Global Innovator OmegaPro’s Education Revolution To Shape The Leaders Of Tomorrow
There is a definitive line that distinguishes and elucidates the difference between a leader and a follower which decides the evolution of an individual as an archetypal leader.
For definitive success, people need someone to lead them and a medium that facilitates the transformation. Who better than ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Jordan Belfort, to build a community’s journey to the top with OmegaPro?
OmegaPro has a proven track record of changing close to 2.5 million lives, creating thought-provoking leaders for communities all over the world. These leaders now serve as the medium in carrying out OmegaPro’s mission to create better leaders for a better tomorrow.
Jordan Belfort is an American entrepreneur, speaker, author, former banker and stockbroker. His life is nothing short of extraordinary. His life transformation to becoming a great leader, changing millions of lives across the world has made him the embodiment of leadership and success. His life story became the blockbuster movie ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ starring the supremely talented and Oscar-winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio, and directed by the visionary Martin Scorcese. Earlier this year, Jordan Belfort conducted a business training session at OmegaPro’s Global Convention Event — ‘Rise’, in Panama. So, here is his take on leadership.
What is Jordan Belfort’s Take on Leadership?
According to Jordan Belfort, the difference-maker between a leader and a follower lies in the ability to stay emotionally strong and the willingness to put in the groundwork — willingness to learn, willingness to grow, willingness to improve, willingness to commit, willingness to practise, willingness to communicate and the strongest of all — the willingness to lead.
Great Leaders are Made, Not Born.
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more — you are a leader.” — John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the United States.
A leader articulates a clear vision and lays down a concrete path to realizing it.
A leader exudes confidence and indoctrinates faith in people.
A leader inspires passion and motivation in followers.
A leader ensures the well-being of the team and has their support.
A leader serves a greater cause.
Leadership is a skill that can be developed. Good leaders are moulded through experience, commitment to self-growth and adaptation.
In its essence, leadership boils down to influencing others. Anyone who can influence people to follow them has leadership qualities. Effective leadership sets direction, builds a vision, and helps followers succeed. Leadership adapts according to circumstances. It’s multifaceted, it’s inspiring, it’s dynamic, and it’s exciting.
A remarkable leader devotes to discipline, coheres with confidence, influences to inspire, inspires to innovate, pledges to purpose, induces clarity for creativity, serves selflessly and strives for success.
Is There a Necessity for Leadership?
If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught the world, it’s that there’s no certainty around employment. Companies were shut down for good, while others were forced to let go of their most valuable employees to keep the company alive. The need for leaders is now. Great leaders shape nations, communities, and organizations. They serve as guides and make significant, paramount decisions that keep the world moving.
Employees who work under great leaders tend to be happier, more productive and more connected to their organization — and this has a ripple effect that reaches your business’s bottom line. With the horizon of world affairs stretching constantly and presenting newer threats and crises, it is imperative for people to remain sufficiently motivated and efficiently trained to combat and cast aside — fear, uncertainty, doubt and especially, the critically abrogating conscience inside all of us, that arises time and again. The time is now for people to be courageous, command their narrative and bend life to their will.
3 Qualities To Sculpt an Indomitable Leader
Over the years, through constant assessment, research and development, OmegaPro has come forth with three crucial characteristics that entail and make a good leader. Just to reiterate, leaders are not born, anybody can become a great leader by infusing these qualities in their day-to-day life — by learning, understanding, working and implementing them.
The Vehicle of Leadership — Communication
All the great leaders of the world are excellent communicators. Figures like Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Martin Luther King Jr. — impacted millions through their speeches. They became the leaders they were through communication.
Communication is critical. Leadership and communication are closely interlinked. Effective communication is a core leadership function and a pivotal characteristic that creates a good leader. Treat communication as a medium of the deliverance of leadership. As a leader, one needs to be a skilled communicator to achieve results.
A good leader should be able to think clearly, express ideas, and share information with a multitude of audiences, be it to the public — people, followers etc., or within an organization — among customers, partners, employees, stakeholders and influencers. Leaders must be purposeful and intentional about effective communication. they must know how and when to communicate and select the appropriate tone, and mode for the audience.
The Fuel of Leadership — Purpose
Purpose defines a good leader. It distinguishes a true leader from a follower. The purpose of a great leader is bigger than themselves. A good leader’s purpose explains their “why” of leadership. The purpose is the North Star that provides clarity and direction to navigate through the complex situations that come with leadership. When the purpose serves the greater good, it becomes the platform for great leadership.
“My life is my message.” — Mahatma Gandhi.
That one statement is a reflection on how he chose to live his life. With a larger-than-life purpose, people will identify it, get inspired and become followers.
The Range of Leadership — Growth Mindset
Great leaders never stop learning, never stop improving, never stop working on themselves, never stop growing, and never stop levelling up. Even during trying times, a leader with a growth mindset sees opportunities for their team. They don’t sulk in the corner, they don’t worry, they don’t feel helpless, nor do they play the blame game. Instead, they meet the crisis head-on and make every effort to accelerate their team’s growth to overcome any business challenge.
With an eye toward growth, good leaders continuously seek opportunities to improve for themselves and their teams. This leaning towards personal betterment means leaders actively seek feedback and value ideas that favour effectiveness and improvement over defending their egos.
Growth boils down to taking creating a medium for feedback and working on it constructively. When leaders create an environment where feedback isn’t just helpful but highly valued, they build trust in people, inspire team members to voice their thoughts and bring the best ideas to the table. It even opens a platform to build a strong connection with team members. This can lead to better performance, productivity and long-term success.
The time for reading is done. It’s time to act.
Let’s go and create great leaders today to shape a better world tomorrow.
