Leadership

Personal thoughts on Leadership...

Let me briefly share an important component of leadership...

First, leadership is about people. Let's be honest. If you find that others aren't following you, or perhaps that people are "left in your wake," then it's probably a good idea that you revisit your leadership style. When we are leading effectively, we are focused on the development of people around us. To be visionary without people, or administrative without the development of your people resources, leads to ineffective leadership. To "do it all by yourself" is not good leadership, because noone is following.

Second, leadership must be transformational. Transformational leadership is about raising the level of awareness of those around you. As a result of your leadership, you and those following you should experience internal change. You all should be growing and developing. Good leadership never leaves people the same as they were before their experience with you. Transformational leadership leaves them better than they were.

Third, leadership is visionary. Because leadership is about people and transformational, then the visionary component of leadership must be about seeing beyond the "here and now" in the lives of people, and helping them to realize what they can be. This is visionary leadership. When we as leaders help people envision where they want to go and then provide them with the transformational tools to get there, then we've effectively helped to raise their awareness.