UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP PT. 2

A QUICK FIX FOR EVERY TRUE LEADER

Every true leader should;
i. Expect the best from the people always
ii. Inspect to ensure the best is done by them
iii. Inspire them to keep doing things right
iv. Motivate people towards achieving their goals

True leaders know how to manage personnel to achieve maximum productivity, they know how to criticize the performance not the performer.

COMPONENTS OF LEADERSHIP YOU SHOULD KNOW

• They have vision
• They have values
• They have influence
• They inspire confidence


VITAL TRAITS OF LEADERSHIP

- They accept responsibilities
- They initiates creative moves
- They have passion for change
- They make continuous growth happen
- They are people builders
- They have eyes for realism and mind for idealism
- They constantly empower others
- They truly love and value people
- They are men of character and integrity
- They are proactive
- They are listeners and learners
- They empathize
- They are approachable and reliable
- They make wise decision
- They encourage initiatives
- They recognize and respect individual difference, contributions and personal development
- They have self-control
- They are performance driven (they are goal getters)
- They are very intelligent


BECOMING A LEADER

Leadership is not in position, like the globally renowned leadership expert has said, Dr John Maxwell, he said POSITION is the lowest form of leadership. To become a leader, there are a few things that will be expected from you;

1. PROBLEM SOLVING
Leaders are ordinary men who have discovered and developed themselves over time, they have grown and sharpen their skills and abilities to solve problems, if you can’t solve people’s problem don’t compound it, and you should know that if you can heal yourself, you can heal the world. Learning to solve peoples problems is one of the hallmark of true leadership.

2. STEWARDSHIP
Stewardship is your surest path to greatness. Faithful stewards grow faster into leadership any day.
• Serving God with the gifts, talents and treasures he has given you
• Serving the people God has called you to lead
Service, service and even more service is what leadership represent, keep serving people, then truly you're in leadership.

3. MENTORING:
Mentoring is every leaders delight, mentoring is where you find your greatest strength and covering. A headless head has no future. Never follow a man who is following nobody. If flying is your choice? Then you need;

- A Father?
- A Mentor?
- A Life Coach?

In having mentors, you must also have protégées, as you take in from your mentors, I strongly advice you also find a way to pour out into others, pouring out builds your capacity for more, and helps you to be a better you.


Impartation of grace is cheap with your mentor’s hands on your head, you need a father to speak you into your destiny, the baton for the next race is in the hands of fathers, get a father so you can have a baton passed on to you, to run in the race.

I like to also say here that you must mind who your mentor is, everyone can't be your mentor, Fathers and mentors make the yoke easy for you to carry and the burden easy to bear. If your life is not getting any better with a mentor, check it he may be a tormentor in disguise. If the task you carry is killing you, watch it, you may be under a task master without knowing.


FATAL ERRORS LEADERS MAKE
a. Being a paranoid (having a sense of insecurity and threatened by the success of the people you're leading)
b. Pride and Greed
c. They are headless head
d. They use people instead of raising them
e. They mystify things


10 SPECIAL LEADERSHIP TIPS
1. Good leadership is not advancing ones course or oneself, its about advancing your team.
2. Leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.
3. Leadership is action, not position.
4. When people feel liked, loved, cared for, included, valued and trusted, they begin to work together with their leader and other team member.
5. If you have integrity with people, you develop trust, the more trust you develop the stronger the relationship becomes.
- In times of difficulties, relationships are a shelter
- In times of opportunities, they are a launching pad
6. Good leaders must embrace both care and candor.
7. People buy into the leader first then the vision.
8. Bringing out the best in a person is always a catalyst for bringing out the best in a team.
9. Progress comes only from taking risks and making mistakes.
10. Leaders are measured by the calibre of leaders they raise and are developing, not the calibre of their own leadership strength and style.

One unique thing about leadership is all about being your best and giving your best at all time to help solve other people's problems.

What problem is your leadership solving?

