This document discusses the essential qualities of an effective leader. It outlines several important leadership traits such as being a good socializer, listener, empathetic, empowering, persuasive, assertive, evaluative, proactive, resourceful, responsible, committed, trustworthy, humble, caring, visionary, competent, and having initiative. The document emphasizes that great leaders value diverse opinions, cultivate trust, develop other leaders, help people with life issues, encourage others, think long-term, and act with humility. An effective leader is also someone who can replicate themselves by developing their people.

1. Essentials of Being a
Leader
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11. What’s in it for you?
You will be famous.
Your class or school mates will look up to
you.
Girls/Boys will have a crush on you.
You get to open your eyes more and wide
to what’s really going on around you.
You move away from selfishness,
indifference, immaturity, and irresponsible
playfulness.

12. What’s in it for you?
You get to attract opportunities at a very young
age.
You can influence the society and your
teammates in a positive way.
You get to respect your teammates and your earn
their trust, respect, and loyalty as well.
You get to positively affect your studies and learn
how to be more organized and manage yourself
and your priorities.
You feel more complete and multi-dimensional.

13. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Socializing

14. How to socialize well
• Know about them thoroughly:
– Their behavior
– Their attitude
– Their tendencies
– Their mentality
– Their happiness
– Their sadness
– Their personal life

15. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Good listener

16. The Nine Fs of Active Listening
• Focus
• Feel
• Fact-find
• Let them finish
• Never foretell
• Formulate
• Follow through
• Recap facts

17. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Empathetic

18. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Empowering

19. How to Empower People
• Responsibility
• Authority
• Accountability
• Expectation
• Motivation/Inspiration

20. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Persuasive

21. Why did he have
many followers in
Germany despite
being Austrian and
his reputation?

22. How to become persuasive
• Be reasonable.
• Set the right expectations.
• Revolve around and commit to WIIFM
• Serve their interests.

23. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Assertive

24. How to say “NO” without
actually saying the word
Nambola Effect
• I’m sorry. As much as it also interests me, it
presents more risks than gains.
Nangonsensya Effect
• I apologize. If I say yes to that, we are
sacrificing our budget, our reputation, etc.
Nangomfort Effect
• I’m sorry but no. What we can do instead
though is…

25. How to sound positive.
Negative Positive
That’s not my responsibility. I would like to help you but I’m not in
to meddle with that.
Write me a sponsorship letter. Could you write me a sponsorship
letter please?
What is this about? May I know what this is about?
That’s not how you do it. Instead of doing it that way, you’d be
more effective if follow this.
How many times should I teach you? How could I better teach you?
That’s impossible. I cannot do it for
you.
Let me see what I can do instead.

26. Mind your tone
• Think before you speak.
• Put yourself in your follower’s shoes.
• Listen to yourself.

27. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Evaluative

28. How to give feedback effectively
• Warm up to the person first.
• Give an overview.
• Set expectations.
• Do the sandwich approach
• Get the person’s buy-in.
• Be in it together.
• Share commitments.

29. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Proactive

30. A proactive leader is…
• One who sees the problem miles away.
• One who sees the future and acts now.
• One who recognizes the importance and role
of contingencies.

31. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Resourceful

32. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Responsible

33. A responsible leader…
• Respects other people’s time
• Is true to his words.
• Is consistent.
• Manages himself and his priorities right.

34. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Committed

35. You should be committed to:
• The members
• The organization
• The collective ideals
• The beneficiaries
• Yourself

36. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Trustworthy

38. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Humble

39. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Caring

40. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Visionary

41. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Competent

42. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Developing

43. Essentials of Being a Leader
• Has initiative

44. Qualities of a Great Leader
IN CLOSING…

45. Qualities of a Great Leader
Ref: www.skiprichard.com
• Value diverse opinions.
• Cultivate a culture of trust.
• Develop other leaders.
• Help people with life issues.
• Encourage.
• Sell instead of tell.
• Think “you”, not “me”.
• Think long term.
• Act with humility.

46. “A true leader is someone who does
not only produce results and show
efficiency in what he does but is also
one who replicates himself by
developing his people.”
-Myron Sta. Ana-
Matinee Idol and Action Star
Author of BOOK STILL BEING WRITTEN