U Hla Min - Leader's Guide

Outstanding leadership

If you are asked the question, “Should I improve my leadership skills?” the answer is “Yes, I should.” The more you improve your leadership skills, the more successful your life and career will be, and the more rewarding your rewards will be. You will also be able to make a difference in any organization you work for. You will also be able to improve the performance of those you work with. If you expect to take on greater responsibilities and the rewards that come with them, your leadership skills will shine and you will be able to achieve those goals only if you can become a more than average leader. Only if you are a brilliant and outstanding leader will the opportunities and rewards in your organization inevitably increase.

The organization you work for (whether it’s a hospital, a government agency, a business, or an academic institution) wants you to be a strong, effective leader. The research presented in this book demonstrates that a leader’s quality and performance are interconnected, mutually reinforcing, and inextricably linked. Developing a strong core of leaders is a top priority for any CEO in today’s organizations to ensure their long-term success. In doing so, your organization will always want you to excel beyond the level of your current role.

This book will show you the big difference between average and extraordinary leaders, with the fact that those who strive to improve their leadership skills are more successful in their businesses than those who do not.

One of the sad things about leadership is that it is still misunderstood today. If you were to ask a hundred people what leadership means, you would get a hundred different answers. So one of the goals of this book is to provide a simple yet practical definition of leadership. This definition is not based on the subjective opinions of the authors, but on solid research and observation.

We conducted a study of the performance of 20,000 leaders in various industries. The study revealed 16 behaviors that distinguish the least effective leaders from the most effective leaders. These behaviors are easily noticed by your subordinates, peers, and superiors (employers). (Here, the word behavior is a common word in the Myanmar business world, and it actually refers to both a person’s behavior and his or her thoughts.) You must constantly strive to improve these behaviors.

Many leaders mistakenly believe that if they can identify their weak qualities and improve them to an acceptable level, they can achieve great success in life. They also believe that if they can eliminate their weak points, they will become more effective leaders. This book exposes this belief, this idea, as a huge mistake.

A great leader is someone who has a few truly powerful qualities or qualities that are truly exceptional. The most extraordinary leaders don’t reach the level of greatness because they are flawless. Conversely, there is no such thing as a perfect leader. Because they need to be incredibly good at 180 different things. (Being good at every thing is not the same as being great at one thing.) This book will show you how to develop the powerful qualities you need to be a great leader. These qualities will help a leader succeed in 90 out of 100 tasks. These leaders are therefore great contributors to the success of not only the organizations they serve but also their employees. The lessons that follow are the steps you need to take to become a flawless and outstanding leader.

Great leaders are not measured by how many weaknesses or shortcomings they have, but by how much true power they have. The key to becoming a great leader is to develop genuine and powerful qualities.