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Does Leadership development start at home or at work ?

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Question added by Kamal Ibrahim , Partnership Officer , Episcopal Diocese of Egypt and North Africa
Date Posted: 2014/11/19
Doha Shawki
by Doha Shawki , Independent Organizational Development & Human Resource Consultant , Datum International Data Systems

Starts at home. The way we raise our children affects very much their personality in the future.  Too much instructions and not leaving room for their own choice creates suppressed persons who can't make decisions on their own.  Also too much instruction in what is right and what is wrong and forcing them to do what you think is right kills their creativity.  Judging them all the time and telling them that they can't do anything right makes them grow to believe that they are losers.  Anger, screaming and spanking ....all these things will never create leaders but rather will create angry people with lack of self-confidence.  Work later on can erect some issues, develop people's skills  and create leaders out of people who have potential.

abdulsamad siddiqui
by abdulsamad siddiqui , Sales/Procurement Analyst , Gold Technology Company

Leadership is God gift for some people if you see in History of few islamic books and some people raised their standard by taking big decisions in a very crucial time and consider to be the leaders. But nower days most of the people are not leaders but they are just politicians...

Vendruna Perera
by Vendruna Perera , Programme Officer Reporting - FORUT Sri Lanka , FORUT Sri Lanka

At  home of course, when children given responsibilty, watch them fullfilling them with trial and error.  They get rid of shyness, backwardness and build confidence in themselves when loved ones of his/her own appreciate, support and correct/guide them.

Ayena Gabitan
by Ayena Gabitan , Accounting Manager , Seadrill Management Ltd. U.A.E. – Bermuda based Company

I believe that the essential qualities of being a leader is innate, which means a "GIFT".   But, the development of a type of leader you are, starts from home and enhance through education, exposure at work and social environment you are in.

Saleem Khatri
by Saleem Khatri , Head of Finance , Berger Paints International

Leadership development starts with yourself wherever you are, doesn't matter whether you are at home or office. Before you start leading others you must be able lead your own self first.

 

Refer to this article (Source: Leadership for Dummies):-

"Being a great leader starts with leading yourself, so take a moment to get to know yourself better, and continually work on developing yourself. Follow these tips:

  • Clarify the values that are important to you.

  • Question yourself about whether you’re always authentic by acting in accord with your values.

  • Identify your leadership strengths and assess how well you’re using them.

  • Seek feedback from work colleagues about how you and your behaviour affects or impacts on them.

  • Prioritise your leadership development needs and plan how to address them.

  • Enhance your self-confidence by occasionally stepping outside of your comfort zone.

  • Be your best critical friend by reflecting on and learning from your experiences."

Mohammad Saleem Mir
by Mohammad Saleem Mir , General Manager , PTE

For sure it starts at home, but doenst matter, it starts from wherever you are right now. Start reading about great leaders and identify honestly what you lack.

Hanan Zahid
by Hanan Zahid , Senior Accounts Manager , CP Plus Pakistan (Pvt) Limited

It starts when you start making decisions...

FAISAL ZUBERI
by FAISAL ZUBERI , Lead Engineer

Leadership skill is by born skill, it start developing at home and polish at Universities and became key skill at professoinal life 

Mohammed KITIR
by Mohammed KITIR , SECURITY INVESTIGATOR , US EMBASSY- KHARTOUM SUDAN

Yes, learning to Leadership starts from home. When we instill in the child responsibility and successful training to solve problems, we qualify him to lead according to the behavioral school

mustaqim khan
by mustaqim khan , SECURITY OFFICER , SSS

It start at home and can be polished at workplace

 

Stan Wright
by Stan Wright , Administration , Alfandega de Angol

Leadership development is an embracing philosophy that is not limited to either home or the work place, it is an evolving process that takes into account formal education processes that are delivered in schools, educational institutes, the work place, the home and through other (appearing to be non related activties) such as sports and cultural activities that require deevlopment of practices, work tenets etc.It also has a informal osmossis type learning (and therefore development) process of watching and learning from others

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