LEADERSHIP

How To Unleash The Leader Within You, Lead

By Example, And Increase Your Leadership
Capability
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................... 1
CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF
LEADERSHIP ............................................................................... 5
WHAT IS LEADERSHIP? .............................................................. 5
IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP................................................. 8
ESSENTIAL PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP ............................ 10
NOT EVERYONE IS A LEADER, BUT WE ALL NEED
LEADERSHIP ............................................................................... 13
CHAPTER 2: START BY IMPROVING YOURSELF ........... 15
DEVELOPING THE RIGHT SKILLS IN YOUR JOB .................. 15
CONTROLLING YOUR EMOTIONS .......................................... 16
CLARIFYING YOUR PRIORITIES ............................................. 17
LOOKING AHEAD AND BEING PROACTIVE ......................... 18
CHOOSING YOUR WORDS WISELY ........................................ 18
MAINTAINING A WORK-LIFE BALANCE .............................. 19
COMMUNICATING LIKE A LEADER ....................................... 20
LEARNING TO READ PEOPLE .................................................. 20
LEARNING TO NETWORK ........................................................ 21
CHAPTER 3: WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER? ............ 22
KNOW HOW TO LEAD ............................................................... 22
SHOW YOUR EXPERTISE .......................................................... 24
COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION
....................................................................................................... 24
A SENSE OF HUMOR .................................................................. 27
FOCUS .......................................................................................... 28
MANAGE ...................................................................................... 30
MENTOR....................................................................................... 31
COACH .......................................................................................... 31
INTUITION AND INNOVATION ................................................ 33
OPERATE WITH INTEGRITY..................................................... 34
BE VISIBLE .................................................................................. 35
USING GOOD JUDGMENT ......................................................... 35
FIND A MENTOR ......................................................................... 36
ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR MISTAKES ........................... 37
BE TRUSTWORTHY .................................................................... 38
ALWAYS COMMUNICATE ........................................................ 38
CONVICTION AND MOTIVATION ........................................... 39
INTEGRITY .................................................................................. 41
CONSISTENCY ............................................................................ 41
HARD WORK ............................................................................... 42
RESPONSIBILITY ........................................................................ 43
NO BIAS ........................................................................................ 44
ALWAYS COLLABORATE ......................................................... 44
GIVE DIRECTION ........................................................................ 45
SET AN EXAMPLE ...................................................................... 45
DON’T OVERREACH .................................................................. 46
STEP OUT OF YOUR WORLD .................................................... 46
THE ABILITY TO CHALLENGE AND INSPIRE ....................... 47
BUILD TRUST AND RESPECT ................................................... 47
SHARE A VISION ......................................................................... 49
BE REAL ....................................................................................... 50
CHAPTER 4: WHAT PREVENTS US FROM BRINGING
OUT THE LEADER WITHIN US? ........................................... 51
FEAR ............................................................................................. 51
CONQUERING THE FEAR OF BEING A LEADER ................... 53
ACCEPTING CRITICISM ............................................................ 54
OVERCOMING FAILURE ........................................................... 54
EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING .............................................. 55
TRY TO WORK AS A TEAMMATE ........................................... 55
FACING YOUR FEARS ............................................................... 56
DEALING WITH SELF-DOUBT ................................................. 57
STOP VYING FOR VALIDATION ............................................. 57
MIND, BODY, AND SOUL — STRIKING THE BALANCE ..... 58
CONCLUSION ............................................................................ 60
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 INTRODUCTION

W
e all know that becoming a leader is
something that is not so easy to accomplish.
Each of us aspires to be a leader in various
facets of our lives and some of us tend to have an easy
time bringing out the leader within us. However, for the
majority, the opposite is true; leading just seems to be one
of those things we just wish we could do but never
actually do it.

Many of us shy away when it comes to leading. Once

you go through this book set, you will realize that you can
be a great leader too. All you need to do is follow the
simple and proven methods that are described on these
pages. “Lead to Leadership” teaches you what techniques
you need to follow to lead not only in your work
environment but also at your home, friends circle, etc. By
reading, you will discover how to unleash the leader
within you so that you can start leading in the right
manner in every aspect of your life. You will not just stop

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there; you will discover how to keep your followers
motivated to continue following you so that you can build
a strong team.

Everything in this book set has been tried and tested.

Now it is your decision to act on this knowledge. You
alone determine your results and you alone can take
charge of your life.

Go ahead, I challenge you to put your heart at peace.

Ask yourself what risks are involved, gather the facts, get
good counsel and once your decision is made, move
forward.

Leadership is a normal part of life, and it’s important

in every aspect of life. In this eBook series, I will teach
you everything that you need to know about leadership,
how to develop the skills both in your personal life and
your professional life, what the importance of leadership
is and how you can achieve your own goals by helping
the people around you.

“Lead to Leadership” is a series, composed by two

books, designed to guide you to the process of becoming
an inspiring leader. This first ebook “Lead to
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Leadership: The essence of positive Leadership”, focus
on explaining leadership and its importance, identifying
the qualities of a good leader, and provide you with
examples and counterexamples of positive leadership
styles that will help you absorb the message.

The second eBook : “Lead to Leadership: Unleash

your inner Leader” is a step by step guide that builds up
the knowledge acquired in the first eBook, to teach you
how to become an inspiring leader and dominate the trait
of Leadership to an extent where you possess the power
to unleash leadership in others. You can get this
amazing guide on this link: [Add link].

Unleashing my inner leader, inspiring others, and help

them through the process of becoming leaders themselves,
was an ability I needed to develop in order to build a
successful team in network marketing. To be successful
you must inspire the people on your team, help them
overcome all the difficulties, doubts and hardwork in
order to conquer their dreams. You unleash their
leadership skills, so that they can reach and inspire more
people than you ever could by your own. Fortunately,

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leadership as helped me countless times, being successful
with my different businesses, because the secret for a
successful business is a great and inspired team!

Our planet needs leaders, positive and empathic

leaders, that develop themselves and lead by example.
The world is increasingly globalized, this means
problems are universal and the world will need leaders
working together to solve these problems, considering the
well-being of all.

So I’m glad you have taken the first step towards

unleashing the leader in you and I have provided you my
best effort to pass all the knowledge I acquired throughout
the years to make sure you will become the best leader
you can be!

Now it’s up to you to read these books as many times

as necessary, but above all to put all the knowledge you
will get in practice as many times as you can… Practice
it, find out what works for you and develop your own
leadership style based on your strongest skills and
personality traits.

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 CHAPTER 1
UNDERSTANDING THE SCOPE OF
LEADERSHIP

What is Leadership?

