• Be confident. See the potential in yourself; others see it.
• What’s your leadership brand—problem solver, visionary, analytical/detail-oriented, etc.
• Find a mentor to help your branding and to boost your confidence.
• Attitude is everything. You must believe in what you are doing.
• Find time to stay informed (study, read, discuss and exchange ideas, etc) about your “product.”
• Don’t send out mixed messages—doing what is popular versus what is right or acting out on impulses.
• Be true to who you are. Integrity is everything.
• Seek out opportunities to learn, to teach and to lead
• Seek excellence in all that you do. This requires a commitment to hard work, a spirit of adventure, having an upbeat, expectant attitude and Christian Love (Presentation from Rev. Arlene Ackerman, 4/24/2005). Finally,
• Seek to be a role model. Many run away from that job now, especially athletes, but I think it critical to be a role model for our youth, for our peers and especially for those we supervise in our jobs and those we lead in other areas of our lives.