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5 Things You Thought You Knew About Leadership 1/2

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INFLUENCER: Karlyn D. Henderson, M.A.

Much has been written about leadership: rules, pointers, styles, and biographies of inspiring leaders throughout world history. But there are certain leadership ideas that we ourselves fail to recognize and realize in the course of reading books.

Here is a short list of five things you thought you knew about leadership:

1. Leaders come in different flavors.

There are different types of leaders and you will probably encounter more than one type in your lifetime. Formal leaders are those we elect into positions or offices such as the senators, congressmen, and presidents of the local clubs. Informal leaders or those we look up to by virtue of their wisdom and experience such as in the case of the elders of a tribe, or our grandparents; or by virtue of their expertise and contribution on a given field such as Albert Einstein in the field of Theoretical Physics and Leonardo da Vinci in the field of the Arts. Both formal and informal leaders practice a combination of leadership styles. 

  • Lewin’s three basic leadership styles – authoritative, participative, and delegative
  • Likert’s four leadership styles – exploitive authoritative, benevolent authoritative, consultative, and participative
  • Goleman’s six emotional leadership styles – visionary, coaching, affiliative, democratic, pacesetting, and commanding.   

2. Leadership is a process of becoming. 

Although certain people seem to be born with innate leadership qualities, without the right environment and exposure, they may fail to develop their full potential. So like learning how to ride a bicycle, you can also learn how to become a leader and hone your leadership abilities. Knowledge on leadership theories and skills may be formally gained by enrolling in leadership seminars, workshops, and conferences. Daily interactions with people provide the opportunity to observe and practice leadership theories. Together, formal and informal learning will help you gain leadership attitudes, gain leadership insights, and thus furthering the cycle of learning. You do not become a leader in one day and just stop. Life-long learning is important in becoming a good leader for each day brings new experiences that put your knowledge, skills, and attitude to a test. 

3. Leadership starts with you. 

The best way to develop leadership qualities is to apply it to your own life. As an adage goes “action speaks louder than words.” Leaders are always in the limelight. Keep in mind that your credibility as a leader depends much on your actions: your interaction with your family, friends, and co-workers; your way of managing your personal and organizational responsibilities; and even the way you talk with the newspaper vendor across the street. Repeated actions become habits. Habits in turn form a person’s character. Steven Covey’s book entitled 7 Habits of Highly Effective People provides good insights on how you can achieve personal leadership.

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Karlyn D. Henderson, M.A., CEO of Poimena Consulting, has a heart for Faith-Based Women Leaders who serve in Ministry.  With over 25 years of Ministry experience, Karlyn knows and understands the challenges Women Leaders face in Ministry, as well as corporate America. With this extended experience, Karlyn want to serve other Women Leader to Lead and Guide in the Spirit of Excellence by the Spirit of God in Christ Jesus!

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