L eadership is guiding everyone else to a common

goal. It is the use of one’s influence to get the
gears working towards a destination. It is not
manipulating others to get what one wants, but it is using
one’s abilities to come to that common point where
everyone wants and needs to be at.

Leadership is the process of directing the people

around you, by influencing the way people feel, the way
they act, and the way they even think. A great leader
inspires the people around him/her to become the best that
they can be and leads them in a certain direction. Without
leadership, our entire world would quickly disintegrate
and fall into chaos. Why? Because every person on the
planet views the world differently. As such, they’ll think,
behave, and act differently than many people around them.

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A leader can help bring together these differences and
have every person who follows them to work towards one
common goal.

Leadership helps unite people, regardless of ethnic

background, skin color and religion. Becoming a great
leader isn’t something that happens overnight. Even those
in history that we know as great leaders once had trouble
securing a loyal following. An example of one such
leader is Winston Churchill. When he arrived on the
scene in the early 1930s, he tried to warn his people that
Hitler was an imminent threat and one that should be
taken seriously. As luck would have it, many people
didn’t see it that way. Some thought that Hitler was a man
they could reason with, and others didn’t want to start an
unnecessary war with Germany. Of course, they were all
wrong. But still, because of his proclamations, many
people shunned Winston Churchill because he tried to get
people to believe that war would be inevitable as long as
Hitler led Germany. By mere chance, they rejected
Churchill’s claims and rejected him as a leader.
Everything changed the moment Germany overstepped

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their boundaries and began invading other countries. It
was only then that people began following Churchill and
sought his wisdom on what should be done. Eventually,
Churchill became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
and led the country into World War II. It was then that
nearly every person residing in the United Kingdom
followed him with willing faith and loyalty. While
Churchill is an example of a great leader, there are times
in our own lives where we will need to be cautious of
what I like to call false leaders. These kinds of leaders
like to pretend that they are bringing people together
toward a common goal when they really aren’t. The truth
of the matter is that not every person is destined to
become a great leader. Some of us just don’t have the
necessary skills and attributes that make a great leader.
These people often try to lead the people around them,
claiming they are able to inspire thousands. You might be
able to inspire a group to act towards a common goal, but
if you’re not acting considering the higher interests of the
group and the individuals then you’re not a true leader;
you’re just a manipulator using people to satisfy your
personal agenda.
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 A prime example of this is Hitler himself, who was a
great false leader. He somehow managed to inspire
people to participate in the deadliest mass genocide, and
not once did his own people speak against this act. Hitler
was able to inspire these people to conduct such heinous
acts and they all followed him without question. More
than 60 years have passed, and there is still a high
reputational damage for Germany and its people due to
this dark period of history.

These kinds of leaders are known for abusing their

power and using it to exploit the people around them. You
need to understand that leadership is power and in order
for that power to be used the right way, you need to make
sure that you lead people in the best direction possible for
the group.

Importance of Leadership

There are a number of reasons as to why leadership is

important regardless of where the skill is being utilized.
Some of these reasons include:

Provides Direction. This can be extremely important

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especially for those who do not know or understand
which direction they are supposed to be going. Direction
is crucial during times that are unstable in both our
personal and professional lives and there will be times
when people are going to look to you for some kind of
guidance on what they should do.

Provide Stability and a Safe Environment. As adults at

home and as supervisors in the workplace, we’re often
looked up to in order to provide some stability and to
provide a safe environment for both children and co-
workers. You’ll need to be responsible for teaching your
children how to become well-rounded and self-sufficient
adults and you’ll be the person your co-workers will look
to when they need to be reassured and motivated.

To Provide Guidance On How To Follow Their

Passions. Neither children nor adults are any exception to
this rule. In order to become self-sufficient and happy
adults, people need to follow their passion, so as to wake
up every day feeling successful. You’ll play a key role in
making this dream a reality and can even help in
motivating those around you to follow their passions.

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 Provide a Sense of Balance. It’s rather difficult to
create the perfect balance between our personal and
professional lives. As a leader, you can help the people
around you to find that perfect balance (even if you don’t
have it yourself) and help them from becoming
overwhelmed on a daily basis.

Essential Principles of Leadership

In order to have the right leadership skills that will help

us to lead people in the right direction, there are key
principles that we must follow in order to achieve this
goal. Leadership isn’t something that can just be done the
moment we want it to, it’s a lifestyle we need to adopt.
While it may come naturally for some people, it will take
a lot of practice and patience for ordinary people like you
and I. In order to succeed, you need to follow these key
principles:

 You Must Be Patient, Always. As a leader, you

need to strive to protect the dignity of the people
around you, to boost the kind of performance you
want. This requires you to be patient even at the
most trying of times.

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 Trust the People Around You and Gain Their Trust
In Return. In order for people to follow your lead
willingly, you need to not only trust them, but they
must trust you as well. There are a variety of ways
that you can accomplish this; such as always
sticking to your word, doing the things that you
promise to do and never lying to the people that are
following your lead.

 Be as Kind As Possible to The People Around You.

One of the greatest traits of any leader is how they
treat the people who look to them for leadership
with both patience and kindness. It’s extremely
important to show the people that you’re leading
with both enthusiasm and encouragement so that
they can accomplish their goals, even if you want
them to do tasks such as paperwork or even
cleaning up after themselves.

 Always Be Honest and Truthful. The key to

becoming a great leader is to remain as honest and
truthful as possible regardless of where you are,
either at home or at work. Encourage the people

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 following you and to give them kind and loving
feedback as often as possible as this will not only
help yourself to grow, but it will help your company
or household to grow as well.

 Be Selfless. When you’re a leader in your personal

life or in your professional life, there really is no
time to be selfish. You need to remember that
people are looking to you to lead them towards a
certain direction and if you suddenly become
selfish and only care about yourself, your family or
corporation will not go towards the direction that
you want them to go.

 Be Able to Forgive. While I’m no exception to this,

nearly every person out there today has a problem
forgiving people who have wronged them. As a
leader, you can’t and do not have the ability to hold
on to grudges nor can you walk around treating
people like dirt if they wronged you in some way.

 Dedicate Yourself to Whatever It Is You Do. As a

dedicated leader, it’s critical that you stick to
whatever values you have and make sure that you

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 don’t stray too far. You need to remain dedicated to
whatever task you have set to follow, regardless of
what the other people around you may think.
Remember: the only thing that matters is the task
you’re setting out to do.

