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“Bridging Progress”
Character formation is that deeply internalized pattern of values and attitudes and the consequent actions that are
often established in pre-cognitive times of life through the natural and normal educational patterns that are
appropriate for young children.

DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-LEADERSHIP
As mentioned earlier, everybody is a future leader. Leadership is therefore not an inborn trait, but it is
developed to become a leader through learning and training people with sincere interest. The following are the ways
of a developing self-leadership:
1. Clarity of Purpose
2. This Means that each entity must have a vision and be able to set it up. Aim at Success and Take
Reasonable Risk
- Risk-taking is a necessary part of life. Challenge yourself to take on challenging assignments. Do not deter
yourself or others from past failures rather concentrate on success. However, risks which are applicable to
your intent should be fairly measured.
3. Spend Time to Reflect on your Life
- Reflections can also mean letting others make an objective evaluation of you. Although you remain the
active doer of the things that you are doing, you may only see things from your viewpoint. Taking some time
off to think about life. Compare experience of current and present to hopes of the future You can never
notice those small defects until you pause examine yourself.
4. Don’t Tolerate Just Anything
- You should not risk your dream. You should learn to be intolerant to any suggestions or ideas that don’t suit
your vision. This intolerance is not just toward others but also toward you. It involves not tolerating negative
factors such as laziness, anxiety and many others in your nature.
SIMPLE WAYS TO LEAD YOURSELF
1. Know you Values and Stick to them
- The ones with real values and ethics are the most trustworthy leaders. Find ideals that reverberate with you
philosophy, temperament, and creeds to become an effective leader, people tend to be drawn instinctively to
somebody who has a dream, intent and dignity.
2. Move Towards Purpose
- You cant be a leader unless you have a clear intention to help you through the dark times. The aim at the
end of a tunnel is like a light; a hope that keeps us going. One has to spend time questioning the real intent
or inspirational behind being a leader. As leader, you can inspire, guide, and encourage your subordinates
to achieve larger objectives. If you have a clear purpose, then you can make sure the team is aligned with a
common purpose.
3. Keep Improving yourself
- Great leaders are working hard to improve, expand and evolve into better versions of them. Whether you’ve
been veteran in your place, make it a point to learn something new by going back home.
4. Make Mistakes but Never Make the Same Mistake twice
- “All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Successful leaders recognize their errors learn from
them, and correct their faults.”
John C. Maxwell
5. Lead by Example
- None is easier than leading from the front. Not only is it a brave thing to do but it is very leading thing.
Perhaps that’s why they all find it toughest. The only thing that can turn you into a leader is when you begin
to act like one.

Leadership is the practice of driving people to achieve goals. This plays an important role in success and efficiency
of subordinates.

Leader- An individual appointed as a leader must understand himself honestly, what he knows and what he can do

Followers- An individual without a motivation needs a different approach than one with a high motivational level. You
have to know your people as a leader.

Communication- is the exchange of information and ideas from one person to another

Situation-

. Leadership actions that work in one situation may not necessarily work in another.

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1.TRAIT THEORY- Some personality traits may lead people naturally into leadership roles.
2. GREAT EVENT THEORY- Is a crisis or important event can cause a person to rise to the occasion, putting forth
extraordinary qualities of leadership in an ordinary person.
3. TRANSFORMATIONAL OR PROCESS LEADERSHIP THEORY- Today, it is the widely accepted theory. People
can opt for leadership. People can learn the ability to take leadership.

LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS
Honesty —Display sincerity, integrity, and candor in all your actions. Deceptive behavior will not inspire trust.
Competent —Base your actions on reason and moral principles. Do not make decisions based on childlike emotional
desires or feelings.
Forward-looking —Set goals and have a vision of the future. The vision must be owned throughout the organization.
Effective leaders envision what they want and how to get it. They habitually pick priorities stemming from their basic
values.
Inspiring —Display confidence in all that you do. By showing endurance in mental, physical, and spiritual stamina,
you will inspire others to reach for new heights. Take charge when necessary.
Intelligent —Read, study, and seek challenging assignments.
Fair-minded —Show fair treatment to all people. Prejudice is the enemy of justice. Display empathy by being
sensitive to the feelings, values, interests, and well-being of others.
Broad-minded —Seek out diversity.
Courageous —Have the perseverance to accomplish a goal, regardless of the seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
Display a confident calmness when under stress.
Straightforward —Use sound judgment to make a good decisions at the right time.
Imaginative —Make timely and appropriate changes in your thinking, plans, and methods. Show creativity by
thinking of new and better goals, ideas, and solutions to problems. Be innovative!
MOST IMPORTANT KEYS TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
(Lamb, McKee, 2004)
1.Trust and confidence
2.Effective communication

The 11 Principles of Leadership

1. Know Yourself and Seek Self Improvement - You are never done growing as a leader.

2. Be Technically and Tactically Proficient - Know your business.

3. Seek Responsibility and Take Responsibility for Your Actions - Be accountable.

4. Make Sound and Timely Decisions - Be wise but be decisive.

5. Set the Example - More is caught than taught.

6. Know Your People and Look Out for Their Well Being – They don't care how much you know, until they know
how much you care.

7. Keep Your People Informed - No team ever failed because of too much communication.

8. Develop A Sense of Responsibility in Your Subordinates - You are responsible for developing your people.

9. Insure the Task Is Understood, Supervised and Accomplished - Set clear expectations and goals, then coach
and hold people accountable.

10. Train Your People as A Team - Culture is the Leader’s job.

11. Employ Your Team in Accordance with its Strengths and Capabilities - Put your people in a position to
succeed.

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-Evaluating is part of supervising. It is defined as evaluating the value, quality, or significance of people, ideas or
things.

INSPIRING SUBORDINATES
It is much easier to get people to do something if they have the drive to do so. Inspire means to “breathe life
in”. and to do that we have a life of our own.

Three main actions will aid you accomplishing this:

1. Be passionate
2. Involve subordinates in the decision-making process
3. Know what your organization is about

TRAINING AND COACHING

Training and coaching are two different things, although some use them interchangeably:

Training- is a structured lesson designed to give people the knowledge and skills to perform a task

Coaching- is a process designed to help the employee to develop more expertise and resolve obstacles to improving
job performance

Condition of learning
To be successful in guiding subordinates, the leader must familiarize himself with these learning conditions and
strictly follow them while training his people:

a. The person must be motivated to learn

The Six Types of Power for Leaders

1. Coercive Power is often the least effective but most employed (and abused) type of power in the corporate
world.
Coercive Power is forcing someone to do something against their will or setting up “consequences” to
employee actions. 
2. Reward Power is the concept of do this and get that. Or (said another way) if you do this, you will receive
something in return.
3. Legitimate Power is the power of position or role. This is the typical “command and control” structure that is
employed by the Military world.
Legitimate Power acts as a formalized way of ensuring that there is someone to make a decision (good or
bad) and that someone is responsible.
4. Expert Power Closely related to Informational Power, Expert Power is when an individual possesses in-
depth information, knowledge, or expertise in the area that they are responsible. This type of power is often
the most effective type of power.
5. Referent Power is the “cult of personality”. This is the power and ability for an individual to attract others
and to build loyalty within them.
Referent Power is also the power of respect. This can occur through time if a leader is successful and has a
well-known track-record of success

Informational Power is the power of having information that another does not have, or, the distribution of information
as a means of effecting change. This could be positive or negative propaganda, knowledge of an opponent’s
strategy, or detailed information that is used in decision support.

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