Gifted Leaders I haven't seen any threads about, granted, I've only been following the forums here for a couple of months so I could have easily missed many.
I have this pet peeve lately of people confusing a few terms:
1. Knowledge and wisdom.
2. Fair and equal.
3. Management and leadership
A great many companies and organizations have been "Managed" to death when what they really need is leadership.
What is done in your area / school or what services have you discovered to develop gifted leaders. Which ones have you found to be excellent? Just getting the topic rolling here, I really liked the description below......
Taken from the following website:
http://www.giftedleaders.com/leaderdevelopment.htmDefining Leadership
Everyone wants to work in a place where there is a high level of trust and confidence, where employees feel valued, the work environment energizes and excites people, and where each person shares the company’s core values and is motivated by its vision and purpose. But what is the magic ingredient for creating a workplace like this?
Leadership! But more specifically, servant leadership. Servant leaders are motivated by a purpose larger than themselves and routinely seek to draw out the latent capabilities in others. Regardless of their position, they create a positive and upbeat work culture that yields higher levels of team member satisfaction, creativity, and productivity.
"Purpose always serves - it is the manner in which we use our gifts to make a difference in the world. Purpose is not purpose without adding value to others. It is not self-expression for its own sake; it is self-expression that creates value for those around you." - Kevin Cashman
As leaders, we lead by virtue of who we are. True leadership and success in life come from first knowing yourself, choosing your behaviors and actions based on this self knowledge, then serving in authentic and genuine ways that seek to develop others and build trust. Leadership success or failure is usually due to qualities of the heart. And emotional intelligence - the capacity to both understand and manage the emotions of yourself and of others - provides the foundation for all effective leaders.
Having answered the question, “Who am I?”, you must then focus on developing specific communication and leadership skills to address two additional questions, “Now, what am I going to do?” and “How am I going to do it?” Building on your strengths, personality preferences and values, you must learn how to leverage the power of relationships to achieve high performance, both individually and collectively. Success at work (and in life) ultimately boils down to the ability to connect with others and function as part of a team.
