LEADERSHIP

Personal Leadership Development #4

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.

Personal Leadership development #3

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 

Personal Leadership Development #2

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

Personal Leadership Development

A few things to consider for our personal development as a leader:

- Read leadership books

- Have mentors who are great leaders

- Build strong relationships

- Mentor others

- Solve not only your problems but also others problems

- Think about how you can help others you meet and help them

- Persevere through whatever challenges you are facing

- Listen to great speeches

- Do public speaking

- Know your strengths and weaknesses and focus on strengths and bring other team members to eliminate the impact of weaknesses