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Profile Of A Leader
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In simplest terms, a leader is one who realizes how to effect change and can interact with others (and reality itself) in order to produce change.

A leader understands some aspect of reality and is able to produce change.

How many of us consider ourselves to be a leader, or aspire to be a leader? We are all leaders in some manner or another, as we initiate action, which, of course, influences others.

Does anyone have thoughts to contribute to this? Some might propose that leaders are not necessary. :grin: Let's discuss.

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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Having leaders is natural. They effect change. Not always good and not always bad.


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"Don't believe everything you think". -Anom.

" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Icelander]
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Certainly. Some change is beneficial and some is detrimental, dependant on the context in which it is being interpreted. At the very least, all change is necessary, as it is what it is. :wink:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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I agree.


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Icelander]
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Perhaps a true leader is one who interprets others as being leaders and assists in their development as leaders? :wink:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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A leader is one who has the ability to manipulate others into doing certain things as well. Making change of course is priority number one. All people who can start their own topics and get plenty people to post are leaders in there own right.

A leader must also take responsibility for his actions as a role model. As a role model he must show great leadership in his part to create change and show others that in his change he is doing the right thing.

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Octavius]
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In which ways are you a leader?

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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I start topics and can guide people to information when needed. I stand out in the crowd and show a bit of my personality to others that isn't always noticed.

Octavius

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Octavius]
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:cool:

I'll answer my own question in a bit. :wink:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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Fireworks_God - lead us into a good direction and bring us into a new world.

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Octavius]
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Being a leader is not too important to me. I want to lead myself and leave it at that. In another type of culture I might have felt differently.


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" All that lives was born to die"-Anom.

With much wisdom comes much sorrow,
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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Icelander]
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In business

A leader is an organizer of people and the means of production. People and materials, when brought together, experience an interplay which is facilitated by a leader (the man with the plan) with the main goal of the sum of the parts being of greater value than the sum of the individual parts on the market.

A business leader must understand motivation and practice motivating employees.

In social groups

A leader is the person in the group the others look to as the person who has the plan. The leader keeps the group entertained by facilitating the activities the group participates in and changing activites when they become tedious or unenjoyable.

A social leader is the person you call and ask what they are doing or what they want to do today. The leader is also the person who calls you with an offer to participate in an activity the leader has decided on. Every group has a dominant leader but a true dominant leader gives others the opportunity to pick activities and lead the group. In human society, we aren't always warring over resources in our close-knit social groups so dominant leaders can give others the chance to lead.

These are my thoughts. Of course there are many facets to leadership and motivation. I'm a management major so I'm studying leadership. My focus is more on business leadership and not social leadership but they are very related.


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To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: TODAY]
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TODAY said:
I'm a management major so I'm studying leadership.  My focus is more on business leadership and not social leadership but they are very related.


Interesting. :wink:

Have you taken an internship anywhere? Any experiences to share?

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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I do not have leadership experience in any sort of corporate job and unfortunately, management internship opportunities are few and far between. I feel like people in management positions are a bit wary of hiring/training other managers because if the new manager is good, he threatens the old manager's power position.

Well, I did umpire baseball games back in the day . It was actually very rewarding to facilitate baseball games. Its great to be the person who gets to excercise judgement and decision making, instead of the the person who is affected by the decision making with little or no power to implement judgements of his own.

Through this and my experience working as a construction laborer I've experienced both sides of delegator and delegee. I've had power and I've had no power. I prefer to be the person who delegates tasks than the person who performs those tasks.

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I'm actually planning on building a business instead of auditioning for a job. I feel that I am way too capable to do things for myself than rely on getting a job for somebody else. I don't want to work for an organization who's objectives aren't aligned with my own. My career objectives are self-sufficiency, wealth accumulation, and being the final decision maker.

I don't feel I can achieve those things unless I start building for myself from the ground up. Sure, you can walk up flight of steps and bypass the difficulties of laying foundation and structural engineering but you'll usually find yourself in a room, tucked away in a corner, and easilly replaced. I want to own the building, not rent the room.

Turning thoughts into actions is difficult. I am at the borderline of writing the symphony and trying to get it played. Sweat and time must be spent from here on out and I'm ready to spend both. I'm finishing school next Spring...from there, its up to me.

I'm planning on being bent and broken. What sets the leaders apart from the lead is that when they are broken, they heal. They find ways to adapt and overcome the things that have broken them in the past. They can change and they can convince others to change.


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ca'rouse (k-rouz)
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To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking.

Edited by TODAY (05/07/06 01:15 PM)

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: TODAY]
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Interesting. What kind of business would you establish?

I might think that gaining some experience in a role without as much responsibility within an established company might better prepare you for creating a successful business, but this isn't always necessarily so. If anything, working for someone first might be more of a reason to not risk starting a business yourself. It truly depends on you, but experience is always beneficial. :wink:

I do know one company in particular that would give you a paid internship, but I do not know the specifics of the circumstances (if you need to be employed by them before studying management, etc.). I doubt you want to be that evil, anyways. :grin:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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I would define myself as neither leader nor follower, but loner.  However, my experience in working with groups has been that everyone will mill about like sheep until someone takes the lead.  As I am somewhat impatient, and dislike working with groups, I will assume a leadership position in order to move things along & accomplish the tasks we are assigned.

My preference, however, would be to work by myself.  :grin:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: Veritas]
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You sound like a natural leader, then. :wink:

One who effectively leads oneself will inevitably lead others as well. :grin:

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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Yes, it does seem inevitable. As I am not looking to anyone else for guidance, others believe that I know what they should do. I prefer to encourage them to find their own answers, but this requires a level of self-trust which few possess.

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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: fireworks_god]
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Come on now F.God, I'd try out being evil if it provides benefits that outweigh the evil. I'm open to things and stuff.

Basically, I'm designing a solar heating system. I see a need for this system as long as it is economically feasible, which I am in the process of finding out.

I very much agree that studying a business from the inside with as little responsibility as possible is a great way to understand the mechanics of the business (and business in general) and get an idea as to what I would need to do to establish a business of my own. Because I understand this, I have been contacting companies dealing with solar power in my area with a request to take me aboard as an intern but no luck so far. If I did find myself comfortable with my job and life working for somebody else's business then I might stay there. I do, however, think that I'll never be satisfied with my work life unless it is under my own direction.


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Re: Profile Of A Leader [Re: TODAY]
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TODAY said:
Come on now F.God, I'd try out being evil if it provides benefits that outweigh the evil.  I'm open to things and stuff.


Well, it isn't directly related to the area that you wish to explore, but there are usually great oppurtunties in retail management.

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Basically, I'm designing a solar heating system.  I see a need for this system as long as it is economically feasible, which I am in the process of finding out.


Good idea. :wink:

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