If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. - John Quincy Adams
Ever since the life established on this beautiful planet, millions of authentic leaders have been exported by nature to this planet, who with their sincere, devoted efforts, endeavored to transform this planet into a heaven.
Since then the concept of leadership has evolved and by this time, this phenomenon has become increasingly important as it is the first and foremost necessity to attain success.
The leaders are many but authentic leaders are those written who transform another leader from his subordinates, thus leaving their undeniable impression for all times to come.
How the leader could ensure the upcoming of another effective leader from his subordinates and what strategies he could apply for this long lasting achievement; this article elucidates some easy steps to attain this success.
Coaching And Mentoring
The leader could inculcate the leadership skills by coaching them to head a small team. The leader must divide the whole team in small groups and assign each of them a sub-task .A team Leader should be appointed in that group, who would be responsible for all the activities of his followers and would be accountable for their actions, too.
A firm check should be maintained by the main leader that is the leader of all groups, who check their activities and guide them accordingly.
Establishing A Learning Climate
Few hours in a week should be assigned to the discussion and learning period where the main leader explains the beauty of the skills of effective leadership and also guide them to the road map of achieving them.
The subordinates should be encouraged to come up with queries and suggestions for the fine polishing of leadership qualities. Also, the sharing of experience will unveil the many important ways of achieving the successful leadership.
Guiding Reflections
The hand outs should be issued, unveiling the characteristics of the world’s great leaders, containing their life history. The reflections of their lives would be helpful in learning how they transferred their leadership skills to subordinates. Moreover, their great leadership attributes would come into light, allowing many to learn great lessons from it.
Appraising Performance
This is an important step on the part of the main leader. He must acknowledge the efforts of the sub-leaders in order to further encourage them. Additionally; he must spur the creative thinking of theirs that has made the goal easier and worth-achieving. The more the sub-leaders are supported for their skills and for their steps, taken independently, the more they will trust on their abilities and, each task would unveil the new, creative and critical ideas from them and would allow their personal development.
This critical and creative thinking is immensely indispensable to be developed in others so as to carve the best leader out of them.
Preparing Others for Changes And Challenges
The successful leaders realize the time when they have to be flexible or have to tighten their attitude. The quality is exceptionally important to be infused in the team leaders too for the effective leadership are all about the right decision at right time.
The leader could inculcate this important skill by subjecting them to tough tasks with strict deadlines and, at the same time demands the critical thinking. The facts, figures and the outline of the task should be provided, the rest should be analyzed by the sub-leaders, critical analysis of the facts and the designing of the strategy should solely be done by the sub-leaders.
Every time the new yet challenging task should be entrusted. Consistency in these types of task will eventually make them strong in the face of the increasing challenges and, they would be able to tackle it effectively.
Subjected to such well-defined and structured training, the subordinates will eventually be able to unveil the great leadership traits possessed by them, waiting to be exposed!
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