Not Everyone Is A Leader, But We All Need

Leadership

Becoming a leader might not be for everyone, but we

can't deny that the right kind of leadership is absolutely
necessary for success. Even if we choose to be our own
leaders, we will still need to have the ability to learn from
others. Those of us who choose to be followers will need
great leaders, and those of us who become leaders will
need other leaders as inspiration. It's always easier to
become a great leader when you are able to recognize and
emulate a great leader.

Some of us teach ourselves, and some of us have

teachers, but we all need to be taught. It's the same thing
with leadership. Some of us lead, and some of us follow,
but we all need leadership, one way or another. It's also
not just leadership that we need, we need good leadership.
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 People need great leaders now more than ever. But
unfortunately, there appear to be fewer people who are
willing to do what it takes to become great leaders.
Sometimes discipline is necessary, but it needs to be
balanced out with positive motivation. Management
alone might get the job done for a little while, but good
leadership is essential for long-term success.

Before people can truly follow a leader, they need to be

given a choice. You cannot be a great leader if your followers
don't follow you willingly because as a leader, you cannot
force someone to follow you. Bossing people around will
result in more stress for everyone but setting a good example
for others to follow will encourage them to work hard without
supervision.

Leaders will always have an effect on people. You need to

make sure that you are able to leave a positive effect on your
followers. Positive followers are usually the result of good
leaders. It's important to broadcast the right signal. Ultimately,
if we want long-term success, we will have to accept the
responsibility that good leadership requires.

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 CHAPTER 2
START BY IMPROVING YOURSELF

I
f you want to be an effective leader and climb the
hierarchy of leadership, you need to start by
improving yourself. Here are the characteristics that
you need to work on:

Developing the right skills in your job

Start by obtaining all the skills that your job requires.

Your aim is to become an expert in your chosen industry.
You need to learn the fundamental skills in your field. As
you master the fundamentals, you can start learning more
advanced skills and knowledge.

Great leaders are not good at everything, however,

their followers acknowledge that they are good at
something. Warren Buffet, for example, is a leader in the
field of investing. He acknowledges that he is not a master
in all types of investments. If he encounters a new type of
investment, he needs to study it first to be able to make
the right investment decision. In his own words, he stays

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within his “circle of competence,” which he has spent
decades developing.

Instead of mastering all investment skills, Warren

Buffet emphasizes focusing on this circle of competence.
This is an area of knowledge in which you are an expert.
As you learn more about your field through formal study
and first-hand experience, you can easily widen your
circle of competence.

Controlling your emotions

Learn to keep your emotions in check. Do not walk

around like an emotional time bomb ready to explode
when provoked. As the head of the organization, many
people are counting on your decision. If you cannot
control your emotions, surely it will have an effect on
those who are working for you. A great leader knows
when to display his emotions and when to keep them.
There are moments when it is effective to show your
emotions in order to connect better with the people who
follow you.

If you are emotionally intelligent, it should reflect in

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your level of self-confidence, your open-mindedness, and
receptiveness. All these qualities should help you develop
a very thick skin. When you’re developing this trait, you
will verify there is a high correlation between emotional
intelligence and your success rate in handling and
managing people. Worry not, this is a must-learn ability
for everyone that establishes relations with other human
beings and even more for a leader. As such, I will develop
an entire book on this topic to make sure you will master
it!

Clarifying your priorities

Managing your priorities has a big effect on your time

and energy. If you are inefficient at prioritizing, you will
be wasting much of your time and effort on nothing.
Learning how to deal with your priorities effectively
allows you to accomplish more with less time and energy.
As a leader, don’t try to be a perfectionist and try to avoid
micromanagement because it lowers employees’
productivity and their level of happiness. Remember the
old saying: “Perfect is the enemy of good.”

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Looking ahead and being proactive

Take the time to think. Sit down, have a break and let
the thoughts come into your mind. Put down what you are
doing, lie down on the couch and think about how you
should approach the work that you have ahead of you.
Remember, a minute of thinking or planning is more
productive than an hour of unplanned work. Great
leaders and successful people always save time to think
and reflect both about the future and past performance in
order to be able to improve. A great example of this is
Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter who works 16 hours
per day, 6 days per week. He always saves one day per
week to think about his business, put things in perspective
and start the next week with new ideas and plans.

Choosing your words wisely

The words you use say a lot about who and what you
are as a leader so be extremely careful with what rolls off
your tongue. It may sound cliché to say that words can hit
harder than stone, but it’s so true. Words are potent and
they can influence others positively or negatively.
Bearing this in mind, you need to learn how to frame your
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communication to create a positive impression and get the
people who follow you to respond as you need them to. If
you want your words to carry weight, then weigh them
well before you speak. You can do this if you can manage
your thinking effectively.

Maintaining a work-life balance

You can do everything right and manage yourself

effectively at work but if your personal life is in disarray,
it will eventually take a toll on your leadership. If a leader
is going through a distressing event in his life, like a
divorce or the death of a loved one, do you think this will
affect the way he leads the people who work for him? Yes,
it does. Personal life events like these, although
understandable, can turn any great leader into a terrible
one in the blink of an eye.

Do not neglect your personal life in the interest of your

career. Give work the focus it requires while also giving
due importance to your personal enjoyment, to
maintaining your health and nurturing a happy family life.
It is one of the best things that you can do not only for
yourself and your loved ones but also for the organization

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that you work for and the people you lead.

Communicating like a leader

Great leaders are excellent communicators. All your

ideas will not matter if you do not know how to
communicate them effectively to your followers. There
are many types of communication that a leader needs to
master. You will learn more about this during the rest of
the book. But to truly become a master in speech and
persuasion, you should read my book: "Practical Guide
for Speech Persuasion."

If you have great ideas and your heart is in the right

place, I will gladly teach you the skills you need to inspire
others and to make them understand and act upon it.

Learning to read people

As a leader, you should constantly observe the people

you lead. You do this to know what motivates and
demotivates them. When you see people in your
organization who are working hard, try to understand
what motivates them. Observe carefully when they are
not motivated and try to identify the reasons.

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Learning to Network

An effective leader has useful relationships in his

industry. If you want to improve your ability as a leader,
you need to start developing relationships with influential
people.

To hasten the networking process, you need to identify

people who may become helpful in the future. Start
developing relationships with them by offering your help
when they need it. This way, they may also return the
favor when you and your team are the ones in need.

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 CHAPTER 3
WHAT MAKES A GREAT LEADER?

T
o be a great leader, you must identify the strongest
traits in your arsenal and then make them more
powerful still. It’s simply a question of what
weapons you have available to you and how you decide
to make use of them.

