3. What is leader?
Leadership definitions
Peter Drucker （彼得 • 德鲁克）: "The only definition of a leader is
someone who has followers."
John C Maxwell （约翰• C •马克斯韦尔）: "leadership is influence nothing more, nothing less."
Warren Bennis （沃 伦 • 班尼 斯 ）: "Leadership is a function of
knowing yourself, having a vision that is well communicated,
building trust among colleagues, and taking effective action to
realize your own leadership potential."
John W. Gardner: Leadership is the process of persuasion and
example by which an individual (or leadership team) induces a
group to take action that is in accord with the leader’s purpose, or
the shared purposes of all.”
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4. What is a leader?
Baseline of Leadership
★ Integrity 正直的人格
Essential trait of leadership
★ Intelligence 机智的头脑
★ Emotional Maturity 成熟的心智
۩ Energy （能量）– the capacity to
go-go-go with healthy vigor and
an upbeat attitude through good
times and bad
۩ Energize （活力）– releasing
their positive energy, to take any
hill
۩ Edge （果断）– the ability to
make tough calls, to say yes or
no, not maybe
۩ Execute （执行）– very simply,
get things done
۩ Ethics （道德）– in compliance
۩ Passion （激情）– They care
deeply. They sweat; they believe.
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-by Jack Welch with Suzy Welch
6. How to become a leader?
Know Yourself 了解自己
A wise and right leader is one who has a clear knowledge of his/her
strengths and weaknesses. Without self analysis he/she will not be
able to take right actions in the situations.
SWOT Yourself
Strength
All your strengths including your
accomplishments
Weakness
All your weakness and what needs
to be improved, including any
doubts, anxieties, fears and
worries that you may have.
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Opportunity
All the opportunities you see
available to you for using your
strengths.
Threat
All the threats to obstacles that are
currently blocking you or that you
think you will encounter along the
way to achieving your dreams.
7. How to become a leader?
Find out Your Passion 发现自己的激情
In an anthropologic survey, IQ assessment were taken to the CEOs of
global 500 biggest companies. The top 100 CEO are no distinct from
others in IQ or knowledge, but have higher ranking in passion.
It’s proved in psychology that high IQ doesn’t equal to high creativity.
A person with moderate IQ, but strong self-motivation and passion,
may have great creativity.
Bill Gates passion for software is what really drove the company to
success.
Bill Gates has immense passion for software. When he was admitted in
Lakeside School he got hooked to the computer there and surpassed the
knowledge of his teacher within a week. The passion makes he wrote his
first program at the age of thirteen.
Bill Gates passion was software development and do something new and
unique in this field. His passion was like that saint who forgets the family,
the society and the world in his pursuit to make a link with God. That is the
big secret of his success.
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8. How to become a leader?
Keep Learning 不断学习
You have to have an incredible thirst for
knowledge. Learn from the work you do, from
the people you admire. Learn by hurting and
failing and don't take things at face value. Dig
deep to discover the truth for yourself. I've made
it a point to learn about the world.
- Jeff Immelt’s commencement address to
Dartmouth College's 2004 graduating class
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9. How to become a leader?
Keep Learning 不断学习
Learning is a leader’s edge.
Even though Mr. Li Ka-shing could not continue his
formal education, he had never given up his quest for
new knowledge. He managed to find time for selfstudy.
He said, 'Although I was a humble person at that
time, I had confidence in myself. I knew I could do
things better than other people because I had not
given up my studies'.
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Mr. Li Ka-shing, who built
a fast-growing business
and
an
excellent
reputation through his
determination and his
ability to become one of
Hong
Kong’s
most
famous
entrepreneurs
within a few decades and
the richest Chinese.
Today, at over 80 years of age, Mr Li has not put
away his books. He continues to learn new things
every day. He has a broad range of interests, reading
books on, for example, information technology,
economics, philosophy and history. He feels he must
allow some time for studying before going to bed,
and has often fallen asleep with his books.
10. How to become a leader?
Practice and Hard Work 实践与努力工作
Research now shows that the lack of natural talent is irrelevant to great
success. The secret? Painful and demanding practice and hard work.
What makes Tiger Woods great?
Born Winner? Golf
champ Tiger Woods
(pictured at 3 years old)
never stopped trying to
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improve.
Woods (pictured in 2001)
devoted hours to practice and
even remade his Swing twice,
because that's what it took to get
better.
11. How to become a leader?
Practice and Hard Work 实践与努力工作
“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
-Thomas Edison
Jeff Immelt
A person with machine-like stamina worked 100 hours a week for 24 years
with no apparent ill effects. (reported by Fortune in 2005)
Bill Gates
Bill Gates during his stay at Harvard sometimes used to sleep on the tables
of the computer lab. Bill Gates was never absent from office during the early
years of Microsoft. For years he slept for only six hours a day.
Michael Phelps
"In the four years between the Athens and Sydney Olympics I probably took
four or five days off and none of those were holidays" Michael said.
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12. How to become a leader?
Persevere 坚持不懈
Perseverance, or a strong will, is the last key to success. Without a
strong will, we are likely to give up when we meet some difficulties.
"Where there is a will, there is a way."
Test Your Perseverance Quotient
1. I believe in myself.
2. I have clear career goals.
3. I address my limitations.
4. I bounce back from disappointment.
5. I have the stamina to persist.
6. My family and friends support me in my pursuit of goals.
7. I can adapt to change.
8. I focus and complete projects.
9. My goals are consistent with my purpose and values.
10. I can take unpopular actions when I believe I’m right.
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13. How to become a leader?
Influence 影响力
"The true measure of leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less."
- John C. Maxwell stated
Definition of Influence
Influence is the ability to get people to do
something without force or exertion.
3 Steps to build influence
Distinguish the difference between
positional leader and a true leader
Show concern for others
Develop others
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14. How to become a leader?
6 Keys to Success 成为领导者的6个关键因素
影响力
坚持不懈
了解自己
发现自己
的热情
领导者
实践和努
力工作
不断学习
图2 领导者的6个关键因素
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