Umbusi's Blog 12/2019 | Leadership Wednesday| What Leadership is NOT ? by Umbusi Ziqalo



LEADERSHIP WEDNESDAY

What Leadership is NOT ? by Umbusi Ziqalo

Leadership is not a Title

Leadership is not a Birthright

Leadership is not Education

Leadership is not Success or Wealth

Leadership is not Authority over Others

Leadership is not the Ability to Convince Others, but your Own Inner-Conviction

Leadership is not the Promotion(Professional or Religious), neither is it the Power and the Perks that come with the new higher position you now occupy

Leadership self-discovery, it cannot be appointed, voted-in or head-hunted, it is born out of a personal process of transformation, you cannot be appointed by another human being to lead, you were sent to planet earth to discover your leadership

The point immediately above this one needs further unpacking, you see, being appointed, voted-in, headhunted or promoted into a certain position, does not make you a leader.  What it does in the interim is set you apart based on your visible natural skills, past experience or educational accolades.

It is a window of opportunity for you to self-discover, an opportunity to step out of your comfort zone, and have the courage to build long lasting relationships with the new team that you will now be working with, relationships characterized by you being your authentic self, faith-ful self, sacrificing and being humble

Leadership is not “winging it” or “spinning it”, no it is not, neither is it being good with PR, and controlling the narrative out there in the media, but leadership has more to do with being so authentic, and so original, faithful to the vision and so humble to learn from your leadership journey, that your life becomes a powerful force to be reckoned with, you become a disruptor and a thought-leaders in your area of leadership gifting.

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