A2Z of LR Final full form · 2006. 11. 29. · explaining those words or abilities that leaders posses. These are the qualities that one tremendous leader must posses. ... Leaders

Compiled and e-Published in Karachi, Pakistan.

Dated: 27th Nov 2006

Courtesy of Leadership Readiness Class, 2006; SZABIST Karachi.

Contacts: [email protected]

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Authors:

Wali Zahid & Leadership Readiness Class (2006)

MBA / MS – SZABIST, Karachi

Anatomy of Leadership Readiness

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Background – The Leadership Readiness course

Leadership is a much written and talked about term. We have seen authors and management

gurus talking about leadership styles, theories and even how great leaders worked to rise to the

occasion to save the day for their nations. There are numerous articles and material available on

internet as well. A simple search for the term “leadership” in Google will give you approximately

164,000,000 (164 million) results. So what is different about this course titled “Leadership

Readiness” being taught at SZABIST for the first time by Mr. Wali Zahid (see contributions)?

It is not about the above mentioned questions. It is about what it takes to become a leader. What

factors are involved in shaping up a leader, in preparing him / her to take up the leadership role,

getting him / her ready to be precise? It is a prologue to leadership or becoming a leader. In

studying the various aspects of readiness and during various brainstorming sessions in class we1

have developed few leadership readiness models. One of these being:

“The A.B.C of Leadership Readiness”

Leadership has its own ABC; that is different from the normal ABC. It is not as simple as the letter

seems to be, it has a complete depth a new world to explore. Every word for a letter has its own

meaning and they define the quality that a leader must have. Each letter has a word of its own

and each word has its own meaning with reference to the leadership context. We tried

brainstorming and gather different views and ideas amongst ourselves, and have collected as

much possible words as we could come up with. Then in the context of leadership we have tried

explaining those words or abilities that leaders posses.

These are the qualities that one tremendous leader must posses. With these qualities person can

be a better leader. ABC tells us all the hidden qualities of a leader. You will be amazed to read all

the details and think of u as a leader and having those qualities.

A-Z is just part of few of the qualities and the topic can still be researched over.

We are the pioneers of this leadership readiness course and it is our pride and privilege to have

produced this piece of work.

1 Wali Zahid & Class of Leadership Readiness – MBA Elective, SZABIST KHI (2006)


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AbilityLeaders need to have Ability: Knowledge, skill, experience, training and understanding necessary

to perform the task successfully.

Accolade Leaders need to be Accolade: A sign or expression of high praise and esteem for somebody.

Accommodate Leaders need to have ability to Accommodate: To adjust actions in response to the needs.

Action Oriented Leaders need to be Action Oriented: Openly supporting the process of doing something in order

to achieve a purpose or willing to execute task.

Adaptability Leaders need to have Adaptability: Able to adjust easily to a new environment or different

conditions.

Agile Leaders need to be Agile: Able to move quickly and with suppleness, skill, and control or Able to

think quickly and intelligently.

Alert Leaders need to be Alert: Ready to deal with whatever happens, watchfull.


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Ambitious Leaders need to be Ambitious: Having strong desire to do something successfully.

Appreciation Leaders need to have Appreciation: Feeling or expression of gratitude, a favorable opinion or

value something.

Articulate Leaders need to be Articulate: To express thoughts, ideas, or feelings coherently or clearly.

Authority Leaders need to have Authority: Right to command, legitimate power.

Awareness Leaders need to have Awareness: Having the sufficient Knowledge about the project /

assignment to be performed and how the task can be achieved, well-informed about what is

going on.


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Balanced Leaders need to be Balanced: Stable and able to make rational judgments, taking into account all

sides on their merits.

Bold Leaders need to be Bold: Eager to face danger with a sense of confidence and fearlessness,

daring.

Boost Leaders need to have ability to Boost: Strengthen or encourage.

Brave Leaders need to be brave: Having or showing courage, especially when facing danger, difficulty,

or pain.

Bright Leaders need to be bright: Showing ability to think, learn, or respond quickly. Cheerful and lively.


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Calculated Leaders need to be calculated: Having a quality to consider a situation carefully and decide what

is likely to happen.

Calm Leaders need to be Calm: Not anxious; without anxiety or strong emotion.

