Vol 5 # 1 – What Is Leadership…Really?

Better Than Good and Improving™

Vol 5 # 1  – What is leadership really?

Hello friends.  Welcome to this installment of Better Than Good and Improving™.

What is leadership really?

When determining what something is, start by eliminating what it isn’t.

Zig Ziglar taught that FEAR is an acrostic:

False
Evidence
Appearing
Real

Leadership isn’t the opposite of fear.
Leadership is moving forward despite our fears.

Taking a lesson from Zig, what acrostic forms the word LEADERSHIP?

L – Love
Webster’s defines love as: strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties.

E – Everyone
A leader has that love for everyone.

A – Accepts
A leader has affection for people, understands no two people are in the same place, allows them to be where they are, and helps them grow to where they can be.

D – Defeat
Failure isn’t final, and defeat is temporary—a springboard to greater things.

E – Energy
E=MC² — Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only change form. A leader channels their energy to help others along their journey of success.

R – Realism
A leader isn’t blind nor Pollyanna about today or tomorrow. They constantly assess the situation and continue to move forward.

S – Serenity
A leader brings serenity—a sense of calm—so emotion can be set aside and people can operate with a clear head.

H – Helpful
A leader is always ready, willing, and able to help. Sometimes, the best help is not giving the answer, but pushing someone to discover it themselves.

I
I am one of many traveling that journey of success as a leader.

P – Personable
A leader is someone you can talk to—not an aloof elitist. They, like you, are human.

Journey OF Success

It is vitally important to understand that success is not a place. It is not a destination. Success is a sense of being. We are on the journey called success. Thus, it is our journey OF success.

I “Raise a glass to toast your journey…”

Originally published on LinkedIn as part of The Spirit of Thanks series.

Thanks for stopping by on your way to Better Than Good and Improving™.

Yours Aye,

Dr. Edward M. Dunlap, Jr AKA Doctor D

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