Advice on Developing Leadership

All of us exercise leadership in our work and in our personal life. Here is what Howard Prince at the Ethical Leadership Center at the LBJ School at University of Texas, Austin has to say about leadership:

Many people think leaders are born, not made. They automatically associate leadership with heroic figures like presidents, four-star generals or great humanitarians—but the reality is that virtually every single person has the potential to be a leader. Leadership is simply a learned set of behaviors, and the ability to lead is a skill that almost anyone can develop. People perform leadership actions every day at home, in the community and at work without even recognizing it.

Of course, the trick is to realize your leadership potential and start nurturing your talents. The bottom line is that leadership skills make you more employable and more promotable. More importantly, they equip you to work better and at increasingly higher levels. Read more here.