Leadership
Successful leadership calls for the highest qualities of head and hearts. Leadership is a personal quality reciprocated in relationship with the followers. William Shakespeare said, “Some are born great, some are made great, some attain greatness”. Leadership is a skill in which each and every person is gifted with birth. All of us are leaders in one way or the other. We may be leader in our own family, school, community, state or country. Few leadership skills are inborn in us but majority of the leadership skills has to be developed by us. I would say most of the leaders are not born leader but they are made or formed leaders. No one can become a great leader or obtain leadership skills without training oneself to become a leader. All of us are born to be leaders therefore it is necessary that we developed our leadership skills. Leadership is a quality that requires love, sacrifice, forgiveness, initiative, discipline, time management, followers, and long for justice peace and equality. St. Iraneaus opined leadership as, “Glory of God lies in man and woman becoming fully human, fully alive.” Leadership is a quality that comes from within. Below I have discussed about Leadership using SPORT LOVERS SHINE in POST STRAP (taking the first letter of the main points) method to make it easy to remember.
Who is a leader? A leader knows the way, shows the way and goes the way.
1. Social being
a. Love, care, feel with other people
b. Sensitive to others, guide the team
c. Relate to all, build relationships
2. Prayerful & Proactive
a. Reflects, meditations, counseling
b. Oversees problem that might arise.
c. Prepare clear goals before doing something
3. Outgoing
a. Not selfish, think for others
b. Justice, equality
4. Responsible person
a. Accountable for the work done,
b. Responsible and take the blame when mistake
c. Confront people
5. Time management
a. Personal schedule
b. Discipline physically, mentally and socially.
How can you become a leader?
1. Love “we are born out of love”
a. Love of oneself
b. Love others.
2. Opportunity seeker “Opportunity knocks, but once”
a. Look for chances to make a difference
b. How/when to act and who will act.
3. Values
a. Good character, friendly, approachable
b. Avoid bad habits like smoking, drinking, drugs, thief
c. Good values build better relationships
4. Education
a. General Education
b. Improve knowledge and skills to tackle problems
c. Good command of language
5. Revolutionary
a. Producing great changes
b. Very new and different ideas
6. Sensitive to others
a. Society, community,
b. Neighbours, school friends
What are the Characteristics of a leader?
1. Simple person
a. Way of life, dress: ‘simple living but high thinking’
b. Able to relate to the poor as well as the rich.
c. Not showing off his talents and skills but use it for good.
2. Helpful
a. Study
b. Sickness
c. Care for physical, spiritual, mental needs of others.
3. Initiative Person
a. To study the situation, to give suggestions
b. To organize activities,
4. Noble person
a. Honest, sincere
b. Full of courage and care for others
c. Noble ideas
5. Experience/Enlightened person.
a. Who knows himself
b. Understand the people
c. Educated (not only ordinary studies but deep reflections)
What are the processes to select a leader?
1. Party
a. Meeting
b. Goal setting ( SMART= Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, Time bound)
2. Obtain information
a. Voice out
3. Selection
a. Voting
4. Training
a. Group Training (classroom, lectures, seminars)
b. Training at work
c. Sending out for training ( training centers)
What are the criteria to evaluate leader?
1. Service oriented
a. Benefit of people from his work
2. Transparency
a. Money matters
b. Relationship
3. Responsibility
a. Duties
b. To answer to people
c. Quality in which the work is done (Effectiveness)
d. Speed of doing the work (efficiency)
4. Accountability
a. Able to bear praises and confrontations in case of failure
b. Trustworthiness.
5. Participation
a. In meetings (himself)
b. Of people in activities
c. Cooperation,
Games: Boom Ba
Song
I am a leader, you are a leader
We can be the leaders
Leaders of today, Leaders for tomorrow
Leaders who can change the world
You can lead the world to justice
You can lead the world to love
You can lead the world to equality
You can lead the world to peace.
It’s I Who Build Community
It’s I, it’s I, it’s I who build community
It’s I who build community.
Roll over the ocean roll over the sea
Go and do your part and build community – 2
God’s Love
God’s love is so wonderful: -3, Oh! Wonderful love
So high, you can’t get over it
So deep, you can’t get under it
So wide, you can’t get around it
Oh! Wonderful love.
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