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What Is Leadership?

Leadership is being able to convince people to follow you so that together, you could fulfill a shared vision. It is being a role model that people follow and admire and having the ability to motivate people when they lack motivation, pull them up when they are down and help them reach their goals to live a better life.

Can I Be a Leader?

Some people tend to be leaders by nature; they just seem to possess the required skills and qualities that make them stand up against the rest of their peers. If you feel that you're not one of these people, don't worry, you can still develop your leadership skills and be just like them.

Why Do People Follow Leaders?

If you want to be a leader then you must make people follow you, and you won't be able to do that unless you first learn what makes people follow someone in the first place. People usually follow leaders because:

• They trust them: People won't follow someone unless they deeply trust him. One basic step for becoming a leader is gaining people’s trust.
• They admire them: People usually follow someone whom they admire. Usually they admire the confident, the strong and the courageous.
• They believe in their vision: This is one of the fundamental reasons that make people follow a leader. People won't follow a leader unless they are getting some personal benefit and sincerely believe in his vision.

Developing Effective Leadership Skills

Now that you know why people follow leaders, it's time to utilize this information to attract followers yourself. Here is a list of effective leadership skills:

• Have a Vision that You Strongly Believe In: You can't make people follow you somewhere unless you know exactly where you are going and what you're trying to accomplish. If you are a manager at a company then you should have a vision of where your company should be in the future, and if you are a normal person then you should have a vision of where you want to be in the future. Having a vision is the first and most essential step of becoming a leader.
• Communicating the Vision: As we said, people will follow you if they believe in your vision, so your second task is communicating this vision to them and making it clear. After they know all about your aims and goals, you can convince those of them that still need convincing.
• Win People’s Trust: To be a leader people should trust you. Gaining their trust is directly dependant on your behaviour: if you are honest and open, keep your word, tell the truth and work for the benefit of others, they will surely trust you.
• Know Their Needs: Even if people believe in your vision, they won't follow you unless they benefit in some way from that vision. It falls to you to make sure that your vision is based upon their wants and needs and so you need to make sure you know exactly what they need in order to succeed in getting them to follow you.
• Let them Admire You: People usually admire people who have something they don't. If you are more confident, more knowledgeable or more courageous than they are, you have a good chance of being admired. This is only true though if you treat people in a good way and help them, because if you don’t, their admiration may turn to jealousy. Develop your skills as much as you can, use them to their full effect and try to stay ahead of the pack so that you will be easily noticed and admired.
• Roll Up Your Sleeves: Don’t just be bossy and give directions, instead get involved in the work just like others do. Join them in both, their easy and difficult tasks, if you want to be considered as a leader rather than an arrogant boss.
• Increase Your People Skills: You can never be a good leader unless you understand people well and know how to effectively communicate with them. If you want to be a leader then one of your main tasks should be to enhance your communication skills.

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Did that help?

Yes, but tell me more about having a vision.

Yes, but tell me how to convince people to believe in my ideas.

Ok, so how can I develop superior communication skills?