Done well, leadership looks easy and effortless, much like a swan gliding across a pond appears graceful and elegant. But, like the swan, there is a lot of work going on below the waterline. So, understanding the following secrets of leadership will help develop your leadership abilities.
Source: LinkedIn Pulse, March 22, 2018.
Don’t expect the world to look at you as a leader unless you feel the same for yourself. The biggest asset of a leader is self-reliance, and if you have doubt in your capabilities then leadership is not the game for you. No matter how skillful you are, if you doubt your power as a leader, you are giving power to your doubt.
INSIGHTS: If you need to be universally liked or worse yet, loved, leadership is not your calling. Taking a position on anything will attract followers and detractors. Many potential leaders find that they are not able to handle this rejection.