Inspiring Leadership

Anyone can be a leader, but not anyone can become a great leader, not everyone has that ¨ specialty¨ and ¨ will¨ to really be a good leader but more a corrupting leader maybe.

To be a good leader, one must be self aware, a solid understanding of oneself while being able to be confident and not only reflect that confidence but also spread that confidence, something important if one wants to truly be an inspiring leader. A good leader must require good communications skills, helping oneself become more charismatic, if your gonna want to be a leader, you want people to want to approach you, be around you, want to help you with what you´ve got to offer for others, and help gain respect while always giving respect back. A good leader should be resourceful, be able to be open to new ideas, consider other people´ suggestions and ideas be collaborative and have your followers involve into your big plans for the community you want to serve and help. A good leader leads by example, one thing are words, another are actions, because actions from your promises speak louder than just words. From leading by example is where the power of teaching and learning comes in, be able to believe in your followers and have them present, not just be bossy leader that just demands, but also gets involve with the followers and does what was promised with the followers. Ofcourse there must always be order and be always honest and true to yourself and the rest to be and prove to be a trusting leader, someone who people can really count on and be brave for others and encourage and help others be brave as well.

                                                               

Sometimes its alright to be a follower, in fact, by following you learn as well, thats why i think leaders should consider reflect the importance of following each other to help each other grow, by following you learn, and you can learn how to lead as well. Often times people misunderstand the role of being a leader and box its definition to that of a position. Leadership is a choice, all thats really requiered is to know how to be a good example to follow.

Being a good follower is a first step towards the leadership role and even if you try to avoid it. Some tips for being a good follower would be: Be cooperative but collaborative aswell, learn to listen, be loyal and manage trust, do not react before thinking which also applies to being a good leader, be supportive and positive.

         

Ofcourse any follower deserves a voice and to be heard as much as any leader must have one to lead and be an example. In school anyone can lead and follow, either way learning from eachother, like a vice president or president of a class can learn from their peers to become a better and helpful leader, and those peers can help provide advice and also see with their own eyes the examples and take good examples from their president or vice president of the class, especially if they ever plan on running for president or vice president of the class in the future.