Discover the qualities that will make you stand out from the crowd.

The word "leadership" can bring to mind a variety of images. For example:

·                     A political leader, pursuing a passionate, personal cause.

·                     An explorer, cutting a path through the jungle for the rest of his group to follow.

·                     An executive, developing her company's strategy to beat the competition.

Leaders help themselves and others to do the right things. They set direction, build an inspiring vision, and create something new. Leadership is about mapping out where you need to go to "win" as a team or an organization; and it is dynamic, exciting, and inspiring.

Yet, while leaders set the direction, they must also use management skills to guide their people to the right destination, in a smooth and efficient way.

Leadership means different things to different people around the world, and different things in different situations. For example, it could relate to community leadership, religious leadership, political leadership, and leadership of campaigning groups.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.– Dwight D. Eisenhower

Leadership: a Definition

According to the idea of transformational leadership , an effective leader is a person who does the following:

1.                Creates an inspiring vision of the future.

2.                Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.

3.                Manages delivery of the vision.

4.                Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at achieving the vision.

If it looks easy you are leading correctly. If it looks difficult, you are not a good leader.

We can all be a “boss”, but it takes years to become a good leader.