Browsing: Leading by Example

Leadership
  • A good leader must lead by example and practice what they preach, this demonstrates integrity, it builds trust and respect.
  • Leaders must demand excellence: Only by going the extra mile and pushing ourselves, will we truly develop and standout.
  • Leaders recognise the talent in their team and then push to unlock the talent. 

People often ask me, Anthony Onyemaechi Elumelu (TOE) how do I learn leadership. Should I go on a course? Buy a book? Get a mentor? Are leaders born, or can you become a leader?

Just as I say about business success, leadership has many components – luck, being in the right place at the right time. But I also believe that those talents and those disciplines that you bring, creating a vision and the resilience and focus that delivers that vision, can also forge your own personal leadership.

I was fortunate to work with Chief Ebitimi Banigo, …