Know How to Lead

In 2006, onlookers might easily have assumed that the

Ford company was teetering precipitously on its last legs.
The car manufacturer had posted multi-billion-dollar
losses that surpassed any in its long history. But then, out
of the darkness, came Alan Mullaly, the miracle who
changed the entire culture of the company and helped it
turn around a $7.2 billion profit by 2013, outstripping its
competitors in the market and paying its workers $8800
each in profit sharing. According to the man himself,
making a change on this scale is not about the executives
around the table coming up with plans and strategies; it’s

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about the entire organization understanding where the
company needs to go and sharing the vision of its future.

Mullaly has the singular ability to make each of Ford’s

employees support the plan and feel supported in their
contribution to it. If people don’t feel optimism, he says,
they will not feel inspired to do the work that is needed to
turn things around. He notes that, before his tenure, staff
who met with a problem were berated for its
consequences and the blame for lost profits was placed at
their feet. Now, he says, managers will ask what can be
done to help employees get back on track, which he
believes is much more efficient and productive. He has
changed an entire culture by altering its mindset, leading
everyone from the top, and enabling the company to
flourish in the process.

First and foremost, among the qualities you will need

to succeed as a leader, you must simply know how to lead.
That doesn’t just mean knowing what typical styles are
employed and poring over what’s written in a leadership
training manual – your leadership must be unique to you
and your personality.

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Show Your Expertise

If you have expertise in a certain field, don’t be afraid

to develop it further. Be confident in your knowledge and
be sure to let others see and know how talented you are.
You could be the most skilled person in your department,
but if you lack confidence, people will find it hard to
realize your potential. If you muster up the confidence to
let people know of your expertise, you have a better
chance of moving upwards. On top of allowing your
expertise to show, it’s important to then take the initiative
to get the attention of the leaders.

Communication, Communication,
Communication

Once known as the disgraced President of the United

States who was chased from office for his tawdry
behavior, Bill Clinton is a leader so talented that he is
impossible to ignore. You just can’t keep a good man
down, if the old saying is to be believed, and Clinton has
certainly proved that.

How has he turned the decade and a half since his

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presidency to his favor? He is now a relentless advocate
for big-ticket causes such as tuberculosis and HIV and
AIDS, not to mention global warming. He has founded
the Clinton Global Initiative, through which he persuades
some of the richest and most powerful people on the
planet to commit to the projects he believes are important.
He has achieved this through his unique style of
management, which relies almost entirely on his
unparalleled ability to connect with other people.

Clinton is a peerless communicator who is known for

paying absolute attention to the person he is speaking
with, ensuring that they feel as though they are the very
center of his world – and, indeed, he seems to lack any
belief that he is better or more important than anyone else.
He is charismatic, but also genuinely interested in what
other people have to say. He can speak in the terms of a
layman but deliver insights so brilliant that his listeners
are immediately convinced. Those with whom he speaks
grow to trust him and believe in his wisdom and, in turn,
he asks questions and delves into topics to fully
understand that person’s needs and opinions. Because he

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is as devoted to listening as he is to speaking, he has been
able to bring global leaders together to help build a global
community with less poverty, a cleaner environment and
better access to health care.

The fact that Clinton has an overarching vision and the

passion to aim towards it is almost beside the point. When
it comes to leadership style, it is his commitment to
communication that has pushed him to the forefront of
global politics. It is the communication that leads others
to embrace his vision and relate to his passion.

There is no such thing as a great leader who does not

possess the ability to communicate effectively. Contrary
to popular opinion, particularly in managerial circles, a
great orator is not the same thing as a great communicator
– unless he or she is also an excellent listener. To be a
good listener, you need to turn your attention away from
yourself and place it squarely on the people who are
important to your organization.

A great leader listens to all those around him and treats

the lowliest of people with as much respect as the most
powerful. Work on the understanding that all people are

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equal, and none are worthy of your derision.

A Sense of Humor

Perhaps the greatest politician of all time and certainly

the most admired Englishman in recent history, Winston
Churchill, is remembered for more than just his
leadership through the most devastating of all wars. As
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he was also
renowned for his sense of humor, and his many quips and
one-liners have gone down in ironclad history, perhaps
even more so than his innovation in military solutions and
strategy. He was a charismatic man by nature and used
this very much to his favor, winning allies across the
world to help him in the war effort and actually becoming
the first man to be considered an Honorary Citizen of the
United States.

Ruthless, intelligent and strong in his convictions, he

is nevertheless most famous for the jokes that remain part
of popular culture even now. “I may be drunk, Miss, but
in the morning I will be sober and you will still be ugly,”
has appeared on many T-shirts, but it was first said by
Churchill to a bristling Lady Astor. Among his other

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humorous quotes, he is often recalled for saying that, “We
can always count on the Americans to do the right thing,
after they have exhausted all the other possibilities,” and
that, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth
has a chance to get its pants on.” Hard-hitting and
unafraid of offending, Churchill’s sense of humor,
steeped in his timeless wisdom, has won him fans and
adorers across the world and through the ravages of time.

A sense of humor makes a person more likable,

approachable and personable. It is a trait that we
commonly claim to be looking for in life mates and
friends and one that we also expect to see in the people
who lead us. Developing an excellent sense of humor and
knowing precisely when to deploy it is often underrated,
but it is an incredibly important piece of your leadership
technique.

Focus

Steve Jobs was demanding, brash and dismissive, but

he was also inarguably brilliant. Under his leadership,
Apple grew to dominate the personal computing and
gadget markets not once, but twice, and Jobs himself has

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entered the pantheon of the world’s greatest and most
successful leaders as a result. His leadership style has
become a myth for many different reasons, but one thing
stands out beyond all others: his ability to bring focus.
When he was asked to return to a floundering Apple in
the late 1990s, the products that the company had on the
market were diverse and wide-ranging.

Jobs took one look at the vast array of items and

walked to the whiteboard. He drew a grid on the board
with just four boxes in it, in two columns. Over the first
column, he wrote “consumer” and over the second he
scribbled, “pro.” The rows, he labeled “desktop” and
“portable.” That’s it, he said, that’s all we need – one
product for each of these boxes. Everything else must go.
Sure enough, his strategy saved the company and remains
its mantra to this day.

Along with his top people, he would later choose to

spend a weekend of each year at a retreat, during which
he would ask them to help him list the top ten suggestions
that the company should follow next. Once the list was
complete, he scratched out the bottom seven and told the

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room that only three of them could and should be done.

Because Jobs pushed the focus on only a select number

of products, he ensured that the company could spend the
time and money needed to make those products excel. By
the end of his life, Apple had become a byword for both
excellence and innovation as a result.

