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THE 21 INDISPENSABLE

QUALITIES of a LEADER


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#1 CHARACTER

More than just talk

Its a choice

Your words must match your actions

Remember: This is your most

important asset.


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#2 CHARISMA

Be more concerned of others than yourself

Ability to draw people to you

Look for the good and expect the best ineveryone

Share yourself


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#3 COMMITMENT

You must be committed to the goal (no

one followers an uncommitted leader0

Commitment opens the door to

achievement

True commitment inspires others


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#4 COMMUNICATION

A good communicator takes something complicated and

makes it simple

Know your audience

Show the truth Seek a response from your audience

Remember: Inspire, motivate, guide, direct, and listen.


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#5 COMPETENCE

Say IT, Plan It, Do IT

Dont just show up, be ready to play

Follow-through is essential to be a competent leader

Accomplish more than what is expected

Remember: You are only as good as your private

standards.


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#6 COURAGE

Courage guarantees all other competencies

Courage is fear that has Said it Prayers

Courage is making things right, not just smoothing thingsover

Remember: Leadership is the expression of courage thatcompels people to do the right thing.


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#7 DISCERNMENT

Smart leaders know only half of what they

hear, Discerning leaders know which half

to believe

Discernment is a mixture of intuition and

rational thought

Listen to your GUT


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#8 FOCUS

Shift to strengths Devote 70% of your time to yourstrengths

Staff your weaknesses determine how you candelegate these tasks

Create an Edge Rethink how you can do things better

Remember: If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.


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#9 GENEROSITY

Generosity starts in the heart

Nothing speaks more loudly than the generosity

of a leader

Put others first

Dont allow possessions to take control of you

Giving is the highest level of living


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#10 INITIATIVES

The one thing a leader should fear is complacency

A good leader is responsible for initiating a connectionwith their followers

Initiators are always on the lookout for new opportunities

Remember: You cannot be indecisive and effective at thesame time.


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#11 LISTENING

An effective leader encourages his followers to tell him

what he needs to know and not what he wants to hear

60% of all management problems are the result of faulty

communications, including poor listening

Remember: Start listening not only to the words but also

for feelings, meanings and undercurrents.


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#12 PASSION

Reach out with passion to receive passion in return

Passion is the first step to achievement

Passion makes the impossible possible

Remember: You can never lead something that you are

not passionate about.


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#13 POSITIVE ATTITUDE

You can alter your life by altering your attitude

Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration

People mirror a leaders attitude

Remember: Your attitude is your choice.


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#14 PROBLEM SOLVING

The measure of success is not handling a tough problembut whether it is the same problem you had last year

Dont try to solve all problems at one time

Develop a process to solve problems

Time spend time to discover the problem

Exposure check out what others have done

Assistance Have your team study all angles

Creativity Brainstorm

Hit It- Implement the solution


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#15 RELATIONSHIPS

Being able to work with people is imperative to

be an effective leader

Improve your mind and strengthen your heart to

be a good leader

RememberPeople dont care how much you

know, until they know how much you care.


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#16 RESPONSIBILITY

A leader can give up anything except responsibility

Responsible leaders do whatever it takes to get the jobdone

If high quality is your goal, responsibility will follow

RememberIf you cant carry the ball you cant be theleader.


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#17 SECURITY

A good leader can not do it all himself

Insecure leaders can not provide security for others

Insecure leaders hoard power and become more

threatened as their people get better

Remember Know yourself, give credit where credit is

due, share your knowledge and assist your team.


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#18 SELF-DISCIPLINE

The first and best victory is to conquer

SELF

Challenge your excuses

Make a disciplined lifestyle your goal


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#19 SERVANTHOOD

A true leader serves people

Love your people more than your position

Put others ahead of your own agenda

Serve out of love, it should not be motivated by

manipulation or self promotion


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#20 TEACHABILITY

It is what you learn after you know it all that counts

Teachability requires you to admit that you do not

know everything

Observe how to handle your mistakesDo you?

Admit

Apologize

Take the defensive

Remember If you can not handle making mistakes you

need to work on your teachability.


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#21 VISION

A leaders courage to fulfill his vision

comes from passion, not position

Vision

- Starts from within

- Draws on history- Meets others needs


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FINAL THOUGHT

The only way to become the kind of leaderthat people want is to keep growing and

learning about leadership.

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