You're a Leader Whether you Like it or Not

“Leaders become great, not because of their powers, but their ability to empower others.”

Some people know from an early age that they were not put on this earth to follow others. This knowledge is usually built from observing inconsistent leadership performances, bullying or narrow mindedness at some stage. You are different. You can only see endless possibilities, a ‘better way’ and could never accept being led.

This realisation happened when you set off in your new job where the opportunities seemed infinite. Then, that slow sinking feeling set in. All your greatest talents are now your biggest flaws. You can see beyond the wants and needs of others, but working for someone else, your wings are clipped. Considered the office renegade you’re treated as a threat and you quickly become disenchanted by the workplace.

Working for others you dream together, the teams focus becomes yours by default. There’s a point where you begin to lose your individuality and you need to work double time to get that feeling back, where everything seemed possible again. It’s time to leave. Your future is not in working for others. You are your own boss.

You’re a leader whether you like it or not

Born leaders, more often than not, will be put in charge of situations despite their status or position. People gravitate to you for advice on business and life matters. In fact, they appreciate these words of wisdom and enthusiastically follow your direction.

Endless creativity

You are a natural corporate architect who immediately revaluates projects as soon as they are delegated. You mentally make changes, redesigning a better formula and think about how differently you can approach it. It’s because you are intuitively predisposed to embracing new ideas, projects and guidelines. You know that you can build a project from its foundations and commit to seeing it work till the very end.

You don’t have time

Your time is limited. Investing your precious energy into work you’re not passionate about, co-workers you don’t like or respect is damaging. This doesn’t mean you are unreliable or uncommitted. It’s just obvious you work better on your own, where you can control the working environment and ensure project and team success. Making that leap into leadership where people now work for you is a daunting adjustment. You have nothing to lose but giving it a go. Start building the world you dreamed, one where you don’t apologise for your talents. Believe and make it happen.