If you are hoping to be able to direct the attention,

efforts and motivation of the people under your
leadership, you must first learn how to focus your own.
To be focused means to be paying your full attention to
one task or issue without allowing any other distractions
to infiltrate your thinking. As a leader, you need to be able
to direct that attention exactly where it needs to be at any
one time.

Manage

When you manage, you create structure and systems

through which employees get things done. Your purpose
in this mode is to make things happen through efficiency
and effectiveness. This includes a host of functions
ranging from project deadlines to performance

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management. Remember, your leadership skills impact
just how effective you are in accomplishing any of these
tactical and strategic responsibilities.

Mentor

When you mentor, you impart knowledge. It involves

the teaching and sharing of information that one party has
acquired over time and the transfer of knowledge to
another individual. It is best offered in a structured format,
although some of the most successful experiences people
have are the informal mentor relationships that evolve. A
mentoring relationship might last some months or many
years.

Coach

As a coach, you assume a unique and progressive role.

Coaching is different from mentoring in that you are not
imparting a set of skills or a book of knowledge. It differs
from managing as it is not about systems and structures.
When you employ a coach approach, you are aiming to
help someone get the most out of themselves and doing
so from their current base of strength. You are not focused

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on trying to eradicate weaknesses; you are moving
forward by asking key questions at just the right time so
that the individual being coached arrives at his own
conclusions. Leadership is not just about influencing
people and negotiating with them; leadership involves
building a task force that is motivated and skilled enough
to tackle the work at hand. The ability to coach has made
its way to one of the added qualities of a good leader.
Nowadays, workplaces operate on the belief that the
workers need to develop simultaneously. Few managers
can make it as far as being able to perform coaching work.
Coaching aims at helping people learn how to grow,
rather than giving directions. They believe if you give
what you have to your employees, they will pay you back
in a way that will benefit you and also your company.

Coaches must have a lot of patience, establish

boundaries and invoke trust in their subordinates and
fellow workers. The hardest part is when you are
coaching someone who is a slow learner, especially
among the senior employees. It can test if you have a fair
amount of Emotional Intelligence (EI).

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Intuition and Innovation

When Mark Zuckerberg announced the arrival of

Facebook on the social media scene, not many people
took him seriously. How popular could a website possibly
be that simply allowed you to “poke” your friends and
share pictures of sandwiches, everyone wondered. But
what Zuckerberg had done was follow his intuition,
spotting a need that was not yet being fulfilled and finding
a way to make sure that it was. Facebook took off
shockingly quickly and has picked up many millions of
dedicated users along the way, becoming known also as
the go-to destination for social marketing.

Today, he remains absolutely and utterly committed to

his product and continues to innovate within the platform.
Zuckerberg and his team have the intuition to know what
it is their users need and the commitment to see it happen.

“Nothing is ever complete,” he has said, comparing

Facebook to inventions such as the television and printing
press, which in their day also revolutionized how
information is consumed and spread. Facebook began as
a small project in a university dormitory and has

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blossomed into the world’s most popular and profitable
social media site – all because Zuckerberg followed his
intuition to its ultimate goal.

For your organization to flourish in today’s world, you

must make use of its collective imagination. It is your role
as a leader to ensure that your team is given the tools it
needs to get the best possible performance outcomes. You
must not only recognize that everyone is different but
embrace these differences as the best way to find new
ideas and innovation. Your teams must know that they
have full permission and indeed are encouraged to make
the most of their differences to boost the organization’s
success.

Operate with Integrity

Operating in integrity means that there is a visible and

even palpable thread of consistency between your beliefs,
spoken words and actions. While you may truly possess
integrity as an individual, it often takes time and some
degree of demonstrated competency to have a
constituency fully appreciate your integrity level.
Although this has always been the case with leadership,

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it is now most significant due to the vast number of high-
profile leadership blunders witnessed in so many large
corporations and organizations.

Be Visible

Being visible means genuinely connecting with the

people. Depending upon the size of a team or
organization, it might only be realistic for a leader to
make contact with a small sector of people. Therefore, it
truly comes down to the quality of your interactions, not
the quantity. With today's ever-expanding technological
advances, the opportunity to connect to others is greater
than ever.

Using Good Judgment

With countries falling to bankruptcy like dominoes,

fixing the problem seemed like an impossible task – but
not for Merkel. Taking the lead, she managed to set even
the most badly hit countries back on track. She is one of
only two EU leaders who survived the crisis intact and
she did so by exercising excellent judgment backed up by
significant wisdom.

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 An ego that is allowed to remain unchecked can be the
fatal flaw in an organization’s structure. As its leader,
your ego is the central point around which everything else
flows, because the power to make decisions lies
ultimately with you.

The ability to exercise good judgment is absolutely

crucial for a true leader. You must have a clear vision of
the correct way to lead and the humility to understand that
your ego should not be the driving force in your
organization’s actions.

Find a Mentor

When you are first learning what kind of leader you

are, it can be a helpful exercise to find another leader in
your organization whom you admire and try to follow
their example.

This can be both formal or informal with the more

experienced leader taking you under their wing or you
simply learning by their example. Follow a good example
and learn positive leadership habits.

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Accept Responsibility for Mistakes

As a leader, it can be tempting to explain in detail why

one project or another failed to come together as planned,
pointing out a specific team member’s failings in the
process. However, a good leader takes all the
responsibility for the failures while spreading any success
around as much as possible.

However, don't refrain from analyzing with your team

and organization what you could improve to do better in
the next opportunity. I have one tactic that has been useful
throughout the years: round up your team, and with them,
analyze what you did best and what you can improve. Ask
your team first for the positive points and then what
should be improved. If no one offers to start, take the lead
and do a self-analysis of your performance: share what
you did best, what you did wrong and specific measures
to improve! Afterward, ask your team to do the same they
will easily follow your lead, and they will take ownership
of what they need to improve and more easily work on it
without affecting morale, as it will be their own
suggestion. With this, you are also building towards the

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culture of your organization, leading by example and
showing the rest of the team the importance of self-
criticism and constant improvement without negative
accountability

Be Trustworthy

Trust is a two-way street and if your team knows you

are trustworthy, they are more likely to reciprocate in
kind. When it comes to your management style, be as
transparent as possible. While this may prove difficult at
times, the long-term results are worth it.

Always Communicate

A leader that cannot communicate effectively will not

stay a leader for long. One of the first things you should
do when taking control of a new team is to assure them
that you are transparent with your policies and that you
value their opinions. While effective communication is
important, too much of a good thing can lead to folly.
Don’t burden your team with needless supervision.

