SMART LEADER: the crave of 21st Century

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it." – Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership Defined
Leadership is the process of directing the behavior of others toward the accomplishment of some common objectives. It is influencing people to get things done – willingly! – to a standard and quality above their norm to achieve a shared stretch goal.
As an element in social interaction, leadership is a complex activity involving:
• a process of influence
• actors who are both leaders and followers
• a range of possible outcomes – the achievement of goals, but also the commitment of individuals to such goals, the enhancement of group cohesion and the reinforcement of change of organizational culture.
Positioning of a Leader
Anyone who gets a leadership position has not made it. It is only the beginning. Being a leader doesn't make you one. After you get to be the leader of a group, you are going to have to do a lot to earn the acceptance of the group members and have an influence on their behavior.

To be a leader you have to be first to get into the mind of the prospect – and then follow the strategies to stay there. The essential ingredient in securing the leadership position is getting into the mind first. The essential ingredient in keeping that position is reinforcing the original concept.
Super-Leadership – Leading Others to Lead Themselves
Super-leaders help each of their followers to develop into an effective self-leader by providing them with the behavioral and cognitive skills necessary to exercise self-leadership. Super-leaders establish values, model, encourage, reward, and in many other ways foster self-leadership in individuals, teams, and wider organizational cultures.
An important measure of a leader's own success is the success of his or her followers. The strength of a leader is measured by the ability to facilitate the self-leadership of others. The first critical step towards this goal is to master self-leadership. If leaders want to lead somebody, they must first lead themselves.


12 Causes of Leadership Failures: Richard Denny
1. Inability to organize details.
2. Unwillingness to do what they would ask others to do.
3. Expectation of pay for what they know instead of what they do
4. Fear of competition fro others.
5. Lack of creative thinking in setting Goals and creating plans.
6. The “I” syndrome
7. Over-indulgence, destroying endurance and vitality
8. Disloyalty to colleagues.
9. Leading by instilling FEAR instead of ENCOURAGING
10. Emphasis of Title instead of knowledge and Expertise
11. Failure to face the Negative Reality.
12. Being Ultra Positive

What Smart Leader Does in 21st Century?

LESSON ONE: Lead:
1. Managers muddle – leaders inspire. Leaders are people who inspire with clear vision of how things can be done better. "What we are looking for are leaders at every level who can energize, excite and inspire rather than enervate, depress, and control."
2. Action advice: Create a vision and then ignite your organization to make this vision a reality. Get people so passionate about what they are doing that they cannot wait to execute this plan. Have great energy, competitive spirit and the ability to spark excitement and achieve results. Search for leaders who have the same qualities.
3. Focus on strategic issues. Your job is to understand the strategic issues within each of your businesses where they are going around the Five Questions. Know the talent they need to win in those markets and the amount of capital they need. And make bets.
4. Don't micromanage. Your job is to see the big picture. Don't manage every detail. Don't get caught up in the minutiae or obsess over every detail, but instead inspire others to execute of your vision. Surround yourself with great people and trust them to do their job and contribute their best to the organization.
5. Involve everyone and welcome great ideas from everywhere. Anyone can be a leader, just so long as they contribute, and the most meaningful way for anyone to contribute is to come up with a good idea. Business is all about getting the best ideas from everyone. New ideas are the lifeblood of the organization, the fuel that makes it run. "The hero is the person with a new idea." There is simply nothing more important to an organization than expressing ideas and creating a vision.
6. Lead by Example. To spark others to perform, you must lead by example. Jack Welch mastery of the 4 E's of leadership – Energy, Energize, Edge, and Execution – was always in evidence. "He had great energy, sparked others, had incredible competitive spirit, and had a record of execution that was second to none. This is a key of the Welch phenomenon. Had he been lacking in any of the traits he espoused, he would not have commanded such acclaim."
Smart Leadership trait is not an import of the human chromosomes, it does not run in blood, but the traits can be learnt and developed overtime. You owe yourself and this generation an apology if you fail to deliver the expectation of the people on you. Start by unlearning yourself of certain believes, practices and indulgences, then, you are on your way to stardom.. Ask for the next edition for continuity of this series…… There are nine more lessons here you need badly to gain the cutting-edge competence to carve out a niche for yourself.


Ritchie Felix
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