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The Mission of the Office of Student
Affairs is to develop and maintain a Becoming a
Leader
supportive campus environment that
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promotes the academic achievement,
retention, personal growth and well
Being a Leader being of all students irregardless of
their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual
The good leader: orientation, religious affiliation or
physical disability. In doing so will fol-
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Springfield, MO 65807
Student Affairs
Phone: 417-823-3477
Fax: 417-823-3442
Email: cgarner@forest.edu
Becoming a ship in three critical areas was the key to
winning organizational trust and confi-
5. Set the example. Be a good role model for
you employees. They must not only hear
dence: what they are expected to do, but also
LEADER ? ? Helping employees understand the com- see.
6. Know your people and look out for their
pany's overall business strategy.
? ? Helping employees understand how they well-being. Know human nature and the
contribute to achieving key business ob- importance of sincerely caring for your
jectives. workers.
Good leaders are made not born. If you
have the desire and willpower, you can ? ? Sharing information with employees on
7. Keep your people informed. Know how to
become an effective leader. Good lead- both how the company is doing and how communicate with your people, seniors, and
ers develop through a never-ending an employee's own division is doing - other key people within the organization.
process of self-study, education, training, relative to strategic business objectives. 8. Develop a sense of responsibility in your
and experience. people. Develop good character traits
Bass' theory of leadership states that within your people that will help them
So basically, you must be trustworthy and you carry out their professional responsibilities.
there are three basic ways to explain have to be able to communicate a vision of
how people become leaders. The first where you are going. Notice how the 9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised,
two explain the leadership development "Principles of Leadership" in the next section and accomplished. Communication is the key
for a small number of people. These closely ties in with this. to this responsibility.
theories are: 10. Train your people as a team. Although many
1. Some personality traits may lead so called leaders call their organization,
people naturally into leadership 11 Principles of Leadership: department, section, etc. a team; they are
roles. This is the Trait Theory. 1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement. In not really teams...they are just a group of
2. A crisis or important event may cause order to know yourself, you have to under- people doing their jobs.
a person to rise to the occasion, which stand your be, know, and do, attributes. 11. Use the full capabilities of your organiza-
brings out extraordinary leadership Seeking self-improvement means continu- tion. By developing a team spirit, you will
qualities in an ordinary person. This is ally strengthening your attributes. This can be able to employ your organization, de-
be accomplished through reading, self- partment, section, etc. to its fullest capabili-
the Great Events Theory.
study, classes, etc. ties.
3. People can choose to become lead-
ers. People can learn leadership 2. Be technically proficient. As a leader, you
skills. This is the Transformational must know your job and have a solid fa-
Leadership Theory. It is the most miliarity with your employees' jobs.
widely accepted theory today and 3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility
the premise on which this guide is for your actions. Search for ways to guide
based. your organization to new heights. And
when things go wrong, they will sooner or
2 Most Important Keys to Leadership
later, do not blame others. Analyze the
1. Trust and confidence in top leader- situation, take corrective action, and move
ship was the single most reliable pre- on to the next challenge.
dictor of employee satisfaction in an
4. Make sound and timely decisions. Use good
organization. Information courtesy of
problem solving, decision making, and http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leader.html
2. Effective communication by leader- planning tools.