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This is the final installment of my analysis of looking at creating your own leadership style. Today I will look at the final positive and negative impacts for creating your own style. There are many styles of leadership but designing and creating your own has some benefits it also will have some drawbacks. Here is a positive impact. ·          You can pick and choose which parts of other leadership styles you want to use. Anytime you can pick and choose the best parts of different leadership styles and make them your own will make for a fun and unique style. It isn’t too difficult to spot parts of styles that you determine fit your skills and interests. In fact that is what makes creating your own style fun. Here is a negative impact. ·          You might miss an opportunity – because you are limiting yourself you may miss a greater leadership opportunity. By picking and choosing bits and ...

Giving your followers or those who report to you small opportunities to lead will help build their confidence and help to build their leadership skills. If you have aspirations to become a leader and are not in that type of position you need to look for opportunities in which you can lead. Here are some opportunities you might consider that will help you with your leadership skills. Serve on a committee and volunteer to lead one of the projects. Ask to be the chair of a committee and start letting those leadership skills shine. Look for ways in your job to be a leader. Maybe there is a project or something you are working on where you can hone those leadership skills. Find a leadership class, seminar or a training session that your company will pay for and take it. Take it all in and learn what you can. Find a mentor who can help evaluate your leadership skills and help you find other opportunities within the company. Follow this things and you will start to form ...

Once you become a leader opportunities will present themselves to you. Opportunities to share your expertise in your area of knowledge. Opportunities to make sure your company is shown in a positive light. Opportunities to be a leader among your peers. Have you ever been asked to speak at a conference or a workshop? If you have were you prepared? Did your company allow you to speak? Is speaking a passion of yours or do you feel like a fish out of water when you are in front of a group? I often hear people who are offered speaking engagements yet they are horrible speakers. They use too many filler words and their voice is boring. They are offered those roles because of the position they hold, that doesn't mean they are good speakers. Leaders need to recognize their strengths and tap into them. If speaking isn't one seek help before accepting a speaking engagement. Here is a list of things you should do before you accept any speaking engagement. Make sure you have exper...