Tips To Become An Effective Leader
July 30, 2010 by Lance Baker
An awful lot is expected of our leaders. They are on 24-hours per day oftentimes, whether they want to be or not. This goes for our bosses and managers as well as for our civic group leaders or church leaders.
Leaders have to act fast and act efficiently. This means leaders can’t rely on a rule- or guidebook in order to make the decisions that need to be made on a daily basis. You have to be compassionate and decisive all at the same time.
A leader has to be dynamic while also remaining calm even when the stresses of the moment threaten to break them like a stick. They have to be ideologically flexible while also being able to fall back on a set of beliefs to inform them of what to do when they don’t have all the information of a given situation.
Leaders have to contend with all sorts of different situations at different times. These differing situations require them to behave in different ways depending on what exactly is happening. This is hard to do, but leaders have to do it.
Leaders have to focus on the mission to make tough decisions when the situation calls on them to make tough decisions. They can’t be swayed by politicians and cowards into making the decisions that might not be in the best interest of the group or organization.
The very best leaders are open minds and flexible while also maintaining an open door so they can hear out the ideas and complaints of their underlings. They have to listen, but they also have to be steadfast. They need to know and believe in the validity of their position without being swayed every time somebody comes up with a complaint or an altering viewpoint.
Leaders, finally, have to have opinions. And then they have to stand by them even when they may not be popular or well-informed. They have to be able to stand up to opposition without backing down. This is the essence of what it means to be a leader.
As a leader, you should be strong and decisive but also know when it will benefit you or the group to sway with the tides of opinion or better information. In this way you will be the best leader that you can be.
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