Are You A Leader?
In our society, many people seem to believe that leadership is appointed by outside forces, other people or positions we hold, but the truth is that leadership truly does come from within - it is a conscious decision to take action in your life. Leadership is about being a doer - having a clear vision about where you want to go and then focusing your efforts on going after the opportunities that will make it happen.
Jack Trout’s book,The Power of Simplicity, contains my favourite description of leadership which I use as the litmus test for myself : “The way to quickly spot a nonleader is to watch for “should”! When a viable suggestion is presented, the would-be leader says: “We should do that.” Usually the shoulds pile up and little gets done. The real leader never uses the word “should”. Their response to a good suggestion is “Let’s do it.” Then its onto the next decision.” Leadership is about making decisions and taking action.
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