“Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it’s amazing what they can accomplish.” – Sam Walton, American business leader ( 1918-1998)
It’s important to have strong leaders in order to have a firm foundation for your organization. Many times people are leaders but they don’t take the time to discover and develop their strengths. People tend to work more on trying to improve their weaknesses instead of building on their strengths. Instead of wasting that energy on overcoming a few weaknesses an alternative is to build on the positive qualities to overwhelm the less desirable ones. Better leaders means a better future not just for individuals but for an organization overall.
Building Blocks for Strong Leadership
1. Find your strengths: What are you good at? What draws your interest? Overtime your dominant strengths will show themselves.
2. Reinforce your strengths: Practice, practice, practice. The more confident you are in a situation the better.
3. Become educated: Go to a leadership building seminar or attend a new workshop.
4. Challenge yourself: Put yourself in a new situation where you can to change up your routine.
5. Work with others: You can always learn something new.
Organizations can benefit greatly by developing their employees leadership. People who use their strengths tend to be significantly more productive than people who are frustrated and constantly struggling to overcome their weaknesses.