Слайд 3Discuss the questions:
Which modern or historical leaders do you most
admire? Which do you admire the least? Why?
What makes a
great leader?
Do you think great leaders are made or born?
4) What is the difference between manager and leader?
Слайд 4Being a leader!
Leadership roles are all around us, not just
in a work environment.
They can be applied to any situation
where you are required to take the lead, professionally, socially and at home in family settings. Ideally, leaders become leaders because they have credibility, and because people want to follow them.
Two questions which are often asked are:
What exactly is a leader?
How is being a leader different from being a manager?
Слайд 5Many people also wonder if leadership can really be taught. People
with vested interests (academics and those offering leadership training or
literature of some sort) are convinced that it can. Many successful leaders, however, have never had any formal training. For them leadership is a state of mind, and it is their personalities and traits that make them successful leaders.
Слайд 6One of the most important aspects of leadership is that
not every leader is the same. Of course we have all
heard jokes about ‘mushroom’ leadership (keep them in the dark and feed them on manure) and ‘seagulls’ (swoop in, squawk, and drop unpleasant things on people), but joking aside, there are many different styles of leadership.
Different leadership styles are appropriate for different people and different circumstances, and the best leaders learn to use them all.
Слайд 7You can of course learn about effective leadership skills and
practices but being able to implement them yourself may require
an altogether different set of skills and attitudes. The question “Can leadership be taught?” has no simple answer and we do not want to argue for one side or the other, but rather keep an open mind on the subject and provide information about the skills good leaders need.
Слайд 8What are the skills a good leader needs?
Слайд 9Perhaps the most important skill a leader needs is to
be able to think strategically.
Leadership is all about having a
vision of where you want to be and working to achieve that vision.
Alongside strategic thinking go organising and action planning, both essential for delivery of your vision and strategy, and risk management to help you avoid things going wrong, and manage when they do.
Leaders also need to be able to make good decisions in support of their strategy delivery.
Along the way to achieving their vision a leader will come upon many problems.
Effective problem solving is therefore another key leadership skill. With a positive attitude, problems can become opportunities and learning experiences, and a leader can gain much information from a problem addressed.
eaders also need to be very organised on a personal level, and able to manage themselves and their time, so that they can spend time doing what they need to do, and not on other tasks.
As well as organising their time and their teams, leaders need to spend a bit of time on themselves, and particularly on their self-motivation. A leader who lacks self-motivation will struggle to motivate others, as people are quick to detect a lack of sincerity.
Слайд 10What should I do to be a successful Leader?
Start your
sentences with:
I think I should…
I must…
I’m strongly advised to…
I
must follow…
I can try…
Слайд 11Effective Personal Qualities
charisma
“brightness” which makes people want to follow
a leader
assertiveness
empathy, understanding of how
others feel.