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What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you see a Lion or hear about one?  Is it its strength? Is it its fierceness and its boldness? Is it is regal, majestic bearing? Or is it its magnificent appearance? Whatever it is you know about the Lion, you will still have to agree that it is a special animal, in fact it is so special that it is referred to as the “King of the Jungle” (even though it is mostly found in grasslands).  The Lion as an animal is one that every leader and aspiring leader should strive to learn from. For that reason we have selected five facts about lions and the lessons you can learn from them. google image FACT: A Lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away: LESSON: Make yourself heard A famous author once said “You may have a heart of gold, but then so does a hardboiled egg.” You may have good intentions in mind, but if you don’t say them out, nobody will know how noble they are. There are plenty of animals that are bigger ...

Your leadership style is situational. Your leadership style depends on the task, the team or individual's capabilities and knowledge, the time and tools available and the results desired. In a recent article, I reviewed the tell, sell, consult, join and delegate leadership style model. As a supervisor, manager or team leader, you make daily decisions about the appropriate leadership style to employ in each work situation. You want to foster employee involvement and employee empowerment to enable your team members to contribute their best effort at work. These tips for successful delegation of authority will help you help your reporting staff members succeed when they are most empowered. And, when they succeed, you succeed. Never let yourself forget the intertwined nature of workplace success. google image Leadership Style Tips Whenever possible, when delegating work, give the person a whole task to do. (If you can't give the employee a whole task, make sure ...

Effective communication skills are fundamental to success in many aspects of life.  Many jobs require strong communication skills and people with good communication skills usually enjoy better interpersonal relationships with friends and family. Effective communication is a key interpersonal skill and learning how we can improve our communication has many benefits. google image Learn to Listen Listening is not the same as hearing; learn to listen not only to the words being spoken but how they are being spoken and the non-verbal messages sent with them. Use the techniques of clarification and reflection to confirm what the other person has said and avoid any confusion. Try not to think about what to say next whilst listening; instead clear your mind and focus on the message being received. Your friends, colleagues and other acquaintances will appreciate good listening skills. Be Aware of Other People's Emotions Be sympathetic to other people's misfortunes an...

google image Power means many different things to different people. For some, power is seen as corrupt. For others, the more power they have, the more successful they feel. For even others, power is of no interest at all. The five bases of power were identified by John French and Bertram Raven in the early 1960’s through a study they had conducted on power in leadership roles. The study showed how different types of power affected one’s leadership ability and success in a leadership role. The five bases of power are divided in two categories: google image Formal Power Coercive Coercive power is conveyed through fear of losing one’s job, being demoted, receiving a poor performance review, having prime projects taken away, etc. This power is gotten through threatening others. For example, the VP of Sales who threatens sales folks to meet their goals or get replaced. Reward Reward power is conveyed through rewarding individuals for compliance with one’s wishes....

google image Empathy: Creating a legitimate rapport with your staff makes it less likely that personal issues and resentment can creep in and derail the group. When your team knows that you are empathetic to their concerns, they will be more likely to work with you and share in your vision, rather than foster negative feelings. source google image Consistency: Being a consistent leader will gain you respect and credibility, which is essential to getting buy-in from the group. By setting an example of fairness and credibility, the team will want to act the same way. Honesty: Another characteristic of leadership that lends itself to credibility. Those who are honest, especially about concerns, make it far more likely that obstacles will be addressed rather than avoided. Honesty also allows for better assessment and growth. google image Direction: Having the vision to break out of the norm and aim for great things --then the wherewithal to set the steps necess...

[google image] His excellency, Supreme Leader, Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen. He is the perfect example of perfectly imperfect, or worst leader of all times. Although he is a fictional character, he shows the traits of a bad leader that we could take it as lessons. Potrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen, Aladeen is the dictatorial president prime minister of The Republic Of Wadiya. He is a childish, sexist, tyrannical, anti-western, antisemitic despot who surrounds himself with female special forces which he created. google image Aladeen organized an olympic event for The People Of Wadiya, only for himself to WIN. source: youtube.com google image Aladeen executes anyone he wants! Anyone and Anything! source: youtube google image One of Aladeen's speech on his political view: Why are you guys so anti-dictators? Imagine if America was a dictatorship. You could let 1% of the people have all the nation's wealth. You could help your rich frie...

