Leadership Skill

"Leadership is a skill that anyone can learn and successfully apply"

The thing about leadership is never do it alone." - Mark Moore, Harvards Kennedy, School of Govern,emt

Nothing happens without leadership. Nothing changes without leadership. Nothing develops without leadership. Nothing improves without leadership. Nothing is corrected without leadership. Everyone, everywhere, every time is always being led. Leadership is perpetually exercised daily whether by a politician, priest, parent, boss or teacher. Leaders are not born. They are made through a never ending process of self study, education, training and experience backed up with a strong desire and willpower. They grow out of opportunities and projects.

Within all of these theories, frameworks, and approaches to leadership, there's an underlying message that leaders need to have a variety of factors working in their favor. Effective leadership is not simply based on a set of attributes, behaviors, or influences. You must have a wide range of abilities and approaches that you can draw upon.

Having said this, however, there's one leadership style that is appropriate in very many corporate situations - that of transformational leadership. A leader using this style: has integrity, sets clear goals, clearly communicates a vision, sets a good example, expects the best from the team, encourages, supports, recognizes good work and people, provides stimulating work, helps people see beyond their self-interests and focus more on team interests, and inspires. In short, transformational leaders are exceptionally motivating and they're trusted. When your team trusts you, and is really "fired up" by the way you lead, you can achieve great things!