In leadership, the inner juice counts… guest Lady Anita Duckworth-Bradshaw

To be a good leader one must understand oneself first. It’s all about self-leadership.Self-leadership and purpose are interwoven. Self-leadership is about leading from within. As a leader if one is not leading oneself then one has nothing to offer to others. That's where authenticity plays a vital role. Knowing oneself is like a compass and it gives one the strength or courage to be, what is known as, a brave leader.Belief and purpose help you overcome roadblocks or obstacles at work and in life. As a leader its part of the role to remove such obstacles for teams and to enable them to move forward.People will remember leaders from the positives that they brought into life and that's where soul inspired leadership plays an active role.It's about guiding people in the direction they are heading. In doing this it’s about helping people to look within themselves and encourage them to do so in order to express themselves through the courage they find and to overcome roadblocks.Having self-leadership helps to be able to offer others leadership through something concrete and unforgettable in terms of behaviour and action.When one is a purpose driven leader nothing stops you from serving your purpose. The passion to see other people be better keeps you, as a leader, going. One of the key things is about making-a-difference. Good leadership is about making a difference in other people's lives.As a leader there is a moral obligation to get the best out of people around you. Understanding this makes one realise the true essence of leadership and actually helps in making the choice of being a leader or not.Many in leadership positions are ordained the role but the true leaders then earn that role because of their behaviour and their actions. Leaders get things done through people. Other, kinds of leaders, manage a process in which people have to get involved by virtue of being engaged in with that task.The analogy to explain leadership from within, or soul inspired leadership, is that of parenting. It similar to how a parent nurtures the child. Similarly, a leader needs to nurture and empower the team in order to grow them to a point where the team takes accountability, responsibility and does the work themselves.It’s about developing the people by connecting them to the vision and in doing this it also about the love you have within yourself.Love is defined in many ways.In the area of leadership this love is defined as seeing someone else succeed in their chosen area and because of your wealth of knowledge or position the leader knows that he or she can make a huge impact by pointing them in the right direction and by creating opportunities for them.