Breaking Through

Whether in the household or in the workplace, leaders are tasked with making important decisions and are looked to for guidance. A good leader leads with the utmost integrity, honesty, respect, courage, confidence, responsibility and wisdom.

“A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.” -unknown

Whether you wear the title of a leadership position or not, you can still lead. Follow these steps to lead:

1) Contribute to solving problems. Know the problem and eliminate the noise (unimportant information). Leverage skills, abilities, knowledge and experience of yourself and your team to arrive at a solution.

2) Think of the big picture. Thoreau once said, “For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, one is hacking at the root.” Take a step back from the problem determine if there is an underlying bigger problem.

3) Be proactive. If a deeper problem exists take steps to resolve.

4) Make decisions, and take responsibility for the consequences. Exercise wisdom and experience when making decisions. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. The best leaders reflect behaviors and make decisions they want the group to emulate. Be confident in your decisions by basing them on facts and not guesses. Follow through on your decision and be an acting participant in making it happen.

5) Share your vision. Inspire. Motivate. Guide. “Most important, leaders can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best efforts”-John Gardner. Expand upon the vision as a team.

6) Remember that it’s not all about you. Leadership is not about glory, prestige, or wealth. “A leader is best when people barely know s/he exists; when his/her work is done, his/her aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves”. -Lao Tzu

Source: WikiHow

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