The practice of leadership requires that we focus on our leadership skill, knowledge and attitude. Leadership skills are the abilities we have developed through training, leadership knowledge is what we know about the practice of leadership and leadership attitude springs from who we are, it is the sum total of everything that makes us who we are, our beliefs, values, emotions, experiences. In our leadership practice, attitude is the most important, its our attitude that determines how effectively we can use our skills and knowledge to influence our world. It’s our attitude that releases our leadership potential! We can gain knowledge from books, mentors and observation, there is tons of information on leadership, skills are gained from practice, practice, and yes, more practice. It’s practice that makes permanent. A person with superior skill and knowledge cannot contribute as much as a leader with appropriate skill, knowledge and a great attitude. The interesting part is that attitude is a choice and it’s the leaders secret weapon. How are you using yours? Does you attitude limit or empower you? If it’s limiting you make a decision to change it today…….
What others have said on the importance of attitude……
“Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” - Lou Holtz
“We who have lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread. They may have been few in number, but they offer sufficient proof that everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances - to choose one’s own way.” - Viktor Frankl
“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, gift, or skill. It will make or break a company…a church…a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past…we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10 percent what happens to me and 90 percent how I react to it. And so it is with you… We are in charge of our attitudes.” - Charles Swindoll
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Great article. As an aspiring leader myself, I have realized that my attitude is reflected in those I work with. Unfortunately, one day with a bad attitude can erase several days where you exhibit a positive attitude. I’ll be stopping back to read more.
OUR ATTIUDE FUNDAMENTALLY ARISES OUT OF OUR INTERETATION OF THE WORLD AND SITUATIONS IN AND AROUND US,THIS IN TURN DETERMINES OUR RESONSE OR REACTIONS.THE MORE POSITIVE THE INTERPETATION THE GREATER THE BENIFITS