Careful Leaders need to be Careful: Watchful and protective about something or showing close attention

to accuracy and detail.

Challenging Leaders need to be Challenging: demanding physical or psychological effort of a stimulating kind.

Change Leaders need to have a quality of Change: To become different, or make something or somebody

different.

Character Leaders need to have Character: The set of qualities that make somebody or something

distinctive, especially somebody's qualities of mind and feeling; with an unusual or eccentric

personality.


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Charisma Leaders need to have Charisma: A gift or power believed to be divinely bestowed. Personal

Magnetism; the ability to inspire enthusiasm, interest, or affection in others by means of personal

charm or influence.

Comfortable Leaders need to be Comfortable: Feeling comfort or ease. Free from stress or anxiety.

Command Leaders need to have Command: Thorough knowledge of something.

Communicator Leaders need to be Communicator: Having quality to transmit or reveal a feeling or thought by

speech, writing, or gesture so that it is clearly understood.

Concerned Leaders need to be Concerned: Attentive to and interested in something. Having an active role in

or related to something.

Confident Leaders need to be Confident: Certain of having the ability, judgment, and resources needed to

succeed; presumptuous in manner.

Continual Learning Leaders need to have Continual Learning: Uninterrupted and recurring acquisition of knowledge

or skill.

Control Leaders need to have Control: Ability or authority to manage or direct.

Cooperative Leaders need to be Cooperative: Doing or willing to do what is asked or required, willing to help.


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Coordinator Leaders need to be Coordinator: Responsible for organizing diverse parts of an enterprise or

groups into a coherent or efficient whole.

Courageous Leaders need to be Courageous: Having the ability to face danger, difficulty, uncertainty, or pain

without being overcome by fear or being deflected from a chosen course of action.

Covering Leaders need to be Covering: Having the ability to protects, hides, or covers something.

Creativity Leaders need to have Creativity: Having the ability to develop new and original ideas or things.


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Daring Leaders need to be daring: showing a courageous or courage combined with a willingness to take

risks or attempt difficult or unconventional things.

Decision Making Leaders need to have capability of decision making: Ability of making choices or reaching

conclusions, especially on important political or business matters.

Deliver Leaders need to Deliver: to provide or produce something or give a talk to an audience.

Dexterous Leaders need to be Dexterous: mentally sharp or quick, skill in physical movement.

Dignity Leaders need to have a Dignity: A proper sense of pride and self-respect.

Diplomacy Leaders need to have Diplomacy: Skill and tact in dealing with other people.

Distinct Leaders need to be Distinct: Clearly different and separate from others, very great in degree.

Diversity Leaders need to have Diversity: Variety of something or a difference from what is normal.


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Dynamic Leaders need to be Dynamic: Full of energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of purpose and able both

to get things going and to get things done.


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Eagerness Leaders need to have Eagerness: Expressing enthusiastic interest and expectation or an

impatient desire to do something.

Educated Leaders need to be Educated: well taught or has had a good education.

Effective Leaders need to be Effective: Producing a result, especially the desired or intended result

Efficient Leaders need to be Efficient: Capable of achieving the desired result with the minimum use of

resources, time, and effort.

Eloquent Leaders need to be Eloquent: saying something in a forceful, expressive, and persuasive way,

expressing a feeling or thought clearly.

Energetic Leaders need to be Energetic: Displaying great vigor or force.

Enthusiasm Leaders need to have Enthusiasm: Passionate interest in or eagerness to do something.

Esteem Leaders need to have Esteem: A high opinion and appreciation of somebody or something.


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Expressive Leaders need to be Expressive: expressing a great deal of feeling and meaning.


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FaithfulLeaders need to be consistently trustworthy and loyal, especially to a person, promise, or duty.

Facilitating Leaders need to make something easy or easier to do.

Fearless Leaders need to be resolute in the face of dangers or challenges.

Fire in the belly Leaders need to have a strong liking or enthusiasm for a subject or activity.

Flexible Leaders need to be able to change or according to circumstances, or adaptable.

Focus Leaders need to have concentrated effort or attention on a particular thing, the condition of seeing

vision clearly.

Focused Leaders need to be single-minded and determined.

Friendly Leaders need to have a pleasant welcoming atmosphere.


