Important as these skills are, we need to redirect our foci towards the essential ingredient required to put these skills to work - leadership. ... "Leading" is "influencing, guiding in direction, course, action, opinion." ... For example, a recent study funded by the Small Business Administration indicates that 37.3 percent of businesses survive the first six years after start-up. ...
Effective leaders are continually working or studying to make sure that his or her leadership skills improve. ... These essential core values also influence how effective of a leader a person will be in the community, school, district, and the educational community. ... According to Olson (2012), "The ability to maintain community and conviction as well as the internal poise and sense of calm helps to guide us across the developing daily activities, rituals, and skills that assist a person to become grounded and center" (para. 4). ...
