How You Can Become a Great Leader

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Leadership- becoming a good leader, Are you a leader? Are you a great leader? How do you know? What makes a great leader? I have become a student of leadership and I am always learning more about what it takes to be a great leader. In this lens I am going to examine the qualities found in great leaders as well as help you develop your own leadership skills. Happy Leading!

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Lensmaster annalaurabrown, aka AnnaLaura Brown, has been a member since April 6 2006, has rated 49 lenses, favorited 78, and has created 79 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "50 Ways to Recruit People Into Your Network Marketing Business- Successful MLM Recruiting". See all my lenses

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AnnaLaura Brown is an entrepreneur, internet marketer, Francophone, network marketer, and librarian.
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Books on Leadership and Becoming a Leader 

Become a great leader by reading about great leaders

Learn how to become a great leader with these books.

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable (J-B Lencioni Series)

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The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels

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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You

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How to Become a Great Leader- Attributes of Successful Leaders 

How to Become a Great Leader- Attributes Successful Leaders

http://www.internetworkmarketingwealth.com Learn all about the attributes shared by successful and great leaders. Become a great leader by following some basic ideas and developing certain attributes of leadership.

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Become a great leader Leadership Links 

Grow your leadership and become a great leader with these links.
John Maxwell
John Maxwell is one of the leaders in the field of leadership. Learn from him and become a great leader.
The Art and Science of Leadership
Learn all about Leadership as a science and how you can develop it.
Leadership Skills
Learn all about leadership skills and how you can develop them.

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"What is the most important thing you can do today to become a great leader?"

Leadership 

Leadership has been described as the ?process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task?.Chemers, M. M. (2002). Cognitive, social, and emotional intelligence of transformational leadership: Efficacy and Effectiveness. In R. E. Riggio, S. E. Murphy, F. J. Pirozzolo (Eds.), Multiple Intelligences and Leadership.} A definition more inclusive of followers comes from Alan Keith of Genentech who said "Leadership is ultimately about creating a way for people to contribute to making something extraordinary happen."Kouzes, J., and Posner, B. (2007). The Leadership Challenge. CA: Jossey Bass.

Leadership is one of the most salient aspects of the organizational context. However, defining leadership has been challenging. The following sections discuss several important aspects of leadership including a description of what leadership is and a description of several popular theories and styles of leadership. This page also dives into topics such as the role of emotions and vision, as well leadership effectiveness and performance. Finally, this page discusses leadership in different contexts, how it may differ from related concepts (i.e., management), and some critiques that have been raised about leadership.

According to the late Jules Masserman, American psychoanalyst and former member of the faculty of Northwestern University medical school, leaders must fulfill three functions: the leader must provide for the well-being of the led, provide a social organization in which people feel relatively secure, and provide a set of beliefs.

Become a Great Leader with self development 

Grow yourself into a great leader with these resources.
Self Growth
A great website for self growth. Includes blogs, links, articles, a free newsletter and more.
Steve Pavlina's Blog
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Leadership Blog
Learn self development and leadership with this blog.

The most important thing about being a great leader

is to say that you are one and work on developing your leadership

Leadership Video 

Learn the qualities of a great leader

Leadership- What is it and How Can You Be a Good Leader

http://www.internetworkmarketingwealth.com Learn all about how to be a good leader with these inspirational quotes and ideas.

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Steps to Follow to Become a Great Leader 

1. Tell yourself you are a leader. This is important because one of the keys to becoming a great leader is to believe that you are one even before you are a leader.

2. Read books and articles and listen to audio recordings on becoming a great leader. John Maxwell and Stephen Covey are two of the best.

3. Set leadership goals. Know what you need to do and what you need to improve on as well as what you are already doing well.

4. Always continue to work on being a great leader and never stop.

Learn more about becoming a great leader 

The One Minute Entrepreneur: The Secret to Creating and Sustaining a Successful Business by Ken Blanchard, Don Hutson, Ethan Willis

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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant by W. Chan Kim, Renée Mauborgne

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The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M.R. Covey

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Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute

Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box by The Arbinger Institute

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Leadership Video 

Colin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

Colin Powell's 13 Rules of Leadership

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WarrenAllanJohnson wrote...

You might be interested in leadership "axioms" by Bill Hybels listed on the Manager Tools Fan Club lens. It is a book about business quotes and "proverbs" that we all say in the course of our work and which can help us focus on leadership decisions based on past experience and best practices: http://www.squidoo.com/managertoolsfanclub#module11852946

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ReplyPosted March 27, 2009

JaguarJulie wrote...

Anna, nice to meet you through your lens. This is a terrific positive topic for a lens -- I think all of us can benefit from what goes into becoming a great leader AND team player.

ReplyPosted February 13, 2009

nar321 wrote...

Great lens, Am a follow SSWT'r .

ReplyPosted January 26, 2009

cacarden wrote...

HI Anna,

The information you provide in your blog and through "attraction marketing" caught my attention. We are friends on FB and I have to be careful because I get sidetracked checking out everyone's information. :)

I am a high school teacher and enjoy working with others and coaching/leadership is my niche. I have been working with Direct Selling Women's Alliance and their Elite Leadership Course. The course takes you through modules and basically seeks to help folks who have become accidental leaders. I love the idea of working from home and "mlm" but developing a team is somewhat scary to me. I need to get over the idea of having to be "perfect" and know everything! :)

I also believe in the "law of attraction" and spend time everyday reading and listening segments of The Secret.

Keep up the good work and I look forward to working and learning with you in 2009.

ReplyPosted December 26, 2008

 
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