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Genius Leaders need to have exceptional intellectual or creative ability.

Gifted Leaders need to have great natural talent or intelligence.

Gut Leaders need to have courage or boldness.


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Harmony Leaders need to bring a pleasing effect produced by an arrangement of different things, scenarios

or actions.

Health Leaders need to have soundness, vitality, and proper functioning of all his physical and mental

organs.

Heart Leaders need to have capacity for courage and determination, and also the ability to feel humane

and altruistic feelings.

Humane Leaders need to be showing the better aspects of the human character, especially kindness and

compassion with an emphasis on respect for other people's views.

Humble Leaders need to be feeling or showing respect and deference toward other people.

Humility Leaders need to be the quality of being modest or respectful.


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Imaginative Leaders need to be good at thinking of new ideas or at visualizing things that have never been

seen or experienced directly and have the ability to form images and ideas in the mind, or to think

of new things.

Initiative Leaders need to have the ability to act and make decisions without the help or advice of other

people.

Innovative Leaders need to be creative, especially in the way that something is done.

Insightful Leaders need to have a clear perception and the ability to see clearly and intuitively into the

nature of a complex person, situation, or subject.

Integrity Leaders need to have the quality of possessing and steadfastly adhering to high moral principles

or professional standards.

Intellectual Leaders need to have a highly developed ability to think, reason, and understand, especially in

combination with wide knowledge.

Intelligent Leaders need to be showing an ability to think and understand things clearly and logically.


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Jack of ALL A leader needs to be jack of all trades so that he can fill any gap created by his subordinate.

Jargon Free Leader need to speak in a simple language so that masses can understand.

Judgment A leader’s Judgment has to be accurate so that to make effective decisions.

Just A leader needs to be just in their decision making.


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Keen Leader needs a keen vision of the future, and should set goals accordingly.

Kind For leadership, we need hearts. We need hearts to care, to empathize, to feel injustice, and to be

passionate about righting wrongs.

Knowledgeable Leaders are enthusiastic knowledge champions supported by top management.


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Leader Leader leads from the right to the right for the right.

Let it out Leader speaks out, the hidden truth.

Lively A leader needs to be lively and spontaneous while responding.

Loyalty Loyalty toward friends, co-workers, subordinates, and not in the least to your own principles, will

be recognized by the ones who follow your acts. Enable others to achieve common aims and

inspire loyalty.

Luck Leaders do not rely on good luck only.


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Manageable Leader need to manage their resources.

Mental readiness Leader needs to be alert with their environment.

Mentoring Leader need to mentor in order to nurture and grow their subordinates.

Moral Leaders actively apply moral values to achieve enduring personal and organizational success.

Morale Leader must have charisma to lift morale with a smile.

Motivation Leader should motivate its subordinate through self-achievement.

Multi Dimensional A leader needs to be multi dimensional rather than being on a single track.


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Noble Great leaders are always noble in their respected field.

Norms A leader should follow the norms and values of the society.


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Open minded A leader needs to be open minded in terms of behavior, openness to ideas and accommodating

to internal and external changes that are against the status quo.

Optimistic A leader needs to be optimistic to think is a positive manner, this will enable the leader to identify

the emerging trends and situation and use heat and noise to improve performance.

Organized A leader needs to be organized to maintain the checklist of task imperative for successful

completion of any task.

Out of the box A leader needs to think out of the box in order to generate interest of his followers, innovation

also helps the sustenance of organization. But at the same time the leader should be aware of

the norms and culture.


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Passionate

A leader needs to be passionate, meaning he needs to have the fire in the belly to set challenging

goals for himself/herself in life. Passion also leads to discipline and commitment beyond the call

of duty.

Patient A leader needs to be patient to achieve results, sometimes a long term strategy needs to be

developed to achieve long term goals which may give edge over short term goals. Besides a

leader who thinks in the long run helps in building necessary infrastructure.

Performance A leader needs to gauge not only his superior's performance but also his own and based on

feedback, the leader needs to improve his performance, its similar to leading by example .

Persistence A leader needs to persist with his/her decisions/actions to achieve better results. Perseverance

leads leader and his followers to a stable position.

Powerful A leader needs to be powerful in his actions; behaviors and speech to maintain discipline within

his/her followers.


