In this section, we look at some core leadership principles. Fundamentally, leadership is about helping others realize their full potential, making a difference, building a compelling view of the future, courage, trust-building, connecting, integrity, balancing the head and heart, humility, and being true to yourself. Leadership beliefs act as a compass pointing us in the right direction. They act as the beacon which lights the way and enables the team to navigate uncertain times.
How Great Leaders Inspire Others: The '5Cs' Formula!!
In this chapter, we cover why inspiring the team is important and what is the best way to do it. Whether it’s through role modelling, creating a compelling vision or effective storytelling the role of the leader is pivotal in inspiring others. Getting others to sign up for a higher purpose, go beyond the call of duty, beyond their ordinary limits and achieve great results. To be able to do so the leader has to care, connect and inspire them from within.
Key Takeaways How leaders inspire others? Finding your personal leadership style
For enterprises to succeed, it is important for the leader to not have the sole responsibility to drive change and deliver on enterprise growth targets but build a team of next level leaders who are driven, empowered, customer-centric and have the right level of expertise to own and deliver outcomes. To be able to build a team of great leaders, first we have to believe everybody has leadership potential within them. Second, we need the right trigger of experiences to unlock it like providing stretch assignments and teaching through role modelling. Before you ask others to follow suit, you have to live the values you want them to demonstrate.
Key Takeaways Crucial traits of a true leader How to develop / make leaders? How to tap India's youth's youth potential to make them future leaders?
Mastering Duality: A Key Skill for leaders to succeed in the Digital Age
Among the challenges the VUCA world throws at leaders, most of which have been dealt with in the previous chapters, this one is particularly unique. It is a very critical need for leaders to manage contradictions or seemingly conflicting objectives at the same time. Because of the level of volatility, leaders will need to be agile, consistently evaluate scenarios and go beyond making tradeoffs to mastering operating with duality to succeed. Those who are able to master this skill will grow to a different level of professional maturity and impact.
Key Takeaways What are dualities and conflicts in business? Some major contradictions that occur in business Leadership skills to excel Approaches to handle conflicts
