Hi there! It's Richard McMunnn here with another video! And this time I'm going to teach you
how to be a BRILLIANT LEADER. So, if you are ever a leader of a team within an organization,
or if you are leading an organization, please make sure you watch this from beginning to
end. Because by the end of it, I am going to give you SEVEN BRILLIANT STRATEGIES that
you can use in any situation to be a fantastic leader. Now, specifically, this is what I'm
going to give you. This is what I'm going to cover. I'm going to give you 7 important
things you need to do to become a great leader. I will give you easy-to-follow, ACTIONABLE
TIPS you can use straight away with any leadership role. I will also give you PROVEN STRATEGIES
for exceptional leadership within any organization. And I will also tell you about FURTHER VIDEOS
you can get access to, to help you succeed. So, four reasons why you should stay tuned
and watch this leadership skills training tutorial from beginning to end. Now, very
quickly, my name is Richard McMunn. That is me there on the right-hand side of the screen.
And in this video, I'm going to help you to be a GREAT LEADER! A little bit about myself…
I have 17 years’ experience as a Fire Officer where I was required to lead difficult and
challenging teams and situations. I also have 15 years’ experience as a leader of my own
company, in the role of Managing Director. I also hold a Diploma in Management Studies.
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more time creating it for you. Okay, here we go. Let's get into the training. How to
be a great leader. First and foremost, what we need to do is establish what is a great
leader? Well, a great leader is somebody who can encourage others to willingly follow their
chosen course of action or path, which leads to the successful accomplishment of a goal.
So as a leader, we want to ENCOURAGE OTHER PEOPLE to willingly follow our chosen course
of action. That will then lead to the successful accomplishment of a goal or objective. And
to do that, we need to learn the following 7 leadership skills. Out of these leadership
skills, number one is BUILDING TRUST. Now, think about this for a second. If ever you
buy anything of significant value from anybody, a salesperson, you will only part with your
hard earned cash if you TRUST the person or the company, that is a fact! And it is exactly
the same with leaders. People will only follow you if THEY TRUST YOU. So one of the most
important skills as a leader is we need to build trust. Now, if people within your team
trust you and your decision making capabilities, they will follow you and they will willingly
do what you need them to do. So how do we build trust as a leader? Three things. Always
be transparent. Always be honest. Act with integrity at all times and be TRANSPARENT
in what you and the team are doing. Number two, always SET HIGH STANDARDS yourself. You,
as a leader, are a role model for people to look up to. So, always set high standards
and expect high standards. Number three. Always SHARE YOUR VISION where you want to get to,
share it with your team. That's very, very important. So people, if they know where they're
going, they can concentrate on what they need to do. And they know there is a worthwhile
purpose at the end. Be transparent, set high standards and expect high standards, and always
share your vision! Leadership skill number two: be a CONFIDENT DECISION MAKER. We need
you to be confident when you make decisions, and don't be afraid to get those decisions
wrong. Now, as a leader, you will have to make many decisions on a regular basis. Some
people shy away from making tough decisions. Have you ever been in a team where the leader
doesn't want to make a decision? That is really annoying, isn't it? But as a leader, we have
to have CONFIDENCE in our decision making capabilities. So how can we as leaders make
effective decisions? Here we go. Number one, always make decisions that are based on the
INFORMATION AND THE FACTS that you have available. Because if you analyze the information and
the facts that you have, you will, I promise you, always make better decisions. Most decisions
are based in the heat of the moment, and they are also emotionally driven, which is not
what we want to achieve as leaders. So always remain calm and composed and think to yourself…
“what information or data do what I have available to me that will enable me to make
the right decision.” Number 2. Then CONSIDER THE OPTIONS that you have available. More
often than not, you will have a number of different options that are available to you.
And then think to yourself, what is the likely outcome of each decision that I would make?
So look at your options and then think to yourself, what is the likely outcome? And
that will enable you to make factual-based decisions, and always use the following template
when you are making decisions in any kind of situation. Ask yourself this question.
What information do I have that will help me make the right decision? Number two, what
decisions could I make? Basically, the options that are available to you? Number three. What
is the likely outcome of each decision? And number four, ask yourself this: Can I wait
before making a decision or do I need to act now? And my advice is, if you can wait, make
sure you do so. If you can sleep on decisions, it's always better to do so because then you
are 100 percent sure you are making the right decision as a leader. Leadership skill number
three. Always IDENTIFY TALENT within your teams and nurture it. This is very important,
because it will allow you to achieve your goals faster. A lot of managers and leaders
are afraid of identifying talent within their teams and bringing it through. And this is
important. The truth is you will NEVER HOLD TALENT DOWN. So if you fail to identify someone
in your team who has potential, they will eventually leave and go elsewhere, to the
benefit of another organization! Don't be afraid to identify talent and nurture it,
because it will help you as a leader to achieve your goals. And it will also make the individual
or the individuals who are talented and they are passionate, feel valued, and they will
contribute more to your organization. How do you identify and nurture talent? Step one:
always conduct regular performance reviews with all of your staff. Whenever I used to
join a Fire Station as a Commander or a Leader, I would sit down with all members of my staff
and I would conduct a performance review, and I would ask them, what drives you? What
are you good at doing? What motivates you? So I would try and IDENTIFY TALENT and I would
then nurture it and help it to grow and develop. Step two, always PROVIDE TRAINING AND COACHING
for those people who genuinely want to develop because again, they will feel valued. And
you are making the most of the talent that they have. And step three, get them to shadow
you as a leader; get them to watch what you do and take notes and also give them more
responsibilities. Three steps are important steps which you can use to identify talent
within your teams and then nurture it. Now, don't go anywhere because I still have another
loads of leadership skills to run through. But when you're ready, you want to CLICK THAT
LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video, it takes you through to my website, ManagementSkillsMasterclass.com.
