How Do You Lead?

How Do You Lead?

The best leaders are the best learners.

You have to believe that you (and others)

can learn to lead, and that you can

become a better leader tomorrow than

you are today. Leaders are constant

improvement fanatics, and learning is

the master skill of leadership. – Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge

and The Student Leadership Challenge”

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In the best organizations, everyone, regardless of their

title or position, is encouraged to act like a leader.



Follow The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® and

improve your leadership skills. Take people and organizations to places they’ve never been before.



Model the Way1Leaders establish how

people should be treated and goals pursued.

They create standards and set the example.



Model the Way by keeping these in mind:

• Titles are granted, but your behavior earns you respect.

• Words and deeds must be consistent.

• You must affirm the shared values of the group.



Inspire a Shared Vision2

Leaders envision the future, see what the organization

can become, and get others to see those possibilities.



Inspire a Shared Vision by remembering:

• You have to inspire commitment, not command it.

• Visions seen only by leaders are insufficient to create change in a company.



Challenge the Process3

Look for innovative ways to improve organizations and accept disappointments as

learning opportunities.



Challenging the Process involves thinking about the following:

• Leaders venture out; they don’t sit idly by.

• Create a climate where good ideas are supported.



Enable Othersto Act4

Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams by

actively involving others.



Enable Others to Act by bearing in mind the following:

• Giving power to mentees grants them ownership, making them more capable.

• Seeking opinions of others builds up their capabilities.



Encourage the Heart5To keep hope and

determination alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make.



Encourage the Heart by thinking about the following:

• Create a culture of celebrating values and victories.

• Celebrations and rituals can carry a group through tough times.



No leader ever got anything extraordinary

done without the talent and support of others.

Leadership is a team sport, and you need to

engage others in the cause. What strengthens

and sustains the relationship between leader

and constituent is that leaders are obsessed

with what is best for others, not what is best

for the leader.

– Barry Posner, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and The Student Leadership Challenge”

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People want to know what you stand for

and believe in. They want to know what

you value. And leaders need to know what

others value, if they are going to be able

to forge alignment between personal

values and organizational demands. – Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge

and The Student Leadership Challenge”

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How Do You Lead?