| An important skill in any great leader's | | | | others while growing capabilities, proficiency, |
| accomplishment lays in his ability to effectively | | | | courage on a personal level. |
| lead from within. If a leader can only influence and | | | | Leaders are proactive! |
| is likable, he or she will have followers but these | | | | The good leader is a frontrunner, hard worker |
| qualities alone cannot make that leader stand out | | | | and big thinker. It is admitted that effective |
| from the crowd of like-minded people. There need | | | | leadership requires qualities such as concentration |
| to be a human dimension in it, a greater purpose, | | | | and precision in execution. Talking only is cheap, |
| to make leadership sustainable. In other words, | | | | and sooner or later, if intentions and planning lacks |
| doing the right things to others, being persistent | | | | action and validation, leadership aura will start to |
| and honest with self and being oriented inside out | | | | fade. Charisma and influential skills will erode and |
| will eventually produce greater impact. By simply | | | | followers will disappear. However, when times are |
| mirroring giants that contributed long before our | | | | tough, leaders will grow and shine as their |
| time, improving on their validated strategies and | | | | distinctive competencies make the difference. |
| adding some new value twists to them, a leader | | | | Leadership fills the gap when opportunities present |
| can make a difference in today's overly | | | | themselves. |
| competitive world. Nobody can become a great | | | | The famous W. Allan once said that simply turning |
| leader by always playing it safe and being a | | | | up contributed to 80% of his success. However, |
| follower. No one succeeds in life simply by | | | | in order to become good leaders, we need to |
| following what others before him have built, | | | | concentrate on proactively planed actions and |
| developed, designed, managed etc. In life and | | | | take our chances, and not simply sitting on the |
| business, time will come for leaders to show their | | | | fence waiting for something to happen. Leaders |
| real unique capabilities, what they are capable of. | | | | must be active with their minds sharp, their harts |
| There must be a point of difference, something | | | | fully engaged, their positive spirits fully prepared, |
| that leaders are proud to stand and fight for. | | | | and their active bodies. Simple appearances to |
| Choosing the road less travelled is a lot harder | | | | keep the numbers right could eventually cause |
| pathway but pays off in the long run if actions | | | | more damages than producing goods. |
| are focused towards developing and benefiting | | | | |