Thursday, December 20, 2007

First Lead Yourself

Are you the leader of yourself? Do you practice what you preach? Can you honestly say that you are doing those things that you are asking your team to do? If you truly want to be a successful leader then you need to walk the talk. Here is some things that you should be doing to first lead yourself.

1. Personal commitment to success, you need to be willing to "own" the vision you are delivering. If you don't believe it your team will eventual stop following.

2. Discover the personal cost in your success and be willing to pay it now matter what it is. Your team needs to see that you are willing to sacrifice for the vision just as much as they are.

3. Remove the barriers of the past, there is always going to be something that your doing today that is "procedure" but it seems to get in the way of success. Be willing to tear down those things that are barriers and build new bridges to success.

4. Continue to be open to the idea of learning, Remember that your don't know everything and your team has knowledge that can be used for the overall success.

5. Key to success, there is going to be something that is key to the success of the mission. You need to find it and share it with the team.

Stand up and be a leader first to yourself, then to your family and then to your team.

Live leadership all day everyday not just at "work".


GOD Bless