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Are you a leader or a follower? You first have to find your potential at either and do what you are known to do best... LEAD or FOLLOW. This page contains guides for being both a leader and a follower and is intended to help you do either.

LEADERSHIP

CONCEPT:	DEFINITION:
Vision	An overarching idea or desire
Mission	A statement that summarizes goals that when accomplished, fulfill the vision
Direction	A changeable goal or set of goals that respond to the current situation or best information; the path from where you are now to accomplishing the mission
Goal	An intermediate step that responds to the current situation that, when taken with other goals accomplishes the mission

TEN Ways of Mastering Leadership Skills

Preparing

Volunteering

Keeping an open mind

Giving speeches

Developing discipline

Meeting deadlines

Staying in touch

Listening

Cooperation

Motivation

TEN Characteristics of a True Leader

Eagerness

Cheerfulness

Honesty

Resourcefulness

Persuasiveness

Cooperation

Altruism (concern with others' needs)

Courage

Supportiveness

Assertiveness

Leadership and Followership

Something you should know for providing effective leadership is understanding the importance of quality followership. Being a good follower means that you have developed the capacity to be directed and guided by and individual or a collective. It means that you are motivated and highly disciplined in carrying out your responsibilities to completion.

Good followers are reliable and dependable people, whom leaders can count on. When I speak of follower I am not talking about blindly passive followers, or about "yes" men and women. I am talking about assertive, critical thinkers, who will allow their talents to be utilized, but who will refuse to be used and abused by leadership. One learns the art and science of effective leadership by being a consistent and committed follower.

Keys to Effective Followership

Be consistent and dependable

Be humble and patient

Be able to receive and offer constructive criticism

Be a tireless worker

Be a disciplined student of study and work (theory and practice)

Be persistent and consistent at developing leadership skills

Be a thinker!

Be a thinker!!

Be a thinker!!!