1. Do what you say. A true leader practices what they preach and keeps their promises. Do what you say. Lead with integrity to build your trust among your coworkers, and you'll see that others are inspired to do the same. 2. Give credit, take blame. A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame. Being a successful leader means having the emotional maturity to take accountability when things go wrong. Once a task is complete, be sure to give colleagues the proper recognition. 3. Be the leader you want to follow. A good leader never ask anything of their teams that they are not willing to do themselves. To lead means to go first and to show the way to their followers. 4. Head up, shoulders back. Successful leader knows how to keep a cool exterior and stay level-headed, even when dealing with adversity. No matter what's going on in the background, successful leader remains confident, serving as a positive example. 5. Encourage responsib...

google image Syarat Syarat menjadi seorang Khalifah (pemimpin) berikut merupakan syarat seorang khalifahtullah yang dipersetujui oleh sahabat:- [google image] (gambar sekadar hiasan) 1. Islam Negara Islam haruslah dipimpin oleh seorang pemimpin yang beragama islam. Ia tidak boleh dipimpin oleh pemimpin agama lain kerana ia nyata menyalahi syari'at.  [google image] (gambar sekadar hiasan) 2. Baligh (Dewasa) Hal ini dipersetujui oleh semua sahabat bahawa seorang khalifah haruslah baligh dan mencapai tahap kematangan dewasa. 3. Lelaki Seorang pemimpin yakni negara Islam haruslah beragama islam, baligh dan juga seorang lelaki.  4. Adil google image Adil ialah: kemampuan atau naluri yang terdapat pada perbadi seseorang yang akan membawanya untuk bertakwa dan menjaga keperwiraan atau mu'ruah. Seluruh sahabat tanpa terkecuali adalah adil sesuai kesepakatan para ulama. 4.1. Menjauhi: Kemusyrikan, Fasik dan Bid'ah ...

Time is the only project constraint over which managers hold no control. Unlike costs, which can be constrained, or scope, which can be adjusted, time always flows at a steady pace. Without the luxury of slowing or stopping time, project managers must resort to tracking their teams’ progress against a series of milestones. In the very best cases, stakeholders and project leaders can accurately project the amount of time required for teams to meet their goals under expected conditions. Handling unexpected challenges under tight deadlines is what sets expert project management professionals apart from their competition. Challenge 1 Inaccurate Predictions Sometimes, project stakeholders are simply too optimistic about the amount of time it takes for team members to complete their tasks. In other cases, physical resources like manufacturing or parts deliveries might take longer than expected to arrive on site. Clever project managers build buffers and other contingenc...

Good reaciter Imam in solat recomended are from the one who good in reciting Al Quran. If he recite it clearly, the followers will feel calm during prayer. Good leader need to have a clear voice because easier for employees or team member to follow. Calm In solat, he need to be calm, we need to sincerely doing it. Leader need to be calm in order for team member to complete their task with ease. Patient Imam need to be patient. He cannot rush during solat because most of the time the followers are among old folks. Leader need to be patient with their team member because team member came from different kind of background. Brave Imam need to be brave, he must tell the followers if anything is not right. He need to make it clear so that they will not making any mistake. Leader need to be brave, in order to achieve a good qualities, he need to make it clear and tel the team member if there any mistake they had done. Knowledgeable Ima...

Trustworthy  The wife must be able to trust her husband. In a team, there also need trust. So that it will be aesier to complete task. Loyalty It is very essential. A wife can never share her man with other woman. So her husband need to played an important role of being loyal. In a team, if they are not loyal, it will destroy the team and will not complete any task. Successful in his career He need to be successful because he need to take care of his family. He need to work hard because he must being able to support his family or else it will destroy the family. For a good leader, he need to take care of his team member Sincerity A woman likes it went her husband showers them with love. With that, she will love him more because she feel that how important her present in her husband life. In a team, leader need to play the role, he must be sincere to work with his team member. By this attitude, it will make the team member sicerely completing th...

He read all Harry Potter book. To be a good leader, we need to read a lot. It is not compulsory to read only a bored long facts history book. By reading all this science fiction book also will help us to think wiser. He can speak Spanish. This is an advantage for a leader because he can adapt with multinational employees. Easier to get along because of the langguage. He would have liked to have been an architect if he were not a politician. Even he had an interest with other job, he still lead the country and world with his will. It is a good character for a leader to have because they need to adapt in any kind of duties. His favourite meal is Michelle's shrimp linguini. No matter how great he lead the country and the world, he still a leader to his family. He played the role as a good husband towards his wife because he praise and love his wife cooks. He owns a set of red boxing gloves by Muhammad Ali. A great leader come from a good character. He put Mu...