There is an over abundances of managers and a huge lack of leaders. This situation clearly has a negative impact on an organization's ability to grow and compete.
A leader combines the vision and curiosity of a dreamer with the practical engineering of a builder. A leader is goal directed, looking forward with anticipation toward the attainment of measurable outcome goals. A leader is a person who sets goals and achieves results. Goals give an effective leader meaning and purpose to life and serve as a continuous source of motivation in the pursuit of organizational and individual success.
While many books have been written
about leadership, it remains, for many a misunderstood and elusive
quality. The capacity for leadership exists in everyone, but
most people never take the time to develop it. Leadership is
determination, courage, confidence and the ability to view a
situation and respond to it.
Positive Leadership assumes that goals can be accomplished, the job
can be done, the problem can be solved and the obstacles can be
overcome. A leader creates his or her own future and drives the
future success of an organization.
This Leadership Development process is a structured, open-ended pragmatic approach to leadership growth. It is a process designed to help individuals develop the attitudes, skills, and qualities necessary for personal and organizational leadership.
Three Essential Elements
Attitude Development: Attitudes are the bases of all behavior; therefore, in order to develop or enhance leadership behavior, it is essential that we begin by developing positive, success-oriented attitudes.
Interpersonal Skills: Much of what a leader is involved in and therefore accomplishes involves other people. To be effective in this continuous challenge it is important to learn, understand, and use interpersonal skills effectively.
Goal Setting: Leadership, among other things, is the process of providing organizational direction and accomplishing necessary objectives. The goal accomplishment model provides the tools and process necessary to achieve more goals, more often, in order to maximize results and outcomes.