UNDERSTANDING

SELF-LEADERSHIP
Report by Group 1:
PERDIGUERRA, JOHN GIANNE
REYES, CHRIS PAULO
RAMOS, LENARD
 Self-Leadership
 Self Leadership and the essential role that it plays on an
organization's performance will be discussed here. It is said
that anyone can become a leader and make an impact. It
actually takes a tremendous amount of commitment and
willingness to develop every day. Leadership does not
represent a one-time commitment. As a human, it starts and
ends at you. Also if you are born with natural leadership
traits, much work and preparation is required.
"Personal leadership is not a singular experience. It is, rather, the
ongoing process of keeping your vision and values before you
and aligning your life to be congruent with those most important
things"

- Steven Covey

"Good government is no substitute for self-government"

"First we make our habits then our habits make us"

- Charles Noble
 Most leadership professors and experts in their leadership lectures
often quote "leadership is self-governance", which simply means an
individual must have the ability to deliberately Control his own
thoughts and actions to attain his personal goals or the goals of the
organization he leads. When he has foresight, he makes the right
decisions and choices on his own and shows commitment towards to
achieving his goals, then he has skills in self-leadership. Apart from
setting goals, self-awareness is another aspect helping to make
people great self-leaders
 Significance of Self-Leadership
Self-leadership is the first stage, or leadership level. Self-leadership is of great importance to the
staff, whether managers or ordinary subordinates

 1. Self-leadership allows leaders or senior officers, who undergo very little or no supervision, to prepare and set
targets on their own, as well as to control their own self to execute such plans
 2. For lower-level employees or subordinates, who cannot always be sure of the kind of governance or leaders
they may face during their careers, self-management enables them to become effective and efficient workers
under any leadership they may encounter, be it laissez faire, free-rule, democratic or autocratic.
 3. Self-leadership helps make individual decision-makers proactive, focused, and autonomous. People who do
not have a strong sense of self-leadership tend to feel that they are not in control of themselves, frequently lose
concentration and easily get frustrated. Thus, the effectiveness of organizational objectives accomplishment
depends on the self-leadership of both superiors and subordinates
 Development of Self-Leadership
As mentioned earlier, everybody is a future leader. Leadership is therefore not an inborn trait, but it is developed to
become a leader through learning and training people with a sincere interest. The following are the ways of
developing self-leadership.
 1. Clarity of Purpose - This means that each entity must have a vision and be able to set it up. Being your
own leader, your purpose or vision will be the foundation upon which you will build self-leadership. Without
clearly planned expectations or intent for your life, you will be at risk, attempting to fulfill the wishes or ideas
of people for your life and you will end up lost in the middle of nowhere.
 2. Aim at success and take reasonable risks - Risk-taking is a necessary part of life. Challenge yourself to
take on challenging assignments. Do not deter yourself or others from past failures rather concentrate on
success. However, risks which are applicable to your intent should be fairly measured.
 3. Spend time to reflect on your life - Reflections can also mean letting others make an objective evaluation
of of you. Although you remain the active order of the things that you are doing, you may also only see things
from your viewpoint. Taking some time off to think about life. Compare experience of current and present to
hopes of the future. You can never notice those small defects until you pause to examine yourself.
 4. Don't tolerate just anything - You should not risk your dream. you should learn to be intolerant to any
suggestions or ideas that don't suit your vision. This intolerance is not just toward others but also toward you.
It involves not tolerating negative factors such as laziness, anxiety and many other things in your nature
 Simple Ways to Lead Yourself and Stick to
Them
 1. Know your values and stick to them
- The ones with real values and ethics are the most trustworthy leaders. Find ideal that reverberate with
your philosophy, temperament, and creeds to become an effective leader. People tend to be drawn
instinctively to somebody who has a dream, intent and dignity. One who treats people respectfully and is
empathetic to their needs. Make sure that you know what type of leader you want to become. Personal
beliefs in leadership, core values, and the implementation of those values help leaders become successful.
 2. Move towards purpose
- You can't be a leader, unless you have a clear intention to help you through the dark times. The aim at the
end of a tunnel is like a light; a hope that keeps us going. As a leader, you can inspire, guide, and encourage
your subordinates to achieve larger objectives. If you have a clear purpose, then you can make sure the
team is aligned with a common purpose.
 3. Keep Improving Yourself
- Great leaders are working hard to improve, expand, and evolve into better versions of them. Whether
you've just started leading or you've been a veteran in your place, make it a point to learn something
new by going back home
 4. Make mistakes but never the same mistake twice
- "All leaders make mistakes, They are a part of life. Succesful leaders recognize their errors, learn
from them, and correct their faults.“
- John Maxwell
- The only things that sets a leader different from a great leader is that he never makes the same
mistake twice. Note that also on the back of disappointment always comes the greatest successes.
Trying new stuff, and doing things that challenge your comfort zone, is important. You might end up
making mistakes whilst doing so. Everyone does. So get over them, there's no need to be ashamed
 5. Lead by example
- None is easier than leading from the front. Not only is it a brave thing to do but it is a very leading
thing. Perhaps that's why they all find it the toughest. The only thing that can turn you into a leader is
when you begin to act like one.
 Influence or Influenced
"Your job gives you authority, Your behavior earns you respect"
- Irwin Federman
If you influence others and provide direction and guidance, then you can lead them.
Many of us only assume that leaders are those individuals born with unique abilities or gifts
or situations that are right. That's not always the case, though, the fact is that everyone is a
prospective leader. That makes a person a good leader is not just his skill and skills but
primarily his character or attitude
Leader must influence and should be influenced. Everyone can influence somebody
either for the good or for bad. Even the shyest person can influence at least 10,0000 people in
his or her lifetime. while it is up to everyone to determine how to use this leverage, this only
means that anybody can be a leader. A person to be called a leader should have followers for
him. He has to direct his people to do something that will bring goodness, not harm. Just as a
good leader should, it only takes skill, knowledge, and compassion for an individual to
harness influence.
Furthermore, if a person refuses to use this power at all and does not take a personal
stance on issues, he or she can easily be convinced and the person would likely end up
being influenced as the one. When it comes to this, it seems that there are only two
alternatives-to be the influencer or the one affected

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in

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