THE 21 INDISPENSABLEQUALITIES of a LEADER

#1 CHARACTER

• More than just talk

• It’s a choice

• Your words must match your actions

Remember: This is your most important asset.

#2 CHARISMA

• Be more concerned of others than yourself

• Ability to draw people to you

• Look for the good and expect the best in everyone

• Share yourself

#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

#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.

#5 COMPETENCE

• Say IT, Plan It, Do IT• Don’t 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.

#6 COURAGE

• Courage guarantees all other competencies• Courage is fear that has “Said it Prayers”• Courage is making things right, not just smoothing things

over

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

#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

#8 FOCUS

• Shift to strengths – Devote 70% of your time to your strengths

• Staff your weaknesses – determine how you can delegate these tasks

• Create an Edge – Rethink how you can do things better

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

#9 GENEROSITY

• Generosity starts in the heart• Nothing speaks more loudly than the generosity

of a leader• Put others first• Don’t allow possessions to take control of you• Giving is the highest level of living

#10 INITIATIVES

• The one thing a leader should fear is complacency• A good leader is responsible for initiating a connection

with their followers• Initiators are always on the lookout for new opportunities

Remember: You cannot be indecisive and effective at the same time.

#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.

#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.

#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.

#14 PROBLEM SOLVING

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

• Don’t try to solve all problems at one time

Develop a process to solve problems

Time – spend time to discover the problemExposure – check out what others have doneAssistance – Have your team study all anglesCreativity – BrainstormHit It- Implement the solution

#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

Remember – People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.

#16 RESPONSIBILITY

• A leader can give up anything except responsibility• Responsible leaders do whatever it takes to get the job

done• If high quality is your goal, responsibility will follow

Remember – If you can’t carry the ball you can’t be the leader.

#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.

#18 SELF-DISCIPLINE

• The first and best victory is to conquer SELF

• Challenge your excuses

• Make a disciplined lifestyle your goal

#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

#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.

#21 VISION

• A leaders courage to fulfill his vision comes from passion, not position

Vision

- Starts from within

- Draws on history

- Meets others needs

FINAL THOUGHT

The only way to become the kind of leader that people want is to keep growing and learning about leadership.