you lead, you will find it tough to work. Authentic Leadership 6. Self-Discipline is a critical quality of an authentic leader. Without it you can't gain respect of those you lead. If a leader has good values but not the self-discipline to place them into action, they lose trust. Also, know that none of us are perfect so when we are unsuccessful you should admit our mistakes. To become a geniune leader you must practice consistency and self-discipline. Learn to handle pressure of leading. Just as one authentic leader requires many years of effort, some suffering and pain, and also the wisdom which comes from experiencing life at its fullest. Mother Teresa was a compelling illustration of an authentic leader. Many think about her as simply a woman who reached out to poor people yet by 1990 she'd created an organization of four,000 missionaries operating inside a hundred countries. Not only did she have a purpose, clear values, along with a heart filled with compassion, but she also were built with a very close relationship with individuals and exercised self-discipline. She was a great example of authentic leadership. Are you willing to become a geniune leader? Go ahead and take challenge, focus on these strategies, and be the type of leader people want to follow. (Comment on this)