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Practical A leader needs to be practical; he/she needs not to make castles in air as mere conjectures leads

a leader and his followers astray. Also too much planning without implementation is costly and

time consuming and may create a reputation for vacillation.

Precise A leader needs to be precise when delegating work and responsibilities. This saves the time of a

leader as every second is precious for a leader.

Priority A leader needs to execute things based on priorities, this will enable him/her to set a criterion and

maintain a checklist of execution. Here he/should take in the collective priorities of people and not

his individual one's.

Probing A leader needs to be probing to investigate any discrepancies or hiccups within the system.

Promptness A leader needs to take a prompt action in need of difficult time; alertness and tactfulness’ are the

concomitants of promptness.

Punctual A leader needs to be punctual to set the behaviors of others in the right direction.


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Quality A leader needs to create quality systems and processes.


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Rational A leader needs to be rational, he should be aware of the short coming of himself and his

followers.

Ready A leader should be ready to face any daunting task or any challenging assignment, In fact this

word encompasses myriad factors of leader readiness for example ready to lead, ready to

transform and so on.

Realistic A leader needs to be realistic; he/she should not be overconfident.

Reasonable A leader needs to be reasonable at times; it is more concerned with ettiqutes of a leader that is a

mirror image of a leader.

Recognition A leader needs to recognize the efforts of others and should also recognize his efforts to gain

confidence but not publicly.

Reliable A leader needs to be a reliable person as he/she is the one leading others.


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Risk Taker A leader should be a risk taker meaning he is willing to sacrifice things to achieve much bigger

things.


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Sincere A leader needs to be sincere not with himself/herself, only then he/she can gain the trust of

followers.

Situation A leader needs to access the situations to take advantage of that situation, meaning a leader

should be a good situation reader to make a move before others do.

Skilled A leader should be skilled, only then he/she can properly guage the work of people working under

him.

Smart A leader needs to be a smart thinker , anything smart in terms of physical is a value added

feature but a leader needs to utilize it smartly also.

Strategy Leaders always strategize, to conduct things in order.


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Tactful A leader must be tactful in order to tackle the hurdles that come in the way of success.

Talented A leader should be talented enough to analyze the problem and keep track of the progress.

Task Oriented A leader must visualize its current progress and tend to complete the goals it has set.

Team Player A leader must always take its followers along with it and be completely participative.

Technique A leader must have techniques to accomplish something out of nothing or make things happen.

Temperament A leader must have a temperament in order to cope up with the mistakes other make and find out

solutions.


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Understanding A leader must have the capability to understand its mate.

Unique A leader must give out a unique style of leadership. Whatever it may deliver must be different and

bold.

United A leader must keep its team united together. United on the thoughts, support and in both ups and

downs.


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Versatile A leader's action may be versatile. Every member in the team needs different way to be dealt or

communicated.

Victorious A leader must be goal oriented. And attain victory at any cost.

Vision A leader must have a clear vision of where it is heading for? And what is going to be the

outcome? Is it going to be what it thought before or not?

Volunteer A leader itself must volunteer for different or difficult task; so, as to boast the overall courage and

reduce the fear of danger.


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Will For a leader, Will is the weapon to strive in all circumstances for success.

Wise A leader must be wise enough to make the right decisions at right times and keeping the

consequences calculated.


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Zest It is the endless enthusiasm for a leader which takes him up in the sky of victory.


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About the Author

Wali Zahid is an international consultant, speaker, trainer and

executive coach. He has spoken to audiences in Asia-Pacific,

Middle East, Western Europe, England and the United States.

Wali has trained thousands of managers and business leaders

in the past 15 years from most Fortune-500 companies. His

leadership and training of trainers workshops have been a

crowd puller. His branded workshops include ‘Leadership for

CEOs’, ‘Women in Leadership’, ‘Leadership Readiness’ and

‘Leadership Derailments’.

A lifelong learner, Wali has received training and education in America, Canada, UK, Germany,

Austria and Singapore. He is an accredited leadership trainer from Team Management Systems,

Australia. He has also taught pioneering courses at MBA level in Pakistan’s premier business

schools like IBA Karachi and Szabist.

He is member of UK’s Institute of Directors, Chartered Management Institute, Chartered Institute

of Personnel & Development, Chartered Institute of Marketing and American Management

Association.

