Leadership – Can Anyone Learn to Lead?

Leadership – Can Anyone Learn to Lead?

Isn’t leadership a quality which is inborn in every leader? Leadership is not an easy road to follow and involves a lot of hard work, however, if you are ready to leave behind your ego and past experiences at the door and want to make your organisation a better place, then leadership will embrace you with its arms wide open.

A leader is a person who has a gift for expressing his/her views, but has refined listening abilities. He/she is a person who is knowledgeable and trustworthy, although not all knowing. A leader sets examples and follows them precisely in a way in which they are supposed to be followed. Leadership qualities are in all of us and if we are willing to except a significant change, despite the hardships that follow then success as a leader will be inevitable. 

Have you ever wondered why some people attract followers and others don’t? Can the art of attracting followers be learned? A leader takes forward a team with him. He works for a team, being a part of that team. Teamwork sets up an environment which enables everyone associated with it to feel that they can be a part of something bigger and better.

Another major aspect of leadership is communication. Communication is a two way process involving both the leader and the team members. It is about creating awareness and achieving a common understanding. It is important for a leader to be a good orator but what is more important for a leader is to be able to listen to others. When you listen to people, you give them respect, and this gives you respect in return.

Leadership is an incessant journey. Once you understand the significance of leadership, you look for ways to build and improve teams with a common vision and values for achieving the organisational goals. And yes, you can do it too!