Demonstrate enthusiasm always. A
leader must be full of passion for what he/she does. That inner push to inspire
the self and the others before you expire, for you cannot give what you don’t have.
As a leader isn’t fair to ask for more than you cannot offer, or promise to
construct a bridge where there is no river. Passion is something that cannot be
taught, you are either charismatic or not, passion is the inner force to move
an institution or community. Today we need to see leaders who are well informed
about what they are talking about and are part of the solution they are looking
for. Once you tap your passion as a leader you need in turn to help others to
tap theirs, it’s an infectious spiral effect, if I smile, automatically you will
smile back unless something is happening inside of you that cannot make you to reciprocate
the same smile.
Articulate a compelling course of action. The leader should articulate very clearly issues not leaving any
doubt to the people to make up what he meant, that is for the politicians who
love to confuse their listeners with complicated words to wood wick their
constituents. Sometimes those who are good leaders are always enticed to forget
their leadership call and delving into politics and once he/she becomes a
politician he/she cannot articulate the compelling course of action hence leading
to its disappearance. The leader should be consistent and to stick to his or
her vision mandate. That vision has to be clearly understood by all. A leader should never say that he/she has a
vision for the people, but to involve the people to see what he or she is
seeing as far as that vision is concerned. This vision could be a short and of
few less than ten words. Should be catch frees that each member in the company
or institution can recite it without any difficulty.
Sell the benefit. To be called a
good leader is not all about you parse but an inspiration or model that people
around you can see and feel, it’s a magnet of attraction for other people you
may not know, meet, talk to be your presence is a warm admiration to emulate. When
people around you start to use phrases like what would so and so do in such a
situation, that in itself is a direct teaching without a classroom scenario but
life experience and lived lessons. As the wise will tell you that you do not
need to make loud noise in order to be heard. Sell the benefit but brand it in
such a way that no doubt in the brand, where the brand sells itself not the
sales persons.
Tell more stories. Leadership is about what
inspired me to be where I am as a leader. Is there a hidden story that you have
never shared with other colleagues? Are there pains, doubts, trials,
challenges, dilemma encountered? without which people will be seeing you as a
leader who has no feelings or never express any emotions but a super human. Stories connect with people on an emotional level.
Invite participation. A leader is
never full of himself, and has no readymade answers t the given problems. The
solutions are always got when people talk at the round table and expressing
freely their ideas, points of reference without feeling small, ignored or intimidated.
This comes handy when dealing with young men, for they are full of ideas, with
good listening one learns more of that energy and creativity. The young people
need to be involved in the process, give them a role to play and as a leader
sit back to see the marvels that are produced by the youthfulness. They want to
know that their work is adding up to something meaningful.
Reinforce an optimistic outlook. As
a leader don’t be very pessimistic about the future, don’t paint a dark picture
but paint that picture and inspire the listeners and followers to imagine that
place you want to lead them. Nelson Mandela of South Africa after sending many
years in prison under the apartheid regime, he was released and he believed in
the power of forgiveness and reconciliation, he reinforced an optimistic
outlook that shocked many. Humanly speaking an thought of but he went beyond
emotions and human feeling and acquired an ontological sense of what others
ought to see in him if any given country is to be reconciled. A leader should
be optimistic, positive in his language. A leader is always a beacon of hope.
Encourage potential. As a leader, one should be
ready to invest motivational and emotional development. An encouragement or praise
drives inner emotional potency to a greater height of productivity, while a
negative comment completely breaks down the morale gear hence driving one into
a stunted growth and discouragement and the only option left is to quit what
one felt to be a home or an environment worth to stay. Of course, one may say,
you stay and with time the situation will change, that has been tried in
marriage institution, education, social areas but with minimum or no
productivity except pains and sorrows, of bad leaders sitting on people’s emotions.
When people receive genuine praise, their
doubt diminishes and their spirits soar. Encourage people and they’ll walk
through walls for you. No leader accomplishes a vision alone. Inspiration is
critical to rally people to make the journey and to commit the time and energy
required to bring a vision to pass. These seven techniques present some great
ways to inspire and motivate people to greatness.
Be a leader where you find there is a vacuum and always never think that
to consult makes you smaller than your title. Believe in yourself as much as
those whom they have placed in your hands deserve the best in you and that can
be produced and cultivated by all.
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