How Leadership Skills Are Very Important For Everyone
The concept of there being certain leadership skills has been discussed for decades
, and the common theme is that they are very important things to possess. There are countless materials about leadership in a variety of different types (articles, books, audio programs, seminars, classes, training systems, etc.); and hundreds, if not thousands of different specific skills that should be considered to be ones necessary for good leadership.
Having these skills is so important to leadership because they allow the leader to be effective in what they do. If a person is in a leadership position but doesn't have the necessary skills that make a good leader, then they will not only fail to accomplish what they set out to do, but so will the team of people they are supposed to be leading. It's a lose-lose scenario.
If you are a supervisor at work, then you are a leader. If people ever ask for your advice, then you are a leader. And if there are people who are much younger than you in your family, that also means you are a leader - whether you like it or not. So now that it's been determined that everyone is a leader, let's talk about the skills you'll need to have or start developing in order to be a good one.
Even if you aren't a leader very often, it would serve you well to be the best leader you can be when you are in a leadership position. Some of the skills you'll need to have are honesty, problem solving skills, effective communication, general management (time and tasks), and decision-making. This is by no means a complete list of the skills necessary to be a good leader, but it's a good start.
A person who possesses these skills (or even just some of them) will naturally find themselves in positions of leadership because these are the types of people that others want to follow. Even if they don't formally have a leadership position, they will still have a lot of influence on others because they are constantly being sought out for advice, help, and their opinions.
Then there are those who have these skills and are great people. This list is far longer and the legacy of these people live on well after they've passed away. Mother Theresa, Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Jesus Christ were just a few of them. It's likely that you have heard of all of them, and have a much more positive opinion of them than those from the previous list. These people were amazing leaders who possessed just about all of the skills necessary to be a good leader.
These skills are especially important if you have children, because if you do then you are in a leadership role 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Children watch their parents and listen to what they say. They may not always obey them, but they learn from them and everything they do and say simply because they are their care-givers. So if you have children and want to do what you can to make sure they grow up to become good, successful people, you must constantly work on developing these skills within yourself so that you can set a good example.
Because everyone is a leader at some point in their lives (and usually more often than they think), it's important for everyone to work on developing their leadership skills. They not only make you a better leader; they make you a better person, and positively influence everyone you come into contact with as well.
by: Lee Gilbert
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