Colin D Emerson

The Values Inspired Leader Colin D Emerson

Since time immemorial people of all races, creeds and social standing have followed the call of great leaders. Nations have risen from nothing or have been conquered, seas have been sailed in voyages of discovery into the unknown or for trade, people have given their lives or been given life, ideas have been acted on and history made; all at the behest of a great leader. In today's world, corporations have been born and destroyed by the implementation of qualities, values and ethics endorsed by the leaders of those companies. Thousands of words in many books have been written in order to describe the illusive characteristics that make a great leader great. Yet somehow, when it comes to leadership in the workplace we seem to have missed the point of what makes a great leader great. So often the qualities that make a leader even mediocre seem lacking in business and the community in general. With all this information available to us, why is that so? One: It's possible that in the corporate world we have simply confused the principles of managing people with the principles and the qualities of great leadership. Two: We have confused value with values. Leadership, truly great values inspired leadership is more about the heart and the character of a person and not just the dry, but important, management skills that are defined in nearly every text book or course that claims to be about leadership. Don't confuse being a manager with being a leader. There is a difference. You can be one and not necessarily be the other. So, are leaders born or developed? The answer is - both. There are some truly gifted individuals who are born leaders. They display all of those human values that people embrace as being true greatness. The rest of us, including the author, are left with the struggle to grow into being leaders; beyond that of just being good managers. The Ten Lessons in Being a Values Inspired Leader which are defined in this book will take you to the heart of strong and ethical values inspired leadership. We can all take heart in that the values that Values Inspired Leaders integrate into their lives are the type of values ANY leader can display. They are values all of us can live and profit and grow by. The Ten Lessons in Being a Values Inspired Leader: Lesson 1 - The two types of respect; Lesson 2 - How leaders gain respect; Lesson 3 - The trust a leader must have; Lesson 4 - What a leader looks for and encourages in people; Lesson 5 - How a leader builds great teams; Lesson 6 - How a leader serves the team; Lesson 7 - Where a leader should be when leading; Lesson 8 - An important, overlooked, aspect of leadership; Lesson 9 - The loneliness of leadership; Lesson 10 - The leader's view of the vision.