Personally I think one of the most important thing to learn in life will be leadership. One of us will eventually have to lead someday. Whether you are a manager, team leader or even a mother, leading is inevitable. Everyone can lead, but can you lead well?
For me, leadership is beyond someone who issue commands or keeping a team intact. It is an ability to align a group of people towards a common vision or a common goal, an ability to influence people, an ability to motivates.
Currently I am reading a lot about leadership. At the same time, I will post important materials about leadership.
How to handle a briefing/meeting, the right way.
■ Be prepared. Rehearse and practise. Make sure that you
have some professional-looking visual aids: ‘A picture is
worth a thousand words.’
■ Be clear. Double-check that what you are saying is not
vague, ambiguous or muddied – leave talk like that to the
politicians!
■ Be simple. Reduce complicated matter to its simplest form
without oversimplifying. Avoid technical language or
jargon that your audience will not understand.
■ Be vivid. Colour your message with enthusiasm, confidence
and humour. Make it live – make it exciting and challenging
and fun.
■ Be natural. You do not need to be a great orator. Just be
yourself – your best self.
As Donald Trump once said, if you cannot present your idea by writing it on my namecard, forget it. People just can’t keep listening for long period, their mind went somewhere or looking at their blackberries constantly.
Reference
Develop your leadership skills by John Adair