If you want to be a brilliant manager and a leader, get access to that course. It is
an online course… 30 training modules based on all of my many years’ experience, 25
years’ experience as a leader and a manager! Lots of tips in there. But let's move on to
leadership skill number four, and that is always TAKE RESPONSIBILITY as a leader and
BLAME NOBODY. Now, some of the greatest and formidable organizations in the world, such
as the Special Air Service, the Special Boat Service, Navy SEALs, they all focus on one
important thing as leaders - TAKING RESPONSIBILITY for situations. Don't ever blame anybody as
a leader! Now, as leaders, we have to set the standard for others to follow. And taking
responsibility for everything that happens within your team will GUARANTEE you always
move forward. You always improve and you continually succeed. So how do we take responsibility?
Number one, when things go wrong, find out how to prevent it from happening again. Don't
sit there and think, “Oh, that's a shame that happened.” Go… “Right, OK. We're
in this situation. We need to deal with it. But let's see how we can prevent it from happening
again.” Number two, always put your hand up if you or your team make a mistake. Very
important as a leader! And number three, learn from every situation, not just situations
where things go wrong. But if you do something really well, sit down with your team and say
: “Okay, what did we learn from that situation? What did we do well?” Identify and reflect
upon your performance and you will always move forward. Leadership skill number five,
one of the most underrated leadership skills is to LISTEN AND OBSERVE! As leaders and as
managers we always think that we have to be the person talking and taking action. We don't!
Great leaders listen more than they speak. Now, remember, when you are not speaking,
you are more OPEN TO LEARNING. And as leaders, we need to continually learn. We can do that
by listening and observing. These are 3 advantages of listening more: Advantage number one: by
listening more, you will naturally portray an aura of calmness and composure. Advantage
number two, listening gives you more time to think and consider your options. And number
three: listening more helps you to BUILD BETTER RELATIONSHIPS with people because they think
that you are paying attention, which you are, and you are considering them important. Three
advantages of listening more. Leadership skill number six: DELEGATE MORE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE
to achieve. So, don't try and do everything yourself. You will achieve your goals faster
if you delegate tasks responsibly to others and empower them to achieve great things.
But we don't just want to delegate tasks to anybody. We have to consider carefully WHO
we are going to delegate to. And we can achieve that by: number one, decide the task that
needs to be delegated. Step number two, think of the best person within your team to carry
out the task. And don't forget, if you would have followed my advice previously about conducting
performance reviews, you would know the strengths of each individual team member. So you would
know which people or which person you need to delegate the task to. And step three, give
them a CLEAR BRIEF and a TIMELINE. So say to them… “This is what I want you to do,
to this standard and I want it completed by this timeline.” And then leave them to get
on with it! Empower them to get on with it. Now, once they've completed the task, give
them a FEEDBACK on their performance, because then they are getting better at what they're
doing. They're improving. And they also feel appreciated and valued. Leadership skill number
seven: Always SET BOLD GOALS and make progress every single day. Now, one thing I've learned
over the years, both as an Entrepreneur or a Managing Director and also when I was working
in the Fire Service, I always set my team bold goals, difficult goals, I always made
them really challenging. For example, my own goal within my YouTube channel right now is
to get to ONE MILLION SUBSCRIBERS and I'm determined to get there. The only way I will
get there is if I make PROGRESS EVERY DAY and I create good videos for you. The ones
you enjoy and you benefit from. Every single day I work on these videos, so I am making
progress every day. And that's what I want you to do as a leader, to think when you are
in your team, set some BOLD GOALS and then make progress towards them every day, because
you will continue to move forward all of the time. Step one: Write down three goals you
want your team to achieve within the next three to six months. Three goals, three big
goals! Step two: Write down the different steps you all need to take within the team
to achieve those goals. And then step three: start moving towards the goals every single
day. Just do a little bit every day. And after a month, you will have made considerable progress.
And remember this. Great leaders are NOT AFRAID TO FAIL. Don't be afraid to fail, because
FAILURE ENABLES YOU TO DEVELOP and improve. So always view failure as an opportunity.
Very, very important. When things go wrong, ask yourself this question. “Where is the
opportunity here?” So, CLICK THAT LINK in the top right-hand corner of the video…
it takes you through to my website, ManagementSkillsMasterclass.com. 30 in-depth training modules where you get
to benefit from my 25 YEARS PLUS EXPERIENCE as a manager and a leader in the Fire Service
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