The 14 Leadership Skills

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The 14 Leadership Skills

  1.  Communication:
    Too much is better than too little. Share what you learn, what you know and everyone wins. Communicating is more than words. Over 70% of communication is non-verbal. So a question might be: What is the message you are sending even before you start to speak?
  2. Resources:
    Know who can do what, when, where, and how will make you the “go to person”. These resources could be the person, the tool, the company, the resources, that you need to move ahead. Who do you know and what can they bring to the table?
  3. Characteristics and Needs of the Group and Its Members:
    Know what the other person(s) are made up of. There are many tools and questions to discover the passions, the dreams, the capabilities, the attitudes, of those around you.Know who you can count on for different things.
  4. Plan:
    Planning is a daily activity! When we fail to plan – we plan to fail. Everyone and every organization needs a Vision. When they have that in place the plan is a road map of how to get there. The plan allows for taking some different roadways and still follow the vision that will get you to your destination.
  5. Group Performance:
    Every group has to have some kind of metrics in place. If not, then how will you know when you get there and how will you know how to do it again. Metrics allow you to better evaluate if the plan is a good one or maybe that alternate route would be better.
  6. Effective Instruction:
    “Each one – instruct one” is by far the best method. I do, you watch. I do, you help. You do, I help. You do, I watch. You show someone else. Remember that “People do what people see!”
  7. Represent the Group:
    You will be called upon to represent the group either in a formal situation or at the water cooler. Know what can be shared and what should not be shared. Know how to explain things in the simplest terms and forms. Einstein said, “If you cannot explain it simply, you do not know it well enough.” Be a positive face for the group.
  8. Evaluate:
    Grandpa said, “Evaluate everything!” What he meant was to stop and think it through. What is going well? What did not go so well? What needs to be added? What needs to be left behind? Grandpa also said, “If done daily, you will always be moving ahead!”
  9. Sharing Leadership:
    No one can or should do everything. A leader looks for others that know more than he does. In John Maxwell’s book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, his 12 Law is the Law of Empowerment – Only secure leaders give power to others. Delegating tasks is how future leaders are “grown”.
  10. Mentoring:
    Mentoring happens when one comes along the side of another to help guide the way. If you are not mentoring someone, you should be and if you are not being mentored, you should be.
  11. Set the Example:
    People do what people see. Not what they hear, but what they see. If you say one thing and act another way, your credibility is lost and it will be a long road to rebuild it. People follow the direction you go, not the one you point. Someone is always looking.
  12. Commitment:
    You must be all in. Committed to yourself, the organization, and the people within it. If you are not committed, the people you are leading will not be also.
  13. Personal Growth:
    Ongoing continuous personal growth will require a plan for yourself. Set on your calendar dates for reflection, rejuvenation, books to be read, seminars to be a part of, and encourage those around you to have a plan of action also.
  14. Direction:
    You must have a written Vision (Your Future Picture), Mission (Your Purpose/Calling), and Strategy (Your Plan). You must have clarity of the who, what, where, when, and how of who and what you want to achieve.

The Leadership Wrangler

  1. Communication:
    Too much is better than too little. Share what you learn, what you know and everyone wins. Communicating is more than words. Over 70% of communication is non-verbal. So a question might be: What is the message you are sending even before you start to speak?
  2. Resources:
    Know who can do what, when, where, and how will make you the “go to person”. These resources could be the person, the tool, the company, the resources, that you need to move ahead. Who do you know and what can they bring to the table?
  3. Characteristics and Needs of the Group and Its Members:
    Know what the other person(s) are made up of. There are many tools and questions to discover the passions, the dreams, the capabilities, the attitudes, of those around you.Know who you can count on for different things.
  4. Plan:
    Planning is a daily activity! When we fail to plan – we plan to fail. Everyone and every organization needs a Vision. When they have that in place the plan is a road map of how to get there. The plan allows for taking some different roadways and still follow the vision that will get you to your destination.
  5. Group Performance:
    Every group has to have some kind of metrics in place. If not, then how will you know when you get there and how will you know how to do it again. Metrics allow you to better evaluate if the plan is a good one or maybe that alternate route would be better.
  6. Effective Instruction:
    “Each one – instruct one” is by far the best method. I do, you watch. I do, you help. You do, I help. You do, I watch. You show someone else. Remember that “People do what people see!”
  7. Represent the Group:
    You will be called upon to represent the group either in a formal situation or at the water cooler. Know what can be shared and what should not be shared. Know how to explain things in the simplest terms and forms. Einstein said, “If you cannot explain it simply, you do not know it well enough.” Be a positive face for the group.
  8. Evaluate:
    Grandpa said, “Evaluate everything!” What he meant was to stop and think it through. What is going well? What did not go so well? What needs to be added? What needs to be left behind? Grandpa also said, “If done daily, you will always be moving ahead!”
  9. Sharing Leadership:
    No one can or should do everything. A leader looks for others that know more than he does. In John Maxwell’s book The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, his 12 Law is the Law of Empowerment – Only secure leaders give power to others. Delegating tasks is how future leaders are “grown”.
  10. Mentoring:
    Mentoring happens when one comes along the side of another to help guide the way. If you are not mentoring someone, you should be and if you are not being mentored, you should be.
  11. Set the Example:
    People do what people see. Not what they hear, but what they see. If you say one thing and act another way, your credibility is lost and it will be a long road to rebuild it. People follow the direction you go, not the one you point. Someone is always looking.
  12. Commitment:
    You must be all in. Committed to yourself, the organization, and the people within it. If you are not committed, the people you are leading will not be also.
  13. Personal Growth:
    Ongoing continuous personal growth will require a plan for yourself. Set on your calendar dates for reflection, rejuvenation, books to be read, seminars to be a part of, and encourage those around you to have a plan of action also.
  14. Direction:
    You must have a written Vision (Your Future Picture), Mission (Your Purpose/Calling), and Strategy (Your Plan). You must have clarity of the who, what, where, when, and how of who and what you want to achieve.

Earth Wind Fire Water Training and Development D.W.(Dick) Powell
Dick@LeadershipWrangler.com
www.LeadershipWrangler.com

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