A lot happens around a child when a child starts going to school. The child is introduced to many new subjects and other disciplines. The motto behind all activities that we orient to a child is to prepare them for the future. There is an essential set of skills a child must have before they grow into an adult. Among all skills, one skill that gains more attention throughout life is Leadership Skill.
The reason behind this hype is Leadership skills are the stepping stones to the other skills. In fact, it drives all other skills and helps the child achieve their goal. A child with good leadership skills will be capable of facing and overcoming any life challenges. Hence a child must be taught this skill from a very early age.
What is Leadership?
Leadership is being able to motivate and inspire others, who can bring the team together and work towards a common goal, ignite the spirit of collaboration, and direct the team in the right direction. A leader is unshakable in a critical situation and fearless in taking corrective actions.
Qualities a good leader must possess are:
1. Good communication skills
2. Empathy and understanding
3. Confidence in oneself
4. Morality and humility
5. Assessment of situations
6. Decision-making abilities
7. Determination to achieve goals
All the skills above collectively make a person a great leader. However, nothing comes easy. One should practice these skills to become a leader that everyone can look up to.
How do you develop leadership skills?
First and the foremost step towards learning leadership skills is participation. A child has to try participating in extra-curricular activities in school. A school is a place where a child spends most of the time. While the child is in school, they get plenty of opportunities to explore themselves. Participating in competitions and other events will not only help the child gain knowledge about the subject but also become confident and expressive, which forms the base for building leadership skills.
Secondly, communicating and expressing are important to convey something appropriately. To build these skills, one must practice public speaking. Debates, quizzes, or a normal question-answer session in the class will all boost your communication skills.
Thirdly, group activities are a great way to learn team-building and collaborative skills. You also learn social behavior, empathy, and skills to understand the other people around you.
Ultimately, standing for class representative or school election or leading a sports team as a captain, all boost your confidence and build leadership skills.
Make sure you do not miss an opportunity of solving a critical problem, whether it is from a book or real life. This is where people will identify your problem-analyzing and solving skills.
Most importantly, body posture and language are something that you need to work on. Being punctual, and disciplined will help you maintain yourself as an ideal leader whom everyone will look up to. It may sound very difficult to learn so many skills but trust me, it is not. It is all about identifying opportunities and making correct use of them.
So here you are with everything you need to become a great leader. GJR International is not just any other educational institution, it is a place where we make leaders.
