The document discusses the definition and principles of effective leadership. It states that leadership involves organizing people to achieve common goals through having a clear vision, understanding oneself and one's abilities, gaining followers' trust and respect, communicating effectively, setting an example, and developing responsibility in others. It emphasizes principles like continual self-improvement, making sound decisions, knowing one's people, ensuring tasks are understood and accomplished, and using the full capabilities of the organization. The document also discusses the relationship between organizational culture, set by founders and leaders, and climate, which is influenced in the short term by current leadership.

1. DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP:
Organising a group of
people to achieve a
common goal.

2. ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP
• You must have a VISION. A vision you
articulate clearly and forcefully all the time.

3. MUST HAVE HONEST UNDERSTANDING OF:
1. Who you are
2. What you know
3. What you can do

4. • Followers who make you successful
– Trust
– Confidence
– Inspiration.
• Why follow?
– Want to be guided by those they respect and clear
direction.
• To gain respect must be ethical
– Direction achieved by strong vision.

5. • People do not think about your attributes,
they observe what you do so they can know
who you are.
• Different styles of leadership requires human
nature.
– NEEDS
– EMOTIONS
– MOTIVATION

6. • COMMUNICATION:
– 2 way
– Set the example
– Communicates you are ready.
• BOSS/LEADER
– Position gives you authority
• Power does not make you a leader.

7. • Leadership makes followers want to achieve
rather than being bossed (obey not follow)
• Self-serving leaders.
– All about seniors (good image at the expense of
workers)

8. PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
1. KNOW YOURSELF AND SEEK IMPROVEMENT
– Be/Know/Do self improvement strengthens
attributes.
2. SELF STUDY/REFLECTION/INTERACTION.
3. TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT
– Know your job
– understand downlines tasks.

9. PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
4. SEEK AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR
ACTIONS
– Search for ways to guide your team.
5. WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
– Do not blame
• Analyse / Correct/ Move on to next challenge.
6. MAKE SOUND AND TIMELY DECISIONS.

10. PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
7. SET THE EXAMPLE
– Role model
• Not only hear what is expected to do/expected to see.
8. KNOW YOUR PEOPLE LOOK OUT FOR THEM
– Do it with sincerity.
9. KEEP NETWORK INFORMED
– 360 evaluation.
10. DEVELOP RESPONSIBILITY IN YOUR WORKERS
– Help them develop good character traits.

11. PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
11.ENSURE TASKS ARE:
– UNDERSTOOD/SUPERVISED/ACCOMPLISHED
• COMMUNICATION.
12.TRAIN AS A TEAM
– Interdependence.
13.USE FULL CAPABILITIES OF YOUR
ORGANISATION.
– Uplines
– The V.

12. CULTURE AND CLIMATE.
• CULTURE - The way we do things based on:
– Founders
– Leadership
– Crisis
– Events
– Size.

13. CULTURE AND CLIMATE.
• CLIMATE - Feel of organisation.
– Climate is short term created by leaders.

14. CULTURE AND CLIMATE.
• What is expected from us?
– How competent are the leaders?
– Are leaders free to make decisions?

15. PROCESS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP
• Challenge the process
– Find out what is lacking.
• Inspire a shared vision
– Share your vision in words that can be understood
by followers.
• Enable others to act
– Give them methods and tools.

16. PROCESS OF GREAT LEADERSHIP
• Model the way
– Get your hands dirty.
– Boss tells others what to do.
– Leaders show it can be done.
• Encourage the heart
– Share glory with teams heart
– Keep pains within your own.

17. DARREN MATADEEN
Global Chief Networking Officer (GCNO)
M-GLOBALNET & Founder of CNO GROUP
darren@m-globalnet.net
Skype ID: d.matadeen