Leadership Training is one
of the most required yet most ignored arenas in current day training. Why,
because leaders unfortunately feel that they know it all and don’t feel the
need to be trained. Many of them have risen from the ranks and have gathered a
lot of experience over the years. However they tend to forget that learning is
a continuous process and that learning something new is what will keep them
ahead. The day they feel they know it all will be the day they put an end to
their learning which will also mark an end to their growth.
So what new can a leader really learn? Well apart from honing his
technical skills there is always scope to learn more about yourself and the way
you interact with people. After all, you can’t run an organisation without
people and if you are unable to handle your people well you really won’t be
able to go far no matter how technically sound you are!
Let’s look at a facet of Leadership Training which is something that really interests everyone, a thing we all
want yet think that it’s only for those who are born with the silver spoon.
Let’s talk about Charisma, a coveted yet misunderstood word.
Most people think that charisma is something a leader just has and
it’s not something that can be cultivated. Well if you have that thought then
there goes your learning and there goes your chance to become a charismatic
person!
So what is charisma? Am sure you’ll agree that it’s that invisible quality
that a person tends to have that attracts people to him or her. Well you are
quite right. Can we learn how to be charismatic? The answer is yes. It’s not
something that you have to be born with, you can develop it on the way if
you’re ready to put in the effort. How? By being yourself. Yes, that’s all it
takes! You just have to be comfortable in your skin and you will radiate that
energy of comfort which will make others feel comfortable in your presence. So
what does that boil down too? It means that all you have to do is learn tricks
to feel more comfortable with yourself and tricks to tackle your discomfort.
Easy isn’t it? So now you know the secret to turning on the charisma and are
most welcome to let us know when you would want us to help you with it.