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Conviction and Motivation

The tale of Aung San Suu Kyi is one of dedication and

passion. The Burmese leader has devoted her entire life
to the goal of achieving a free and open country for her
people in which the dreaded military junta is torn from its
stranglehold, to be replaced by a government that is
elected through democracy and has respect for the
people’s basic human rights.

Placed under house arrest for actually winning the

election in 1990, she used her loss of freedom to spread
the word across the international community of the
human rights violations going on in Burma. She was
arrested again in 2000 for attempting to break the travel
restrictions put on her by the junta, who didn’t want her
leaving the country. Yet again, she was sentenced to
house arrest in 2003, and yet again she used her
confinement to win support around the world.

Her leadership style is much like that of revered

leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.; she
is defiant but has never once resorted to violence to make
her point. She has the ultimate conviction that what she is

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doing is right for her people and right for the country of
Burma and the motivation to see them granted the
freedom of democracy. Facing one of the most repressive
governments in the world, she is guided by this
conviction and continues to do what she believes to be the
best for the country. Now free from house arrest and
serving in the political arena, her struggle is far from over.
But with every little victory she wins and every move
towards greater democracy and more human rights, she
shows once again the strength of those convictions.

Plenty is said about passion, creativity and persistence

and there is no denying that these are the key ingredients
to your leadership. The more important fact, however, is
that all of these things spring from a single well: your
conviction.

As a true leader, you must be convinced to your very

core that something needs to happen. You must be
absolutely certain that an idea must come to fruition and
of the course of action that will allow it to do so. This will
give you the conviction to make the hard decisions, act on
your feelings, accept whatever risk is associated with

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moving forward and motivate other people to join you in
working towards that goal.

Integrity

Once a leader makes a promise, they live by it. They

should be responsible for the decision they have made and
try to solve any arising problems with their employees, as
more brains produce more solutions, ideas and
knowledge.

Consistency

In homage of this quality, consistency needs to be

spread across the board, evident in everything a leader
does. From punctuality, prioritizing, communication and
feedback to emotional stability, integrity, ethics, empathy
and assertiveness, consistency is a major asset to build
strength, confidence and trust in yourself and those you
are leading. If you keep on changing yourself either in
decision making or changing goals, your employees will
be easily confused about their direction to achieve the
goals you set.

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Hard Work

Derek Jeter is a role model among sportsmen, and not

just for the massive success he has met along the way.
Captain of the New York Yankees, he has won five World
Series rings and has a team record for career hits. He
stands out in a sport that is now overwhelmed by
speculation about steroids and scandals because he still
holds true to a maxim that anyone can understand and
respect: never, ever, give less than your best. He believes
in always turning up for work, missing only 10 games out
of his 15 years as a professional player, and is always
visible at the training grounds. To be the best and most
successful player out there takes plenty of hard work and
practice. Jeter does not take time out for self-
congratulatory tours of the country, nor does he spend
hours preening himself for the press. With admirable
blinkers on his eyes, he focuses his time on honing his
skills and making sure that, the next time it’s game time,
he’s on the top form that he and his teammates should be
able to expect. Also, because he works tirelessly, he can
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To expect any kind of success in this world, you will

need to be prepared to work for it. Getting something for
nothing is, in general, a myth that the starry-eyed loafer
hopes will bring money and fame through the front door.

Responsibility

As a leader, when you hear that word – power – it

initiates some enthusiasm within you. Why else would
you view for a leadership position, right? It provides you
the ability to realize big goals, to usher about change in
the world, and it puts you in the driver’s seat, to an extent,
where you control the direction taken by the rest of us.
This is known as Position Power. Some part of you, no
matter how big or minuscule, is attracted to power. A
good leader should be aware of the power he possesses
and use it for the good of the team and towards the
achievement of a higher and noble goal, not for his own
benefit. Power is not a gift but a burden; a burden that
should be of the responsibility of the most capable and
empathetic person for the wellbeing and success of the
entire group.

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No bias

A good leader is expected to be completely unbiased.

Leaders who show bias in the workspace create a
disparity between workers, which leads to a noxious work
environment. Such behavior is unhealthy for the smooth
running of the business. Get rid of your religious beliefs
and discrimination from the office. A successful leader
leads a successful team and if you want to have that
successful team, you have to create a strong team where
everyone feels respected and have that sense of belonging.
This way, you will avoid unnecessary internal conflicts
between team members.

Always Collaborate

While the final decisions will always ultimately fall in

your lap, be sure to get your team’s input on decisions
that affect the whole team. This will lead to more accurate
timetables as well as allow the team to identify problems
faster and respond with the most appropriate response as
quickly as possible. A collaborative environment brings
out the best in every member of the team and leads to
better results. It is also important to involve your team in
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the decision-making process because it will help you
manage your team’s expectations, furthermore, they will
feel ownership of the challenges faced by the
organization and will be easier for them to understand
eventual sacrifices they might need to incur as a team
member

Give Direction

Good leaders provide direction by ensuring team

members understand what is at stake for the project, how
they fit into its successful completion and the benefits
from the completed project both for the team as a whole
and for each individual.

Set an Example

The easiest way to get a team to follow an unpopular

new policy or commit to a tough deadline is to make sure
it applies to you as well as your team. If you are suffering
along with them, they are more likely to persevere and
better understand the importance of task at hand. Working
side by side with your team during the difficult times will
result in them having greater respect for you.

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Don’t Overreach

There is a difference between having confidence in

your team and pushing them beyond their limits. Setting
your team up for a difficult task they can handle will be a
great lesson for the future; biting off more than you can
chew will mean nothing, but difficulty followed by
complete failure. Be cautious when learning what your
team is capable of.

Step Out of Your World

Stepping out of your world means that you take the

time to understand others' perspectives, interests, goals,
and dreams. Even those leaders who are proficient at
relating to others need to remind themselves to keep this
sticking point on the front burner. It is very easy for
emerging and seasoned leaders alike to get caught up in
the complexities of their work responsibilities and let
relationship building take a backseat. We must be able to
balance our docket and make time and room for others.

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The Ability to Challenge and Inspire

An inspirational leader thinks and acts differently to

most of the people around them. It is precisely the fact
that they stand out from the crowd that makes others take
notice of them and want to emulate or at least be near
them.

To be a great leader, you must know how to inspire

and challenge those who want to follow you. You must
lead them down the road of your choosing with strength
and integrity at every step.

