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Presenting Moving from Vision to Reality an exciting and educational tele seminar by Cyril Rayan on July 29th between 12 noon and 1pm pacific. Please sign-up on the following link.
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A friend sent me this quote this morning.
Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
Abraham Lincoln
Practical steps to take to have mentors who are great leaders
1) Know clearly where you want to go and what your personal mission and vision is
2) Think who are your role models and who could mentor you to accomplish your personal vision
3) Network and get connected to the people who could be your mentors
4) Think of ways you can help them accomplish their goals
5) Build a relationship and seek counsel when you need help
6) Do not call your mentors too often for every small issue but call only when there is a real need and respect their time
Sometimes some of your prospective mentors will not agree to be your mentor if you ask them. But the key is to build a relationshiop and be able to approach them for advise. We should have some mentors who have agreed to be our mentors and some whom we can approach just based on a relationship. These are valuable relationships and their advise and direction can be key to catapult you to accomplish your vision.
I heard a story from a friend of mine who is really good at telling short stories. There were 2 people A and B and they were working on cutting logs. A did not rest at all and worked through for eight hours. B was taking a break every half hour for ten minutes.
At the end of the day B had cut more logs than A. A asked B how despite being lazy he cut more logs. He responded that when he was resting he was sharpening the saw. This fits in very well with the sharpening the saw concept written by Stephen Covey in Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. Stephen Covey talks about renewing the four dimensions of our nature physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional. We should take time to sharpen the saw to be more effective.
Success is moving from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm - Winston Churchill
Practical steps to take to read leadership books
1) Ask other influential people which leadership books they are currently reading. Also find the leadership books which have become bestsellers.
2) Buy the books ( Do not let it gather dust on your book shelf, question to ask yourself, How many books have you bought and have never read?)
3) Have a goal to read atleast one book a month if not more. One of my friends has a goal to read one book a week and he does it!
4) Just setting a goal is not enough, do read it. Carry the book in your bag and when you find time keep reading as you are waiting for your dental appointment or for a business meeting to start.
Some of the books I recommend are 1) Leadership Challenge By Kouses and Posner 2) Developing the leader within you By John Maxwell and ofcourse my book Moving from Vision to Reality
Reach out to people who are influential by inviting them to lunch (or even out for a cup of coffee!) is a great way to engage in personal leadership development.
This suggestion was made by my good friend Jason Womack. Check his web site http://www.jasonwomack.com/Home.html
Check the other posts on personal leadership devlopment on my Squidoo lens http://www.squidoo.com/personalleadershipdevelopment
My good friend Tyrome Garrison is pursuing a Master's degree in servant leadership at Gonzaga University. Here is what he has to say about self-discipline in leadership and more.
The greatest challenge for any leader is to have self-discipline. Nowhere is self-discipline more important than in the area of the leader’s temperament. Learning to exercise self-disciple is like a general on a battlefield taking an enemy stronghold. It is hard work. Not every leader has done the work in this area required to be effective.
Many followers have had the experience of following a rude or ill-tempered leader. Being rude or ill-tempered shows the need for personal growth and self-discipline. Kouzes and Posner (2003) state, “leaders demonstrate how individual interests are ultimately served by reaching an accord on shared purposes and values” such leaders are credible in leading others.
Leadership credibility is not created in environments where attitudes such as fear, anger, resentment and unforgiveness abound. As a leader it is important to discover the places within the leader’s personality or way of relating that will hinder their ability to connect others.
Servant-leadership practitioners, M.L. Carey and J.H Horsman (2007) commenting on the Benedictine rule suggest several practices which can help followers move past their mistakes or feelings being offended.
· Invite dialogue. This helps individuals to refuse isolation and not to abandon each other or the organization.
· Champion an environment of forgiveness. Mistakes are not without redemption.
· Make problem and dispute resolution becomes a prime value.
These are the best practices for maintaining open relationships of trust to between any leader and follower. Good leaders personally model a pathway of reconciliation; which, acts to restore harmony to the community leader and follower, in the pursuit of peace.
Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2003). Credibility. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
Carey, M.L & Horsman, J.H (2007). Journeying on the Path of Leadership: Law of Service: School of Professional Studies. Gonzaga University
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