2. BECOMING A LEADER
Leaders are ordinary people who accept
or are placed under extraordinary
circumstances that bring forth their latent
potential, producing a character that
inspires the confidence and trust of
others.
Myles Munroe
Becoming A Leader, “Everyone Can Do It”
3. BECOMING A LEADER
Good leadership involves responsibility to the
welfare of the group.
Some people will get angry with your actions
and decisions.
“Being Responsible sometimes means pissing
people off.”
Secretary of State
Colin L. Powell
4. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
REJECTION CRITICISM
LONELINESS PRESSURE
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
5. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
REJECTION
One of the most common costs
of leadership is the experience
of rejection. If you are willing to
accept the call to leadership, at
times, you may be rejected and
misunderstood.
6. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
CRITICISM
No leader is exempt! The very
nature of effective leadership
involves taking a position on
issues, making decisions, and
determining direction. These will
always result in some form of
reaction from one’s environment.
7. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
LONELINESS
Leadership, at times, is lonely,
because you must be out front,
ahead of the followers. Also,
because the leader is the one
with the guiding vision and
purpose, he/she sees the end
from the beginning and must live
both the process and destination,
all at the same time.
8. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
PRESSURE
Leaders must face the challenge
of the responsibilities and
demands that come with
leadership. These involve the
need to make critical decisions,
often under pressure.
9. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FATIGUE
Leadership places heavy demands
on the individual who fills the
position. There is no way to
become an effective leader and not
be affected by its stress, physical
demands and mental toll.
10. CHALLENGES OF BEING
A LEADER
PRICE PAID BY THOSE CLOSEST TO YOU
You must be aware of the
tremendous cost which will be
born by those closest to you (for
example, family members).
Because leadership demands the
giving of oneself to others, your
life becomes the property of
those whom you SERVE.
12. So what characteristics makes an
effective and respected leader?
A leader should be:
• fair
• honest • open-minded
• competent • courageous
• imaginative
• innovative • humble (she
• decisive may know it all,
• inspiring but she’s not a
• passionate know-it-all)
• positive • verbally
persuasive
13. LEADERS MUST EMPOWER
OTHERS
By empowering others, leaders tap unlimited
resources available to them by allowing others to:
Use initiative
Be resourceful
Better accomplish the mission
Use teamwork
Take charge
Use common sense and judgment
14. If you are willing to work harder, longer, and more
intensely and beyond the call of duty, you will become
an effective leader.
