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Simple Steps That Can Be Applied Now to Become a Great Leader

By Lakeisha McKnight
August 23, 2017
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Some people are born leaders, while other people are followers. Lots of followers desire being leaders, too. However, most don’t know what it is like to be the leader. Leadership is a quality that many seek, yet few have truly mastered. It is truly about being a person of great influence as well.

Communicate the vision of your team. Make this mission your focus by integrating it into your work ethic, as well as your daily life. It’s important that you let others know what the big picture is while you lead your team to do their best at the roles they’ve been assigned. This is a great way to provide direction and build strong relationships with employees.

Most importantly, a good leader encourages simplicity.

Be sure to focus on the important things. It is only after focusing on these goals that you can adjust their priorities. Always simplify your work if you can. Allow time just to brainstorm, for yourself and for your team.

Honesty is integral to leadership.

Great leaders are also trustworthy leader. While you build your skills in leadership, try to keep a precedent of trustworthiness and honesty. When others know you are able to be trusted, they will give you their respect.

Being a leader means focusing on the people that work for you. Inspire your workforce and encourage them whenever you can. Don’t micromanage; spend your efforts on motivation, instead.

You should never act as if you knew absolutely everything, even if you are a recognized expert in your field of work. While your ideas might be perfect in your mind, others may have advice to offer that is good. They can add to your plan with their own great ideas.

When building your business, strive for diversity among those you hire. All types of people can give your organization many different ideas from which to draw on. Don’t hire a bunch of people who are exactly like you. Doing so can put a limit on innovation. It can also quickly lead to failure.

Think about synergy often. You have to understand what your own personal goals are. Know the goals you want to achieve. They should align well and may even overlap to some degree. It is great to have the chance to work on them simultaneously. If you are not working towards your goals, you will lack enthusiasm.

A great quality for leading effectively is integrity. Integrity means being honest about everything all the time. If you do not have integrity, other people may feel you are not trustworthy. If you’re able to lead others by having integrity, those under you are going to trust you while being loyal and respecting you.

What is the difference between your plan and what is actually getting completed? These two things can really affect each other. If you have something in your mind, you have to try and get it out in the open. Try writing it down, so that you can focus on your current task.

Understanding what you have read here gives you a good place to start leading from. Be confident and others will be confident in you. Become a great leader by using all the tools just described. You will be able to get things going and inspire others to help.

But don’t stop there! I gathered a few of my best strategies to help those of you want to SKYROCKET your leadership ability that will boost your business success. Access the video here!

Cheers to you WINNING LEADER!

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Lakeisha McKnight

Lakeisha McKnight (creator of the Leadership T.K.O. brand) is a John Maxwell Team Certified Leadership Speaker, Teacher & Coach whose company, LMBI, partners with associations, universities, small businesses and larger corporations to build winning leaders.

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