Saturday, November 12, 2011

Some are born leaders, others can develop it along the way!

There is a popular saying that some people are just born leaders. However, there is nothing further from the truth, as one can easily develop leadership skills by simply being conscious about where you want your career to take you. The tips below will help you in how to develop leadership skills that you can use to build a great team.

1) Attitude: To be a good leader you need to have a positive attitude. You need to perceive the people working under you as your team mates and not your subordinates. When you do so, they will learn to respect you and will listen to what you have to say. This may not happen overnight, you will have to spend some time in winning the trust of your team.

2) Read: You can learn from the experience of some great management gurus. There are a large number of books on leadership by the world’s most dynamic CEOs. Take a leaf from their books and you could learn about their lives, their leadership skills and their success. Emulate that and you have a winning team at your disposal.

3) Learn to listen: As a leader, you may have a lot of responsibility thrust upon you, and you have to learn to deal with it. Learn to listen to your team and their suggestions, they may bring to for an idea that you were blindsided by. So, listen and only let the best ideas make your team and your leadership skills shine.

 

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  2. These days there are no real leaders..every one whats $$$, no motivation.Team Leader CV

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