CHARACTER FORMATION with
LEADERSHIP, DECISION
MAKING,
MANAGEMENT AND
ADMINISTRATION
UNIT 1 - UNDERSTANDING
SELF-LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP
What is
Leadership?
Leadership requires that a person
have a strong desire to be an influential
part of the organization and want to play
a key role in moving towards a common
goal.
Leaders are primarily concerned with
motivating and inspiring their followers
to remain productive and to maintain the
drive and ability to reach organization
goals. A leader must a have an
Leadership is the ability of
an individual or a group of
individuals to influence and
guide followers or other
members of an organization.
Leadership is the art of
motivating a group of
people to act towards
achieving a common
goal.
Leadership involves showing
workers how to effectively
perform their responsibilities
and regularly supervising the
completion of their tasks.
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SELF-
LEADERSHIP
What is self
Leadership?
- Self-leadership is the
practice of consciously
guiding one's own
thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors to achieve
SIGNIFICANCE OF SELF-
LEADERSHIP
Self-leadership is the first
stage, or leadership level. Self-
leadership is of great
importance to the staff, whether
1. Self-leadership allows
leaders or senior officers,
who undergo very little or
no supervision, to prepare
and set targets on their
own, as well as to control
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
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
Important areas of Self
Leadership
Self Discovery
Self Identity
Self Development
Self Direction
Self Awareness
Self Talk
Self Mastery
DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-
LEADERSHIP
As mentioned earlier,
everybody is a future leader.
Leadership is therefore not an
inborn trait, but it is developed to
become a leader through learning
and training people with a sincere
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. Without
clearly planned expectations or intent for
your life, you will be at risk, attempting to
fulfill the wishes or ideas of people for
your life and you will end up lost in the
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.
However, risks which are applicable to
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. Taking some time
off to think about life. Compare experience of
current and present to hopes of the future.
You can never notice those small defects until
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. It
involves not tolerating negative
SIMPLE WAYS TO LEAD YOURSELF
1. 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 creed to become an
effective leader. People tend to be drawn instinctively to
somebody who has a dream, intent and dignity. One who
treats people respectfully and is empathetic to their
needs. Make sure that you know what type of leader you
want to become. Personal beliefs in leadership, core
values, and the implementation of those values help
2. 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. As a leader,
you can inspire, guide, and encourage your
subordinates to achieve larger objectives. If
3. Keep Improving Yourself
- Great leaders are working hard to
improve, expand and evolve into
better versions of themselves.
Whether you’ve just started leading
or you’ve been a veteran in your
place, make it a point to learn
4. Make Mistakes But Never Make The
Same Mistake Twice
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. Trying new stuff, and
doing things that challenge your comfort
zone, is important. You might end up making
“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
5. 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
INFLUENCE OR INFLUENCED?
“Your job gives you authority.
Your behavior earns you
respect.”
Irwin
- Leader must influence and should be
influenced. Everyone can influence somebody
either for the good or for bad. Even the shyest
person can influence at least 10,000 people in
his or her lifetime. While it is up to everyone to
determine how to use this leverage, this only
means that anybody can be a leader. A person
to be called a leader should have followers for
him. He has to direct his people to something
which will bring goodness, not harm. Just as a
Furthermore, if a person refuses to
use this power at all and does not
take a personal stance on issues,
he or she can easily be convinced
and the person would most likely
end up being influenced as the one.
When it comes to this, it seems that
there are only two alternatives-to
“Leadership is practiced
not so much in words as
in attitude
and in actions.”
