Chapter VI: Leadership
What is the best leadership
style?
Are leader born or made?
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,Lesson from Lion for a leader
1. A Lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away
You may have good intentions in mind, but if you don’t say
them out, nobody will know how noble they are
2. Lions’ Form Groups Called Prides With Sometimes As
Many As Forty Individuals In a Pride
Interact with others so that You can get better
3. A Lion can spend up to 16 hours a day sleeping
There Is a difference between a leader and follower, find
time to relax
4. Lions rarely eat entire prey, they usually leave leftovers
for other animals like hyenas and vultures
The ability to share is the hallmark of a leader
5. Male Lions defend the pride’s territory while females go
to hunt. Despite this the male gets to eat first
Learn how to delegate responsibility 2
,Lesson from Eagle for a leader
Eagles fly Alone and at High
Altitudes : They don't fly with
sparrows
Eagles have an Accurate Vision
Eagles do not Eat Dead things
Eagles Love the Storm
Always Test the Commitment of the
other Person
Eagles Prepare for Training
When the Eagle Grows Old
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, Leadership
Leadership defined as:
Peter Drucker: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has
followers.”
Warren Bennis: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into
reality.”
Bill Gates As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those
who empower others.”
John Maxwell: “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”
Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts
of others, toward the achievement of goals.
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What is the best leadership
style?
Are leader born or made?
1
,Lesson from Lion for a leader
1. A Lion’s roar can be heard from five miles away
You may have good intentions in mind, but if you don’t say
them out, nobody will know how noble they are
2. Lions’ Form Groups Called Prides With Sometimes As
Many As Forty Individuals In a Pride
Interact with others so that You can get better
3. A Lion can spend up to 16 hours a day sleeping
There Is a difference between a leader and follower, find
time to relax
4. Lions rarely eat entire prey, they usually leave leftovers
for other animals like hyenas and vultures
The ability to share is the hallmark of a leader
5. Male Lions defend the pride’s territory while females go
to hunt. Despite this the male gets to eat first
Learn how to delegate responsibility 2
,Lesson from Eagle for a leader
Eagles fly Alone and at High
Altitudes : They don't fly with
sparrows
Eagles have an Accurate Vision
Eagles do not Eat Dead things
Eagles Love the Storm
Always Test the Commitment of the
other Person
Eagles Prepare for Training
When the Eagle Grows Old
3
, Leadership
Leadership defined as:
Peter Drucker: “The only definition of a leader is someone who has
followers.”
Warren Bennis: “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into
reality.”
Bill Gates As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those
who empower others.”
John Maxwell: “Leadership is influence – nothing more, nothing less.”
Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts
of others, toward the achievement of goals.
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