Leadership is a continual process of making to commitments... to oneself, to others, and to the organizations we lead and serve.
With this in mind, here are the commitments an Extraordinary Leader makes:
With a desire to become an Extraordinary Leader, I commit to:
- Continually pursue personal and professional growth
- Treating everyone I come in contact with the dignity and respect they deserve
- Finding the way for as many people as possible to benefit from my decisions and actions
- Be willing to make and carry out hard decisions without regard to personal expediency
- The highest level of personal and corporate integrity
- Tell the truth and be honest, regardless of potential personal loss
- Think "team" first
- Finding a person who can mentor me
- Finding at least one person I can personally mentor
- Help others discover their strengths and function in them
- Maintain my priorities and organize my life and work according to them
- Live a life of balance between work, family, and leisure
- Pursue balanced growth in body, soul and spirit - understanding that each area affects the others innately
- Pursue what is best - for myself, my organization, and for others - and not settle for that which is simply "good enough"
- Do work and live a life that leaves behind a lasting legacy of excellence
- Build a team to surround me in order to enhance my strengths and make up for my weaknesses
- Surround myself with people who will tell me the truth and not just what they think I want to hear
- Become a great listener
- Be an Extraordinary Follower of those who are my leaders
- Help others develop their skills
- Dream big dreams and encourage others to do the same
- Stretch my followers enough to make them grow but not so much as to discourage them
- Be driven by vision, mission and purpose, not by circumstances or expediency
- View the world through optimistic eyes
- Embrace the concept of change as a positive force for improvement
- Be responsible in my actions as they relate to my commitments to myself and others
- Be tenacious in my pursuits
- Give more than I receive and to be characterized by generosity
- Show courage in the face of challenge
- Be an example of dedication and commitment
- Share the privileges of leadership with those who follow me
- Give power away to those who can share in it responsibly and help the organization
- Use both my head and my heart when leading
- Manage my time according to my priorities
- Be the first to sacrifice when sacrifice is needed
- Make all short-term decisions with the long-term goals in mind
- Develop a successor
- Develop excellent communication skills
- Use a variety of means of influence
- Be the primary strategy setter for the organization
- Teach others
- Inspire others
- Keep my eye on the big picture
- Making the complex simple
- Motivate others
- Consider others as important as myself
- Identify future leaders
- Train and develop future leaders
- Regularly reward accomplishment
- Allow followers to fail in their attempts at growth and innovation
- Work leadership development into every level of the organization
- Have a clear vision
- Remain calm in difficult situations
- Keep a sense of humor
- Remove people from their position as soon as I know they need to go
- Empathize with others
Chris Widener
As we prepare to elect new leaders in the forthcoming polls, let us watch out for some of these qualities. God Bless Nigeria
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