SO WHAT’S THIS LEADERSHIP STUFF ALL ABOUT ANYWAY?

Five things followers expect from leaders:

1. Honesty/Integrity

2. Competency

3. Vision

4. Inspiration

5. Credibility

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done. (Vance Packard)

Five characteristics that fulfill followers’ expectations of leaders:

1. Challenge the process

2. Inspire a shared vision

3. Enable others to act

4. Model the way

5. Encourage the heart

“Leadership is stirring people so that they are moved from inside themselves and it is stating goals that excite them and lift their sights. It is setting the personal example, putting enthusiasm into the operation, communicating both ways (listening as well as talking). It is rewarding merit and penalizing demerit, honestly and fairly. It is the right combination of these so that people will do the work that makes the effort successful Because They Want To.” (Frederick R. Kappel)

Twelve Qualities of Leadership (S.M. Bethel)

1. Be Courageous. Leaders must have a strong belief system- setting forth with faith and stamina to set an example for others to follow.

2. Be a Big Thinker. “Some men see things as they are and say, ‘why?’. I dream of

things that never were and say, ‘why not?’ (Robert Frost)

Leaders have the ability to see things in a larger perspective. They are eager to

Create and bring out the best in others. They have a clear definition of their

Personal goals and have the ability to help others expand their thinking and

Imagination.

3. Be a Change Master. Leaders move people and things in directions more beneficial to all. They have the ability to create change, to accept it, handle it and succeed during times of change. They welcome change as the only constant in life. They learn from the past while not burdening themselves with old ideas