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Too often leadership happens by accident. This is especially true in volunteer organizations where leadership is on 'arrowed' or sabotaged basis. Often there are so few or even no people that want to come forward, so the leader is 'appointed' by no choice. If this has happened to you before, congratulations. Because leadership by accident is one of the best forms of leadership available. You see, when you become the leader by accident, there is simply no one to compete with you for that coveted leadership position. This cuts down your opponents to zero. Even if you have no foes, you have no opponents and thus you are on a more even ground than people who have opponents. A leader that comes into a position by accident also has more opportunities to try out new things. Because nobody wants to step forward as a leader, he is free to do new things or things differently and no one will oppose him. Leadership by accident also offers us the true meaning of leadership: the w...

Who is a manager and who is a leader? Is there any difference?  What differentiates an effective leader from an ineffective leader?  How do leaders motivate their team members to take initiatives and make things happen?  How do we get the best out of the people that we lead and manage?   Finally, how do we create a well-functioning team?  These and other questions can be addressed in the form of the 4 leadership challenges as follows:  1. Unable to Make Things Happen Many managers are very good in getting things done and complying with stakeholders' requirements. However, they are mostly process-driven and not outcome-driven. Because they cannot deliver the outcome, they are not able to make things happen. Solution: To make things happen to reach an outcome, a leader must first get people to enroll in his vision. A vision is an outcome that is difficult to be seen today. If you can see the outcome now, it is not a vision but just a forecast. When ...