Learning to be a leader is a skill, just like learning to ride a bicycle.
You start off with training wheels, you wobble, you fall, you get hurt, you get up until you can ride confidently. Leadership comes with practise. Here are a few tips that can help you discover the leader in you
Put your hand up
Put your hand up in your school, college, community or workplace whenever there is an event / function to be put up or organized. Anything that requires you to put a team, delegate, supervise and bring in results, like even a fund-raising drive. The more you put yourself out there, the more initiative you show, the more you multi-task, the closer you come to being a leader.
Lead from every front
Lead from every front, including your life, career, etc. Don’t ever be passive. Keep finding ways to improve things in your life. Be ready to take action. Never compromise. Do everything in your power to get what you want.
Understand your strong points
Understand what your strengths are and become the best in that field. If communication is your strongest point, become the best orator ever. Use your strength to your advantage. Become so good that people come to you for anything related to communication.
Be an A to Z man
If you take something up, make sure you finish the job. If there’s a customer complaint, ensure you finish the cycle, be it over the phone or through e-mails and stick with it until you resolve the issue.
Become a risk-taker
Being a leader isn’t easy. Leaders are those who take the bullet aimed at their men on a battlefield. Leaders take risks. They are the ones who put their necks on the line and take the blame if things don’t work out. Leaders aren’t afraid of setbacks. They understand that they can only attain success by being fearless. He never gives up.
Develop your PR skills
A good leader has excellent PR skills. He knows everyone, or knows people who do. He has a go-to man for everything. He has excellent social skills. People are drawn towards him because he is likeable, genuinely interested in them, and is an extremely nice person. Learn to deal with different people because, in the end, leading comes down to managing your people well.
Build credibility
One of the important traits for a leader is his credibility. Credibility is something that is like a fixed deposit. It is a long-term fund. Be someone who does what he says. Be someone who is trustworthy, believable. Develop a reputation for being honest and unbiased. Slowly, these traits will become a part of you, and when the moment comes for you to lead, you will become a great leader.
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