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DR. CHRIS UDOFIA

UNDERSTANDING LEADERSHIP PART 1

INTRODUCTION

I am a believer of the undying truth that Leadership is the foundation for the future. There are no great nations or organizations today if there were no great leaders. Great leaders make great organizations happen. The question is;
1. WHAT IS THE RESULT OF YOUR LEADERSHIP?
2. WHAT IMPACT IS YOUR LEADERSHIP CREATING?
3. WHY ARE YOU IN LEADERSHIP?

“Most people think they want to be leaders, but what they usually want is the rewards of leadership, not the responsibilities, they want the fun not the frustration, they want the exhilarating days and not the exhausting nights”
– Hans Finzel.

True leadership begins with;
1. The understanding of your PURPOSE
2. The understanding of your PERSON
3. The understanding of your PLACE
4. The understanding of your PEOPLE

DEFINITION:
Leadership is INFLUENCE – it is the ability to influence people towards achieving a worthy goal. "Everything rises and falls on leadership." - John Maxwell

PURPOSE OF LEADERSHIP
“When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is inevitable.”
– Dr. Mylse Munroe

- The purpose of leadership is not to produce followers
- The purpose of leadership is to produce leaders

People will gladly want and follow a leader who knows how to lead them to fulfil and achieve their set goals, plan and purpose, and they know when they see one.

In summary, leadership is service to the people. Leaders are called ‘Servant Leader’

They help to bring out the best of ability in the people they lead, they increase the values of their lives and they do not reduce or destroy it.
They lead people out of their comfort zones, pass through their fears and limitations to a place of success, greatness and fulfilment.

Someone once said that "80% of businesses and fortune 500 companies fail and crash, not for lack of financial strength or inability to master sales techniques, but for the lack of strong and proper leadership."

I read an article a while ago that, in the late 90s, some great minds in leadership position met for a close door conference in southern California to brain storm the possible challenges that could occur in the 21st century. And just before the dawn of the new millennium in 1999, after long deliberations, they submitted that; the problems of the 21st century will include;
- Increased crime rate
- Unforetold natural disaster
- Unexplained financial recess, down turns and melt down
- Terrorism
- Religious crises
- Political instabilities etc
But they concluded that the greatest challenge of all these shall be who to manage the fast changing world, which bottom line was on “Leadership”

ABILITIES OF GREAT LEADERS
Great leaders will challenge the people he leads to dare things, he makes them see the possibilities of their dreams and visions, and therefore patiently serve them, mentor them, challenge them, coach them to actualize these dreams.

They also give a sense of direction, a sense of mission and a sense of belonging to the people, leaders give realistic expectations, they correct errors without defeating enthusiasm, they know how to manage the failure of the people and lead them to a place called success.

Great leaders compliment the weaknesses of their followers with their strength, they create a platform for their people to thrive and grow in order to sharpen their skills, and develop their latent abilities. Their ultimate goal is to help the people get fulfilled in life and not merely get them satisfied.

True leaders don’t claim right, they are often criticized, someone said “It’s critical if you are not criticized.” And I think that’s true. Just make sure you do things right.

It is said that one of man’s greatest chief want in life is finding someone who can inspire and influence him to be what he knows he could be that he is not.

You must know that leading or managing people has never been so complex, so don’t make it so. Never give up on your people while leading them, you never can tell the kind of treasure they are carrying within, until you help them discover and deploy the potentials locked up in them.

..to be continued

THE FUTURE IS HERE

THE FUTURE IS HERE

"..He has also set eternity in the human heart.."

Beloved! The future God has for you is so amazing, awesome & great.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

But you need to see it from God's perspective to know it.

YES! You can know it, because it's been given to you to know through the Spirit of God in you, for you are not without a knowing.

"These things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God."

Don't allow yourself to be beaten down another day, your future is awesome, it's sure & it's HERE!

Tell yourself everyday "I AM THE FUTURE"

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus"

"..because as he is, so are we in this world."

I hope you can handle that truth!?

"Watch out for I AM THE FUTURE" ..coming soon..

Be Blessed!

Dr. Chris UDOFIA