From the course: Inspirational Leadership Skills: Practical Motivational Leadership

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Role model

Role model

- The inspirational leader is a role model. And this is because your team watch you much more than you realize. They're always watching what you do, and they're going to copy what you do. And in fact, someone told me a while ago, the problem is, they copy the bad things much more than they copy the good things. So anything you do thats bad, they'll immediately all copy that. And they're watching you all the time. It's a quite scary thought really, but unfortunately, it is a reality of life, you are a role model, and you've got to be perfect all the time, or as near as you can be. So what sort of things would they be looking for? What sort of things should you do? Well, first of all, be approachable. Because they're always wondering, can I talk to them? And I think we're more frightened of our bosses than our bosses realize. So if you're a boss and you think you're approachable, remember that you may not be…

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