There is one saying like "Leadership Is Action
Not Position"..



Developing good leadership skills is not
something that happens overnight. As a matter
of fact, most effective leaders will tell you that
learning how to be a good leader is an ongoing
process, and that you will never quite "arrive",
because there's always more you can learn and
more you can do to improve your leadership
skills. As the old saying goes, "The biggest room
in the world is the room for improvement." This
article will provide some practical and helpful
tips to assist you in developing good leadership
skills..


Things You Will Need:


* Discipline

* A willingness to change

* Courage


In order to effectively lead others, you must first
learn how to lead yourself. The most difficult
challenge of life is that of self-mastery. Can you
discipline yourself in your daily life to do what it
takes to lead yourself? In other words, can you
do what it takes to properly maintain your
personal life (physically, financially, socially,
etc.), regardless of whether or not you feel like
doing it? This is the first step in becoming a
more effective leader. For example, if you
constantly show up late for work, how can you
expect the people you lead to show up on time?
Your example speaks volumes, many times
without you even opening your mouth..
Enthusiasm for what you're doing is a key
element to having others "catch the vision"..


When your followers and/or subordinates see
that you're excited and fired up about
accomplishing a given goal or task, that
enthusiasm many times will be contagious. A
lifeless, deadpan leader will produce lifeless,
deadpan followers..


Can you commit to the project or goal with your
whole heart? Half-heartedness is something that
your followers and/or subordinates can detect
quite easily. The amount of importance that you
give to the task(s) at hand will many times
determine how important others perceive it to
be. Throw yourself completely into your work;
you'll be amazed at how this can inspire others
to do the same..


Set clear, concise goals. It's very hard to hit a
target that has not been defined. Your people
need to know that you know where you're going,
and that you know how to lead them there..
Make sure that everyone on your team has a full
understanding of their role in accomplishing the
goal. Get others involved as often as you can. It
has been said that "involvement creates
commitment". Delegate tasks to others and then
trust them to take those tasks and run with
them. People desire to be trusted and believed
in, and most of the time they will live up to your
expectations of them, given the opportunity to do
so. If you "hoard" all the tasks for yourself, it will
cause your team members to languish and feel
unimportant..


Actions definitely speak louder than words when
it comes to setting an example for the people
you lead. You need to be the most diligent, hard-
working, focused person on the team. There's
something about when a leader is willing to go
the extra mile and set a premium example; it will
inspire others to raise their level and quality of
effort as well.. NATURE