Outstanding Techniques About Leadership

A few days ago I heard from the student body president of a local high school. He was an impressive young man who, in addition to his academic prowess, was also a community citizen. He talked about a middle school or with whom he was coaching.

Apparently he made a major impact on the young man. He said it was news to him that he had made any impression on this young person at all. He had not really even noticed him.

Perhaps you've been in a similar spot in your life. A person in an authority position like that is in the right spot to make an impression.

When someone is viewed as an authority figure they generally also are viewed as a leader. Frequently, do give people in positions of power and authority a nod when it comes to leadership. And, followers will be influenced by the leader's behavior.

Supervisors are typically in this position. The businesses organizational chart will indicate their leadership role. Here's a couple of points about that phenomenon. There was no business situation in the story this young man was telling.

It was not anything formal. The younger person simply looked up to the older person because of his status. The same situation could apply to many people. People in roles like an aunt or an uncle.

All leaders affect others. It really doesn't matter what their path to leader was. Everybody that works for somebody will automatically check out their supervisors attitudes and feelings every day. Whichever way the boss is going, that's the way the employees are going to go.

All leaders have to recognize this. If you're a leader you've got to be aware of the impact you're making on others. If you're in a good mood it's very likely you'll notice that all your subordinates are in a good mood too. On the other hand, if you’re down and not feeling good, that mood will directly impact the performance, attitudes and behavior of the same people.

That is certainly not what you want.

This is a very good reason why you want to know a leader's attributes well. Any little thing you do will be compounded by your team.

This means, of course, you can dramatically improve results by maintaining a positive attitude.

Even if you don't understand this relationship the impact will still be there. Others will respond to the leader’s behavior whether or not the leader understands the impact she’s making.

A very important point is, don't stick around if you don't feel good. The best thing to do is to leave if you don't have good. Always be upbeat. If you can't be then don't stick around.

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