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24 ■ Develop your leadership skills

In Chapter 4 we shall explore some practical ways in which
you can perform these functions:

■ at first with competence;

■ after practice with skill;

■ through self-development with excellence.

Here is your challenge as a leader or leader-to-be. Competence
is within your grasp, but reach out for skill, and never rest
content until you have achieved excellence in leadership.

Leadership: personal reminder

Whether in team, operational or organisational leadership,
what matters is:

■ the leader – qualities of personality and character;

■ the situation – partly constant, partly varying;

■ the team – the followers: their needs and values.

Three overlapping and interacting circles of needs, as shown in
Figure 3.1, have to be focused on at all times. Leadership func-
tions can be summarised as shown in Figure 3.2.