CLFM 2

LEADERSHIP, DECISION MAKING, MANAGEMENT &

ADMINISTRATION

“ PERSONAL LEADERSHIP IS NOT A SINGULAR EXPERIENCE . IT IS,

RATHER, THE ONGOING PROCESS OF KEEPING YOUR VISION AND
VALUES BEFORE YOU AND ALIGNING YOUR LIFE TO BE CONGRUENT
WITH THOSE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS”.

BY: STEPHEN COVEY

“SIGNIFICANCE OF SELF-LEADERSHIP”
1. SELF-LEADERSHIP ALLOWS LEADERS OR SENIOR OFFICERS, WHO
UNDERGO VERY LITTLE NO SUPERVISION, TO PREPARE AND SET
TARGETS ON THEIR OWN, AS WELL AS TO CONTROL THEIR OWN SELF
TO EXECUTE SUCH PLAN.

2. FOR LOWER-LEVEL EMPLOYEES OR SUBORDINATES, WHO CANNOT

ALWAYS BE SURE OF THE KIND OF GOVERNANCE OR LEADERS THEY
MAY FACE IN THEIR CAREERS, SELF-MANAGEMENT ENABLES THEM
TO BECOME EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WORKERS UNDER ANY
LEADERSHIP THEY MAY ENCOUNTER, BE IT LAISSEZ FAIRE, FREE-
RULE, DEMOCRATIC OR AUTOCRATIC.

3. SELF-LEADERSHIP HELPS MAKE INDIVIDUAL DECISION-MAKERS

PROACTIVE, FOCUSED, AND AUTONOMOUS. PEOPLE WHO DO NOT
HAVE A STRONG SENSE OF SELF-LEADERSHIP TEND TO FEEL THAT
THEY ARE NOT IN CONTROL OF THEMSELVES, FREQUENTLY LOSE
CONCENTRATION AND EASILY GET FRUSTRATED.
DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-LEADERSHIP
1. CLARITY OF PURPOSE

THIS MEANS THAT EACH ENTITY MUST HAVE A VISION

AND BE ABLE TO SET IT UP. BEING YOUR OWN LEADER, YOUR
PURPOSE OR VISION WILL BE THE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH
YOU WILL BUILD SELF-LEADERSHIP.

2. AIM AT SUCCESS AND TAKE REASONABLE RISKS

RISK-TAKING IS A NECESSARY PART OF LIFE.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO TAKE ON CHALLENGING
ASSIGNMENTS. DO NOT DETER YOURSELF OR OTHERS FROM
PAST FAILURES RATHER CONCENTRATE ON SUCCESS.

3. SPEND TIME TO REFLECT ON YOUR LIFE

REFLECTIONS CAN ALSO MEAN LETTING OTHERS MAKE AN
OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF YOU. ALTHOUGH YOU
REMAIN THE ACTIVE DOER OF THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING,
YOU MAY ONLY SEE THINGS FROM YOUR VIEWPOINT.

4. DON’T TOLERATE JUST ANYTHING

YOU SHOULD NOT RISK YOUR DREAM. YOU SHOULD
LEARN TO BE INTOLERANT TO ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IDEAS THAT
DON’T SUIT YOUR VISION. THIS INTOLERANCE IS NOT JUST
TOWARD OTHERS BUT ALSO TOWARD YOU.
“SIMPLE WAYS TO LEAD YOURSELF”

KNOW YOUR VALUES AND STICK TO THEM

 THE ONES WITH REAL VALUES AND ETHICS ARE THE
MOST TRUSTWORTHY LEADERS. FIND IDEALS THAT
REVERBERATE WITH YOUR PHILOSOPHY, TEMPERAMENT,
AND CREEDS TO BECOME AND EFFECTIVE LEADER.
PEOPLE TEND TO BE DRAWN INSTINCTIVELY TO
SOMEBODY WHO HAS A DREAM, INTENT AND DIGNITY.

MOVE TOWARDS PURPOSE

 YOU CAN’T BE A LEADER UNLESS YOU HAVE A CLEAR
INTENTION TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE DARK TIMES. THE
AIM AT THE END OF A TUNNEL IS LIKE A LIGHT; A HOPE
THAT KEEPS US GOING. ONE HAS TO SPEND TIME
QUESTIONING THE REAL INTENT OR INSPIRATION BEHIND
BEING A LEADER .

KEEP IMPROVING YOURSEL

 GREAT LEADERS ARE WORKING HARD TO IMPROVE,

EXPAND AND EVOLVE INTO BETTER VERSIONS OF THEM.
WHETHER YOU’VE JUST STARTED LEADING OR YOU’VE
BEEN A VETERAN IN YOUR PLACE, MAKE IT A POINT TO
LEARN SOMETHING NEW BY GOING BACK HOME.

MAKE MISTAKES BUT NEVER MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE

 “ ALL LEADERS MAKE MISTAKES. THEY ARE A PART OF LIFE.
SUCCESSFUL LEADERS RECOGNIZE THEIR ERRORS, LEARN
FROM THEM, AND CORRECT THEIR FAULTS. ’’
- JOHN C. MAXWELL
THE ONLY THING THAT SETS A LEADER DIFFERENT FROM A
GREAT LEADER IS THAT HE NEVER MAKES THE SAME MISTAKE
TWICE. NOTE ALSO THAT ON THE BACK OF DISAPPOINTMENT
ALWAYS COMES THE GREATEST SUCCESSES.

LEAD BY EXAMPLE
 NONE IS EASIER THAN LEADING FROM THE FRONT. NOT
ONLY IS IT A BRAVE THING TO DO BUT IT IS A VERY LEADING
THING. PERHAPS THAT’S WHY THEY ALL FIND IT TOUGHEST. THE
ONLY THING THAT CAN TURN YOU INTO A LEADER IS WHEN
YOU BEGIN TO ACT LIKE ONE.

“ LEADERSHIP IS PRACTICE NOT SO MUCH IN WORDS

AS IN ATTITUDE AND IN ACTIONS”

BY: HAROLD . GENEEN