WHAT LEADERSHIP MEANS TO ME.

LEADER BORN OR MADE!
Leadership can be learned, we all have leadership potential, just as we have some ability to sing or run, some people may be better than others, but each of us has a starting point to build on with training and practice. Leadership is a process that helps a group to achieve its goals.
The person who exhibit leadership is someone that makes things happen that would not happen otherwise

WHAT MAKES A LEADER?
Leaders should be well organized and have made time in their lives and for their group; leadership is a mix of knowledge, values, skills and behaviour. Each of us has beliefs about what characteristics an effective leader should possess. Different groups will also have different beliefs or values about what “makes an effective leader than other groups have”.
It is important then for a leader to know his/her own abilities, knowledge, values and how others perceive them. For example if “trust is a quality which is highly valued by the group then it’s important for the group leader to be viewed as a trustworthy person.
A successful leader makes an effort to learn and practice skills, some of the more essential component are: knowledge and understanding, skills and ability to communicate, build teams, vision, value for individual, the group and its responsibilities.