Currently, he is working as Director of Management Development Services at British Council,

Karachi and can be reached at [email protected].


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Contributors

Name Age About Me Contact

Aafrin Khizra

Niazi

23 yrs BCS (Bachelor of Computer

Science) from Al-Khair University.

Doing MBA with majors in HRM

from SZABIST. Working in Faysal

Bank Limited. Will move HR

department after MBA.

[email protected]

Ammar Farooq 34 yrs Working in IT field since 1995,

with a graduate degree from

FAST Lahore in Computer

Sciences. Currently enrolled in

last semester of MBA program at

SZABIST.

[email protected]

Bushra

Ubaidullah

Bhurgri

26 yrs Graduated (BE in Computers)

from Sir Syed University of Engg

& Tech. Currently in the 3rd

semester of MBA at SZABIST.

Majoring in HRM.

[email protected]

Faisal Shamim

Naik

31 yrs Working in IT and

Telecommunication field since

1999, with a graduate and a post

graduate degree in Computer

Sciences. Currently enrolled in

last semester of MBA program at

SZABIST.

[email protected]

Faisal umer 25 yrs Graduate degree in Computer

Sciences from SZABIST.

Currently enrolled second last

semester of MBA program in HR

at SZABIST.

[email protected]


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Farhana Zia 23 yrs Graduated (BE in Computers)

from Sir Syed University of

Engineering and Technology.

Presently in MBA third semester

at SZABIST with majors in HRM.

[email protected]

Hisham

Aurangzeb

24 yrs Bachelors in Software

Development from Hamdard

University Karachi; An Oracle

Certified Professional with sound

knowledge of Databases and the

Technology. To improve my

management skills, joined

SZABIST for an MBA with majors

in HR.

[email protected]

0333-2241882

Mirza Faizan

Baig

27 yrs Working for Deloitte M. Yousuf

Adil Saleem & Co. Chartered

Accountants in HR Department.

Also work as a free lance

visualizer and graphic designer.

Qualified as BBA (Hons.) from

BIM&CS and certified as a 3-D

Animator from Arena Multimedia.

Currently enrolled in MBA/MS

program at SZABIST, KHI.

[email protected]

Omar Hafeez 24 yrs Working as IT Coordinator Sind

for Ministry of Environment

(Government of Pakistan) on

implementation of SMART

project. Graduated (BCS) from

SZABIST in 2005, presently in

2nd semester of MBA program

with majors in HRM.

[email protected]


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Shahla Surhyo 30 yrs Attached with Banking Industry

since 2000, having past flavor of

Citibank & currently designated

as Relationship Manager in

Human Resources at Bank

Alfalah Limited, holding a

Masters in International

Relations, MBA (Marketing) & M-

Phil in IHRM is in progress at

SZABIST under feather of

Northamton UK.

[email protected]

Shehnaz

Shalwani

23 yrs BCS and MCS from SZABIST.

Right now pursuing MBA in

Human Resource final semester.

After completing MBA in HR. I

have passion to work with HR

department of a good

multinational where I can learn

and apply my skills. My hobbies

include music, TV and reading.

[email protected]

Shiraz Ahmed 29 yrs Working in HR & Management

since 1999, with PGD in Public

Administration, Masters in HRM

and a Certified HR Professional,

currently enrolled in MS program

at SZABIST.

[email protected]

Syed Fida

Marvat

Currently doing MBA from

SZABIST Karachi. And serving in

PAF as Flight Lieutenant. BE,

Aeronautical Engineering PAF

Academy Risalpur /NUST.

[email protected]


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Tabassum

Nadeem

45 yrs Serving in Pakistan Navy in the

HR department for PN Civilian

Employees as number two.

Joined Navy in 1979 as a junior

Cadet (after matriculation). By

profession submariner. BSc

(Hons) in Naval Sciences and Bsc

(Hons) in War Studies from K U.

Currently enrolled in 4th

semester of MBA program at

SZABIST.

[email protected]

Umer Irfan 25 yrs Currently doing MBA in HR from

SZABIST Karachi. Have done BS

(IT) from Assumption University

Bangkok. Worked at UNHCR

Bangkok as Coordinator for a

year.

[email protected]

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