By Dumisani The Chosen One Mlilo. Are you a Senior Fire Fighter,Fire Officer,Fire Chief or Looking forward to getting promoted? Are you working with your crew,against your crew or for your crew? If you were to give yourself a score of 1-10 how many will you get? As someone with authority, your crew look up to you for guidance,to them you are like the King. “A king does not abide within his tent while his men bleed and die upon the field.A king does not dine while his men go hungry,nor sleep when they stand at watch upon the wall.A king does not command his mens loyalty through fear nor purchase it with gold,he earns their love by the sweat of his own back and the pains he endures for their sake.That which comprises the harshest burden,a king lifts first and sets down last.A king does not require service of those he leads but provides it to them.A king does not expend his substance to enslave men, but by his conduct and example makes them free.” Does this describe you? What Kind of KING are you? 1.Are you the KING of the Jungle that feeds on other animals? 2.Are you the KING of Chess that sacrifices other pieces for its survival? 3.Are you the KING surrounded by body guards because you are afraid of your own people? Edson Arentes Do Nascimento popularly know as Pele,the greatest Brazilian Soccer player once said “Soccer is a beautiful Game”.Are you the player that makes the game beautiful or you are the player that will even get a red card from his own team mates? Pele went on and said “When I first saw Robinho playing,I cried,because he reminded me of my self at his age” Do you see yourself in the people that you lead? A Leader is determined by his followers.Do you have followers?Are they following you out of their will or they are doing it at Gun Point? If its out of their will,Keep it up,but if its at gun point-you are fast running out of bullets! Former South African Police Commissioner Bheki “Shoot to Kill” Cele once said. “American Police Officer are proud-when you see them,they walk with stomach in Chest out---In South Africa,its opposite,when you see a Police Officer its stomach Out,Chest in”. Both of them are Police Officers,which one would you rather be? Whats wrong with South African Police? My pastor (Pastor Tuturu) back Home in Zimbabwe at Harvest House International Church, Bulawayo,once said,there is no shop that sell muscles-if you want muscles you have to work for them at the gym. Same as Leadership,even though the Bulk of it is inborn,the rest you learn,a leader is a good student.Learn from these great leadership quotes from influential people and politicians that I came across whilst reading on Leadership. 1.The art of leadership is saying no,not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes. 2.Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. 3.Great leadership does not mean running away from reality.Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralise the company,but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better. 4.Whether a man is burdened by power or enjoys power, whether he is trapped by responsibility or made free by it,whether he is moved by other people and outer forces or moves them-this is of the essence of leadership. 5.The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care.Either case is a failure of leadership. 6.Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. 7.Leadership is action, not position. 8.Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average. 9.Leadership is much more an art,a belief,a condition of the heart,than a set of things to do.The visible signs of artful leadership are expressed, ultimately,in its practice. 10.Leadership is getting someone to do what they dont want to do,to achieve what they want to achieve. 11.I have a different vision of leadership.A leader is someone who brings people together. 12.One of the true tests of leadership is the ability to recognise a problem before it becomes an emergency. 13.The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity,but to elicit it,for the greatness is already there. 14.Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore dont see themselves as leaders. 15.Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence,seeing how you react.If you are in control, they are in control. 16.Leadership is the wise use of power.Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it. 17.True leadership must be for the benefit of the followers,not the enrichment of the leaders. 18.Leadership has been defined as the ability to hide your panic from others 19.Leadership is an opportunity to serve.It is not a trumpet call to self importance. 20.One measure of leadership is the calibre of people who choose to follow you. 21.Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate toward some goal which they come to find desirable. 22.Leadership is liberating people to do what is required of them in the most effective and humane way possible. 23.We know that leadership is very much related to change. As the pace of change accelerates,there is naturally a greater need for effective leadership. 24.Leadership is the ability to do,not the ability to state 25.Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. 26.Ninety percent of leadership is the ability to communicate something people want. 27.Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character.But if you must be without one,be without the strategy. 28.Popularity is not leadership. 29.Management is doing things right,leadership is doing the right things. 30.The only safe ship in a storm is leadership. 31.The history of the world is full of men who rose to leadership,by sheer force of self-confidence,bravery and tenacity. 32.The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision.You cant blow an uncertain trumpet. 33.Leadership cannot really be taught.It can only be learned. 34.Communication is the real work of leadership. 35.Leadership development is self-development. 36.Leadership is an interactive conversation that pulls people toward becoming comfortable with the language of personal responsibility and commitment. 37.Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline,carrying it out. 38.Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people. 39.Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any other I know.I am not one of the desk-pounding types that likes to stick out his jaw and look like he is bossing the show. I would far rather get behind and,recognising the frailties and the requirements of human nature,would rather try to persuade a man to go along,because once I have persuaded him,he will stick.If I scare him,he will stay just as long as he is scared,and then he is gone. 40.The only real training for leadership is leadership. 41.All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common,it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time.This,and not much else,is the essence of leadership. 42.The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers.Leaders,followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership. 43.Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked,leadership is defined by results not attributes. 44.Leadership has a harder job to do than just choose sides.It must bring sides together. 45.It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front,especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur.You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. 46.Men make history,and not the other way around.In periods where there is no leadership,society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous,skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better. 47.Leadership is like the old galley ships. 100s are rowing, but only one (the captain) knows where they are going 48.Leadership is applicable to all facets of life,a competency that you can learn to expand your perspective,set the context of a goal,understand the dynamics of human behaviour and take the initiative to get to where you want to be. 49.We need not just a new generation of leadership but a new gender of leadership 50.I forgot to shake hands and be friendly.It was an important lesson about leadership. 51.Leadership development is not an event. 52.Leadership is unlocking peoples potential to become better. 53.In our system leadership is by consent,not command.To lead a President must persuade.Personal contacts and experiences help shape his thinking.They can be critical to his persuasiveness and thus to his leadership. 54.The very essence of leadership is [that] you have a vision.Its got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion. You cant blow an uncertain trumpet. 55.Dont necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. 56.Leadership must be established from the top down. 57.The Bible tells me that no greater love has a man than to lay down his life for his friends. 58.Leadership is an unbelievably hard communications. 59.Leadership without support is like trying to make bricks without enough straw.True leaders reinforce their ideas and plans with strategic partnerships, alliances and supportive audiences. 60.Leadership is a noble calling.In addtion to meeting well-defined strategic objectives,leaders must also help their organisations make meaningful contributions to social issues,economic growth,and political stability. Thats why effective organizational leadership plays a vital role in shaping our world. 61.Strategic communication is at the core of effective leadership.Through a leaders use of verbal and written symbols employees are motivated or deflated, informed or confused, productive or apathetic.A leaders ability to carve off the verbal fat and get to the meat of an issue,idea or plan will find success at every turn. 62.Leadership is practised not so much in words as in attitude and in actions. 63.Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked,leadership is defined by results not attributes. 64.Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline,carrying it out. 65.I have a different vision of leadership.A leadership is someone who brings people together. Dumisani Mlilo Fire Services Instructor Impact Emergency Technologies[South Africa] BBM-29D68B88 Twitter-@DumieDunga Email-firefightermlilod@yahoo
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 03:51:19 +0000
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