Leadership…we all know that it is important but WHY is it important and what does it really mean? Being a leader may be one of the hardest things that we do but being a great leader can also be one of the most rewarding things in our life. Leadership is the ability to inspire, motivate and guide others.
As a leader, I always loved to treat a problem as an opportunity to grow. When you have a problem that needs to be solved, the best thing is to lead your team member(s) to a solution. When you get that solution by working together, it makes the team stronger and encourages the team to have confidence that they need to grow (and ultimately for the business to grow).
One of the mistakes that people often make is thinking that a leader is in a position of authority. A leader can be at any level of any organization as long as they take initiative along with inspiring and motivating others. Many people in our world don’t lead as frequently as they should so that is an area that we should all work on improving both for ourselves and for others.
As we talk about leadership and why it is important to us, we must first think about the type of leader we want to be. We will work through a few weeks of what it takes to be a great leader…what we value, what inspires and challenges us, and what gives us encouragement.
