How to Coach Yourself and Others Influencing, Inter Personal and Leadership Skills | Page 133
Kouzes and Posner defined five abilities crucial to successful leadership (The Leadership
Challenge)
1. model the way:
2. inspire a shared vision:
3. challenge the process:
4. enable others to act:
5. encourage the heart:
lead by example
effectively communicate imagination-capturing
vision
think outside the box; dare to change procedures
empower people to act on their own within their
level of authority
a positive, passionate attitude is infectious
John Maxwell defined 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Character
Charisma
Commitment
Communication
Competence
Courage
Discernment
8. Focus
9. Generosity
10.Initiative
11.Listening
12.Passion
13.Positive Attitude
14.Problem Solving
The 35 Most Important Leadership Behaviours are:
1. Being a Role Model for Integrity & Ethics
2. Demonstrating Passion for Your Work
3. Demonstrating Optimism & Positive Energy
4. Creating a sense of excitement or urgency
5. Being a Champion for Work/Life Balance
6. Motivating & Inspiring others to take action
7. Remaining up to date with emerging issues and trends
8. Driving innovation
9. Learning the Business
10. Planning for the future
11. Establishing a Vision & Mission
12. Emphasizing organizational values
13. Setting Strategy & Priorities
14. Creating a Culture of Customer Focus
15. Building High Performance Teams
16. Delegating & Empowering
17. Fostering commitment
18. Coaching & Developing Talent
19. Challenging people with new goals and aspirations
20. Listening and Communicating
21. Driving for Results
22. Managing the efficiency of operations
23. Managing & Evaluating Performance
24. Evaluating proposed projects
25. Managing Complexity & Ambiguity
26. Managing Your Time
27. Evaluating Risk
28. Integrating conflicting perspectives and needs
29. Resolving Conflict
30. Solving problems
31. Influencing Others
15.Relationships
16.Responsibility
17.Security
18.Self-Discipline
19.Servanthood
20.Teachibility
21.Vision