Build Trust and Respect

Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway,

leads more than 300,000 employees. What he does not do,
however, is direct their every move throughout the
working day. How Buffett prefers to lead is somewhat
different to the style of his contemporaries: he remains as
hands-off as possible, giving managers throughout the
company the leeway to do what they think is best for the
company and the incentives to want to do exactly that.

In a letter sent out to the company’s shareholders in

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2011, Buffet said, “The primary job of a board of
directors is to see that the right people are running the
business and to be sure that the next generation of leaders
is identified and ready to take over tomorrow.” According
to Buffet, the most important thing that a leader can do is
identify the talent that an organization needs and then
give it the tools and freedom to flourish.

Hire the right people, he says, and then get out of their
way so that they can do what it is you want them to do.
That, says Buffett, is how a complex structure can work
smoothly towards the eventual goal of success.

True to his word, he has already identified his own

successor and asked all his CEOs to do the same.
Meanwhile, he makes himself constantly available should
the high-level managers beneath him need to tap into his
wisdom, allowing them to call whenever they like, but
does not take up their time with micro-management and
meetings. Buffett trusts that he has hired the right people
for the job and that they will do better at that job if he
simply leaves them to it.

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 One of the attributes that is without question shared by
every great leader throughout history is that each one of
them could be trusted to fulfill their promises. Whatever
you might think of controversial figures such as Stalin
and Ghengis Khan, it cannot be denied that they were
absolutely true to their word.

The ability to exude trustworthiness is almost more

important than any other, because it will impact
absolutely everything you try to do. Leaders who are
perceived as trustworthy are able to inspire better morale
and loyalty, which in turn inspires more and better output
and productivity. This then leads to increased sales and
profit or votes and popularity. Trustworthiness starts at
the top and flows all the way down to your organization’s
bottom line.

Share A Vision

Without a clear direction, each member might as well

find other things to apply their abilities to. A vision thus
aims to bind the members together, and a leader functions
to bind the group to a certain vision. Moreover, we need
to emphasize more on the unifying quality of the vision.

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Since having a vision justifies the existence of the
organization, it must be clear that each member must
work towards that vision. As a leader, it is your
responsibility to share the vision and to make sure the
team understands and adopts it as its own. If your team is
fully aware of the vision, mission and core ideals/rules,
they will be able to make decisions and work
autonomously. By defining these three pillars, you will
create the framework that will guide and judge the
decisions of every team member and leader in your
organization, including yourself.

Be Real

Having ideals does not hurt. Well, it is often called a

byproduct of having a vision, or perhaps the other way
around. But we need to note that a leader needs to be a
realistic, especially with respect to identifying certain
goals. You must know your limits and you must consider
the existing elements that make possible these limitations.

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 CHAPTER 4
WHAT PREVENTS US FROM
BRINGING OUT THE LEADER
WITHIN US?

Fear

W
e all have developed different fears over the
years. Some of them are well-founded in
examples like being cut by broken glass or
touching a hot stove. This trait may come with benefits
and at times may precondition your mind in a manner that
makes you respond in an undesirable way. Actually, the
more we have experiences that negatively precondition
our minds further, the more we believe in our fears.

Let go of your fears. You have what it takes to take the

lead. Like almost everything else in life, leadership skills
can only be honed with persistence and diligence. As
Dale Carnegie wisely pointed out: "Action cures fear." So,
if you want to overcome your fears, just take action. I will
give you this advice: start progressively, start by doing
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something a little bit out of your comfort zone, but not so
scary that it will take you to the panic zone (where you
cannot think and act clearly). Do it many times, be
persistent, and progressively you will feel increasingly
more comfortable, and soon, what once scared you will
become just a normal thing in your life. In the end, after
you have increased your comfort zone, you will feel more
comfortable doing all the other things that seemed scary
or challenging. As you can see, enlarging your comfort
zone empowers you, it frees you from your preconceived
fears and it widens your scope of actions. Whenever you
enlarge your comfort zone and overcome your fear, don't
forget to choose a new or even greater fear to tackle. By
repeating this process over and over, you will be
constantly increasing your comfort zone. Following this
method, you will develop yourself to be truly free and
probably much more successful as you can do and
achieve things that most are too afraid to try. Whenever
you need a stronger motivation to face your fears and
limitations remember this: Freedom comes from
overcoming your fears as they limit your action.

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 Even those who seem to have been born leaders need
to keep learning, unlearning, and relearning. In fact, many
admire the person who doesn't seem to be born with the
natural abilities but have tried and worked their way into
acquiring those skills than those who are naturally gifted
but didn’t do anything about their gifts.

No one wants to be disappointed. Likewise, no one

wants to disappoint others even after putting all their trust
in him or her. The thought of failing freaks many people
out such that they would rather take the back seat than do
anything that would put them in a situation whereby they
are likely to fail irrespective of the probability of failure.
The fear of failure could be unfounded or could be
stemming from a lack of self-belief in our decisions.

Conquering the Fear of Being A Leader

A certain element of conquering fear is required in

order to master any skill and leadership is no different.
Here is how to go about it:

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Accepting criticism

You must be well prepared to take on criticism. You

must accept and be self-aware. An excellent way to do
this is by regularly requesting feedback from your team.
This cannot only be practiced in your office, but also at
your home and in your friends’ circle. You may simply
ask, “How am I doing? What else do I do for the team or
to be better aware of the situations and to handle them?”
Humility always goes a long way and if you know what
others feel about you, you can improve yourself in a better
way.
Overcoming failure

Failing at anything is the most fearful and irritating

part. However, you cannot become a successful leader
without having tasted failure along the way. Actually, this
is how most of us gain wisdom. Failure is therefore
inevitable. Nevertheless, when you make mistakes, admit
them and let the team know that you are regretful about
it. Also, highlight what you are going to do to correct the
things and overcome the loss. You must be prepared for

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the failure so that you have the scope of making
adjustments along the way.
Effective Decision Making

Decision-making is very important in any leadership

situation. There is always a possibility that you might
make good or bad decisions when you are a leader.
Actually, you can never be 100% certain that the
decisions you are making are the right ones especially
with respect to a future event or occurrence. We are all
human and are prone to making mistakes in our judgment.
As a rule of thumb, learn to slow down and take your time.
Try to work as a teammate

As a leader, you have to define the mission, remove

obstacles and provide resources. You must embrace that
you have a team to lead while ensuring that you work as
a teammate at the same time. Working together removes
the burden of responsibility to a great level. It also
reduces the fear of failure. When you give people the
freedom to work with you as a team, they can guide you
when you are going wrong. It takes the extra pressure off
you because you know that you have team members who

