Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs.
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Every role sort of teaches you how to prepare for it.
Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
In the military, I learned that 'leadership' means raising your hand and volunteering for the tough, important assignments.
If you do your job properly you usually learn a lot from any role you do.
A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.
I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.
I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.
One of the lessons of leadership worth emphasizing is that you want to get to know other great leaders and take their advice. At some point in your development, it's only people who've been in the seat of having to be leaders who can help you in a deep way.
You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.
The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.
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