BAREFOOT LEADERSHIP

BAREFOOT LEADERSHIP

THE ART AND HEART OF GOING THAT EXTRA MILE

ALVIN UNG

INTRODUCTION

Ordinary people who inspire and motivate others to achieve extraordinary things by:

•  Getting the best from their people
• Grounding their basic principles and values in their lives that guide them forward
• Going one step at a time and bring everyone else with them
•   Knowing what it is like to walk in someone else’s shoes
• Possessing empathy and compassion
• Choosing not to stay ‘up there’ and choosing to walk on the ground

Barefoot leaders are ordinary people who inspire others to go that extra mile with them in order to achieve greater goods.  No one can become a great leader by trying to be like someone else.

Five stages of evolution as a Barefoot leader:

You need both ART and HEART to rise to the highest levels.  The ART focuses on what the leader needs to do.  It focuses on knowledge that translates into behaviors, skills and actions.  Character cannot always be changed.  But by practicing the ART, the thinking and HEART will ultimately be influenced.

The HEART focuses on who the leader needs to be.  The focus is on knowing one’s self identity, habits, thought patents, mindset and values.  By practicing the HEART, the attitudes and values inside will influence who you are on the outside (your ART).

o lead, both the ART and HEART are needed.  One cannot be without the other.

to be continued...