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will make sure that you don’t make bad choices. So,
taking responsibility and delegating wisely helps in
overcoming the fear of leadership.
Facing your fears

It is always best to face your fears head-on rather than

fearing more and more or even running away from such
fears. When you face your fear, you will quickly realize
that there is nothing to be afraid of and life gives you a
solution to every problem! As a leader, especially inside
organizations, we always have new challenges, things
that we need to do that we don't feel comfortable or do
not like. It does not matter; things need to be done in the
name of your mission and for the good of your team. So,
the best you can do whenever you face a moment like this,
just do it as fast as you can and do not procrastinate or
delay. Delaying will only feed your fears and they will
grow, every moment that passes your fear will grow, and
if you take too long it will become so big that it will stop
you from doing what should have been done, and you
would have ended up failing your team. When talking
about fear and things that make you uncomfortable, it's

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the right moment to apply the proverb: "don't leave for
tomorrow what you can do today!"
Dealing with Self-Doubt

No one is really born being shy. When we are kids, we

are not afraid to talk to anyone. Our desire to
communicate would oftentimes take us to the point where
our parents had to restrict who we could speak to. Kids
are also known for their honesty. Have you ever heard the
saying “If you want to hear the truth, ask a child?” This
is because children are not afraid of what anyone thinks
about them; their focus is to have fun, enjoy, and explore.
Unfortunately, as we get older, we encounter situations
that diminish our confidence. These situations could be
embarrassing moments where others made fun of us or
situations that have caused us some sort of emotional pain.
Stop Vying for Validation

In this modern world of constant social media

connectivity, it is hardly surprising that for most people,
the perception of self-worth is contingent not on
themselves, but on that of those around them. For these
people, self-worth isn’t about how they see themselves,

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but about the way that others see them.

It is quite simply like a child seeking validation from

his mother after drawing his first picture. Only instead of
the warm approval that a mother or loved one typically
gives a child, social media is full of people who thrive on
malicious intent and putting other people down to make
themselves feel better.

A simple way to distance yourself from the validation

of others is to define and stick to your own set of crucial
principles. These principles should be very important for
you as they will guide your actions. Write them if you
can; preferably somewhere you will have to face them
every day, and at the end of the week or of the day, just
replay your behavior in your mind and evaluate it
according to these principles. This will at the same time
keep you on the right track and assure that most of the
validation you need will come from yourself.
Mind, Body, and Soul — Striking the Balance

Ancient Chinese philosophers used to believe that the

mind and the body were two parts of a whole, like Ying
and Yang. They must work together in harmony if the

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whole was to prosper. Here, we believe that self-
confidence is also part of a larger whole; only here the
whole is threefold – like a trinity. In this journey to total
confident leadership, you will learn about the importance
of defining your failures, or ‘learning lessons’ as I often
prefer to call them. If you truly want to become the
confident leader that you have always wanted to be, you
have to be willing to face your fears.

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 CONCLUSION

B ecoming a leader isn’t something that happens

overnight, rather it takes constant practice and
hard work to ensure that your team is working to
the best of its ability. Being a good leader is often a
thankless task but that doesn’t mean it is not rewarding;
far from it, a good leader takes joy in watching their team
work together effortlessly while they work behind the
scenes to make it all possible. Leaders are necessary to
assure that people will work well together, to unite teams,
to create and unify societies. Leadership is one of the
most crucial traits you can learn; it is a craft in itself. A
craft very hard to master, but one that is highly searched
for and that comes with significant rewards. To have your
own company and your own successful organization
leadership is crucial and to rise with success in the
corporate ladder leadership is crucial. Even your family
will be much better and happier if they have an
empathetic leader that guides them by setting the example,
instead of a manager or a dictator. Organizations need

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leaders, not managers because leaders empower teams to
achieve much better results. Leadership will help you
succeed in every chapter of your life as it will require you
to develop yourself constantly. So, don’t forget to save
part of your earnings to invest in your knowledge, invest
in your development, and learn how to become a leader.
I know by experience that it will pay off.

Your competency as a leader will always be

challenged, and this is the simple and sometimes hard to
swallow truth. Such challenges are to be expected but
always offering your best can be the difference between
barely acceptable and outstanding performance.

Stimulating your leadership sufficiency allows you to

experience greater gratification in everything you do
because opportunities for leadership happen everywhere.
Remember, as the leader you have the power to shape
your team in your image and you need to make the
conscious effort to ensure that image is a positive one.
Take the time to contemplate on the tips proffered in this
book and you will learn that being a great leader means
knowing your team inside and out and using that

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knowledge to make the whole team better as a result.

Allow people to be creative in achieving the projects

you have set for them. Yes, lay down the rules and
guidelines but give them space to do those things their
way. It may show some talents and skills that they have
not given the opportunity to express. How they have
arrived upon those solutions may surprise you. It may
even teach you a thing or two.

Do not be afraid to train someone who could be better

than you. One of the greatest and rarest marks of an
effective leader is when they raise up more leaders from
their own team. It just shows that they have wisely
handled and taught everyone in the team.

It just needs some courage, like all good things in life.

It's imperative that as a leader, you remember the
responsibility that you have set upon you to inspire others
and keep growth and progress constantly moving
upwards. A truly successful leader is one that always
thinks many steps ahead and is able to perceive the big
picture, along with the detail that goes into it that will
inevitably make it a success.

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 Finishing this book was an important first step. Now,
I urge you to reflect on the concepts discussed and try to
develop in yourself the necessary qualities of a leader as
a way to become a better person, a person you can admire
and that will be admired by others. If you’re serious about
becoming a leader, is crucial to put the key principles and
techniques in practice, as many times as you can, until
they become natural to you. Also don’t forget to read the
second book of this series. “Lead to Leadership: Unleash
your inner Leader” will teach you everything you need
to know to unleash the leader inside of you, to get in touch
with your own personal leadership style and to
understand what good leaders are made of. This second
eBook also teaches you how to unleash leadership in
those around you, whether we are speaking about your
children or members of your organisation. Empowering
new leaders, with your vision and ideas will make your
influence in the world bigger than you could ever
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 OTHER GREAT BOOKS FOR YOU!

W
ith the “Lead to Leadership” series I try to
provide you with the most important
information and immediate advices for you to
learn the many traits and principles that a Leader must
master to lead by example and efficiently inspire others.

However, some topics and traits of a successful leader

are extremely complex and have a lot to discuss and learn.
As I know you might need some extra help with them, I
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people they can be. The mind is responsible for both
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it. Being able to influence others will allow you to push
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