Leadership Development - A Simple Guide
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Gee... what if I never went past my techno junk pile I found a 1200 baud, 2400 baud and some big floppy diskettes. If you are into Instructional Design, you are into technology by default. Don't' resist it, don't be intimidated, just learn as much as you can absorb in one area. You cannot be an expert in everything. Then find friends that know the other stuff and rely upon their expertise and help in those areas.
Training should be designed so that you can enter the training process when it suits you, the trainee. Well designed and constructed training meets trainee needs. Trainees should be able to join and leave the training as it suits their needs, not locked into a process that puts the needs of the training provider as first priority.
Emergency procedures in an aircraft provide us with a useful analogy. Before we can go about providing assistance to those around us in an emergency situation, we first need to secure our own oxygen masks over our own faces. This may seem selfish at first, but it is the most selfless action we can take in the moment. Failing to take care of ourselves first may result in us and the people relying on our help losing consciousness. One of the characteristics of effective Leadership Development is learning to live our own life and follow our own passions. It is this kind of life that gives rise to the positivity and health in us that we can then pass on to others.
I once led a Leadership Development discussion group with a group of university presidents. As we discussed passion and commitment, a consensus emerged that society has robbed many people of their pride-of-craft. This group of leading academics concluded that universities have been major contributors to the problem. They have helped build a job class system that puts many white-collar professionals well ahead of blue-collar trades people and technicians. But we all agreed that a highly skilled mechanic who loves his or her work and is continually growing and developing in it is a much stronger and productive leader than a doctor who feels trapped in a system he or she despises.
Second, you must acknowledge the importance of trust. Without trust, everything takes much longer to do and to communicate and the results will always be less than satisfactory. When it comes to trust, the secret to earning people's trust is by trusting them. People follow the behaviors of others more than their words and so if you trust other people you are giving them the perfect example and incentive to trust you in return.
Are you so future focused that you forget to look back at what you've done and give yourself an A for effort? It's important to know where you're going, but equally critical to know where you've been. One of the best ways to measure progress towards your goals is to write down important things you've tackled in the recent past.
Apply what you learn. It is never enough to just read, listen or participate in discussions. It is important for you to apply what you learn. Whenever you learn a new leadership skill, commit to implementing that skill daily until you become expert and proficient at it.
Equipping leaders for a task is not easy. Developing the leaders around you is usually not something that happens quickly. It requires a long term commitment of time and energy. Your level of commitment will greatly determine the level to which the leaders around you rise. Far too many leaders in business, sports, civic clubs and churches are under developed. It is the leader's job to make sure they do not stay this way. Before you begin however, make sure you are willing to tackle the task of Leadership Development.
Are you so future focused that you forget to look back at what you've done and give yourself an A for effort? It's important to know where you're going, but equally critical to know where you've been. One of the best ways to measure progress towards your goals Technology Leadership Development to write down important things you've tackled in the recent past.
Third, the industry needs students. The industry is about teaching and mentoring new Technology Leadership Development. Network marketing is not a sales business or a business that you succeed at without building lasting relationships. Building relationships with people takes time. Therefore, building passive residual income takes time. Don't jump from one company to the next looking for quick money. Find yourself a great mentor and in time you'll become the mentor.
I never understood why I had such an aversion to and trouble with numbers and mathematics. I wasn't stupid, I was reading before the end of kindergarten and have been devouring the written word ever since. English and history were easy subjects as were any others based on language and not numbers. Over the years I just decided I was 'stupid in math', that math was 'just not logical'. Then one day I mentioned in an online forum that I felt I had some sort of dyslexia but with numbers and not letters. Bingo! The answer came; perhaps I had Dyscalculia.
