Article: Just as good leaders lead by example, you can learn from the leaders around you. Try to understand their acts and attitude that makes people willing to follow them. Doing so will teach you important lessons that would probably have been learned the hard way. Choose a leader in your daily life, or a famous leader you know of. For example, you could choose a successful businessman like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates. Examine their life stories to see what they did in similar situations. Think about famous leaders you read about in college. Who did you identify with the most? Note that leadership and popularity are not synonymous: leader inspire and managers direct. Observe the leader and try to understand what makes people follow them. You need to develop yourself as a leader, even if you are born with a strong personality or knack for leading. One way to do this is to choose a role model from your daily life and Ask someone if they would be your mentor. This way you can ask them for advice. You might ask a mentor for advice about learning, growing in your position, and so on. It can benefit you to have multiple mentors. Leaders don't fit into a specific mold, so more experiences, observations, and interactions are beneficial. Do what your mentor does and go to them for advice when you encounter situations that you don't know how to handle. If you are a supervisor in a corporation, you might select a manager one step above you to be your mentor. Leaders step up to the bar without being asked. Be willing to take justifiable risks before you ask others to take the risk. A leader should be ready shoulder the blame for mistakes and defer the credit for victories to others.
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Choose positive examples to study. Learn from a mentor. Be responsible.