"Rising To The Occassion."
Leaders are not born - they are made.
You can have that position of responsibility and leadership as well.
All of us will have a great future if our leaders have the courage and the character to make bold decisions and to be uncommon leaders.
In this world, no leader wins alone. He or she will have to rely on the talents of others to control all the factors that go into a successful team play.
Another characteristic of an effective leader, is that they have a very 'high consideration factor'. In other words, even though he can be tough - a disciplinarian or a stern taskmaster - he is someone who does what he does because he cares. They are not concerned whether being known as Mr. Nice Guy or not.
They always want to make things happen.
Finally, like any effective manager or leader, I believe that each and everyone of us have the capacity to become larger and greater than what we are.
My parting question, "are you able to rise to the occassion?"
Note: This concludes my posts on uncommon leadership skills at this point in time. I may be posting more on this subject in the not too distant future.
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I can. I have proven to be able to rise to the occassion many times.
Comment by jude— 2008/07/19 @ 05:07 AM — (Reply)
If people fail to do their homework, they can never rise to the occassion. Prepare yourself for that day to come.
Comment by grumbling— 2008/07/19 @ 11:37 AM — (Reply)
I am a young professional and has been working for only five years. A career advancement opportunity came along last year. I was promoted and managed my new level of responsibility well and rose to the occassion. It's not anything else except hard work, consistent performance and preparing yourself to meet the challenges at the next level that is important.
Comment by Liz— 2008/07/19 @ 04:03 PM — (Reply)
Comment by Michael— 2008/07/19 @ 04:47 PM — (Reply)
Very rightly said. I hope that more of us could rise to the occassion.
Comment by Ann— 2008/07/22 @ 10:27 AM — (Reply)