If inspired leadership is the ideal then how can you exercise that style? What steps are needed to become an inspirational leader? The answer, believe it or not, is simple.
“Be inspired.”
This is the first place of leadership. Each of us has to find the thing in life that really turns us on, that lights up our eyes, that makes us want to leap out of bed in the morning because we can’t wait to be involved with it. We find our passion in the middle of this space of caring, and we learn that our actions produce results, and create things that we can love.
How to Recognize an Inspirational Leader
When we see people who have this energy flowing through them, we will see it in their eyes. We will hear it in their voices. We will feel it through their actions.
When we look at leaders who have found their inspiration and have connected in that deep way of being and knowing, we see that they are on a journey and are setting their own pace. These people truly lead by creating the spiritual, emotional, and cognitive journey toward their highest aspirations. They do not propel others in that direction. They compel others to want the same things.
That is the deep and profound difference of the inspirational leadership style.
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06/15/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com Both are worthwhile in the area of leadership. But there is a clear difference between the two.
Most of us have experienced the meeting or event that is filled with motivational techniques. We get the bright lights, loud music and the cheering from the stage. Invariably, these events will have us on our feet, clapping and making plenty of notes about what we will do next. These events can find resonance within us and spur us to action. This sort of energy definitely has its place.
We Need Energy on Tap
But what about the other times? What about the early mornings when no one else is around? What about the quiet places in the day when we are looking for something else or the next place to direct our attention and energy? These times call for inspiration, drawn from deep within ourselves. It is the energy that we pull up from our deepest, most connected places. It sustains us through good times as well as adversity.
We find it possible to be motivated without inspiration following. It is impossible, however, to be inspired without it being followed by motivation. To be truly inspired demands action.
06/08/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com Meeting someone for the first time triggers a response. It is that person’s presence. Presence is that portion of another human being that you sense without consciously trying to do so. This presence can be small or large, compelling or repelling, indefinite yet palpable; it is the basis of connection between human beings. Each of us has presence, and that presence can be sensed by others around us.
What is your presence? If it’s inspirational you are well-placed to lead. Do you wish to be an inspirational leader? Fine then first create a positive presence.
Make Your Presence Count
Presence, by itself, can be either positive or negative in its effect on others. When we become inspired, our presence becomes more pronounced. Our energy field gets stronger, and our impact on others is more positive.
It feels better to be around inspired people than around people who are not. There is smoothness to their energy that compels us to stop, take notice, and listen.
To begin to influence others at a personal level, we must have a connection with our own humanity and purpose and allow that connection to be accessed by others. We need a presence that is powerful and compelling. Grow that presence.
06/01/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com It may be easy for you to lead but only an inspirational leader will help create effective and lasting change. Leadership and change are tied tightly together, as you rarely lead people to where they already are.
New undertakings and directions are achieved when people see the world in new ways and spend their days doing different things. Therefore, it is critical to understand the aspects of how people engage new concepts and how a leader can influence this.
Dr. Jeff Evans has a wealth of experience in helping leaders change themselves. His book Inspirational Presence presents a framework of what makes a leader and what makes that leader powerful and able to support transformation. The book focuses on transformational change.
Remember you need to be involved deeply in the right type of change. Transformational change creates new paradigms about what is possible in the world of business as well as humanity.
By first changing yourself, you awaken the spirit within which in turn is a source of energy and ideas. Inspirational Presence is about what to do with that energy and how to create a world in which your aspirations become a reality.
05/25/10
Link: http://www.gaian.com Every leader knows what he or she did today, last week and last year. But what will you do tomorrow, next week and next year?
Success comes from what you did last, not where you are going next. However, predicting future success from the use of technical abilities is like driving by looking in the rearview mirror. It doesn’t tell what will create success where you are going.
Wouldn’t it be great if you could develop leadership skills which would clearly establish your future actions and even the results of those actions? There is a path to developing those skills and it’s laid out in a new book Inspirational Presence by Dr Jeff Evans from the Gaian Group.
Growing into leadership requires courage, as the new challenges of expanded influence require new and often untested approaches for the leader.
The skills and approaches that will guide leaders through a journey of expanded influence are known and learnable.
A hands-on approach within your company with sessions led by the dynamic trainers from the Gaian Group will enthuse and equip you and your staff with new and lasting benefits. www.gaian.com
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