Quality leadership is a positive asset that is needed in every organization. Observe any successful club, committee or team and you will find a capable leader in each of these organizations. What makes a successful leader? Why do some leaders inspire confidence and have an innate ability to motivate while other “leaders” are mired in mediocrity?

Most successful leaders have received good leadership training as they have advanced in their careers. Here are three ideas that each organization can utilize to train their employees to become successful leaders:

The Individual Leader -There is a common notion that some people are born leaders. They are born with skills and charisma that attracts others to follow them. That may be true, but that concept does not preclude anyone else from being a leader. Many people acquire leadership skills with time and experience. For example, a new employee might start a job at bottom of company and move up in time as they gain expertise and experience. The employee’s familiarity and understanding of business gives them an edge for opportunity and promotion. Many organizations prefer to promote leadership roles from within their company, instead of betting on an unknown commodity.

The Collective Organization - Every member of an organization can serve an important role. An organization functions because members fulfill different roles that enable them to thrive. An organization will have a division of leaders and followers. Both parties serve together to fulfill purpose of organization. It is important that members be given opportunities to work together, build relationships, trust, and confidence in order to fulfill mission of an organization.

There is a better way to uncover a great career with more intensity of purpose. You need a focal point. You must have a game plan and a destination for your initiatives or like hamster you’ll be pointlessly running in circles.

The only way to find a new career is to stop looking for a job Career success requires identical effort and targeting as setting a course for continuous professional development.

Job opportunities are found through strategic use of same steering mechanism that successfully sells products and services: Positioning, Exposure and Marketing.

Seek employers needing solutions to their problems Change your career search strategy from hastily blasting resumes extolling your attributes to more thoughtfully approaching an employer with idea of helping him or her solve a problem or achieve a goal. By doing so, you’ll leverage your competitive advantage. You’ll then always invest your energies where you can obtain highest return of time and energy because your initiatives will have a target or an “intensity of purpose.”

Hot career tip: Deliberately design your career management campaign for success.

There are nine angles to engineer a successful marketing strategy in a competitive hunt and each brings focus and clarity. These benchmarks more effectively drive a career transition because they concentrate on identifying problems, differentiating solutions and maximizing exposure to career resources.

POSITIONING

Position yourself as a consultant rather than a salesperson regardless of your field. Do this first in your own mind and then in mind of your “customer,” targeted employer.