DEMYSTIFYINGTHEKEYSNEEDED

TOBECOMEASUCCESSFULLEADER

ByKingDavidDzirasah

KingDavidDzirasah,2017.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IamgratefultotheAlmightyGodforgivingmethestrengthtobeabletoputtogetherthis
insightfulwork.Imustalsoacknowledgemymomforgivingmethesupport,encouragement
andmotivationtobeabletofinishthebook.IwouldwanttothankmyfriendMr.BenOdurofor
putingoptimumeffortintoensuringthatthebookmetuniversalstandards.AndfinalyIwant
tothankSelahBansahandMaryOseifortheirencouragements.

DEDICATION
TomyparentsDr.MosesandMrs.RebeccaKwadzo.AndalsotomynieceEmmanuelaZiegbe
andtothecandleinthedarkness,MaryOsei.
CONTENTS
CHAPTERONE:THETRUEUNDERSTANDINGOFLEADERSHIP

CHAPTERTWO:THESECRETOFHUMILITYINLEADERSHIP

CHAPTERTHREE:LEADERSHIPBUILTONWISDOM

CHAPTERFOUR:ESSENCEOFCOMMUNICATIONINLEADERSHIP

CHAPTERFIVE:KNOWLEDGEANDLEADERSHIP

CHAPTERSIX:PLANNINGINLEADERSHIP

CHAPTERSEVEN:TEMPERAMENTASFOUNDATIONOFLEADERSHIP
CHAPTERONE:THETRUEUNDERSTANDINGOFLEADERSHIP
Yourleadershipdependsonyou.Youcanonlybeagreatleaderwhenyoucanlead
yourselffirst.RichardHorris

Leadershipisaveryimportantingredientineveryaspectofourlife,whetherinbusiness,politics,
religionoranyotherareaofourlife.Itisimportantthatleadershipplaysasignificantrolein
whetherwesucceedorfailasindividuals.Weoftenwonderwhatleadershipisorwhatbeinga
leaderisalabout,butthen,whatisthetrueunderstandingormeaningbehindthisconceptof
leadership?

Movingfromtheclassicaldefinitionswhichmostpeopleprofess,leadershipisa
phenomenonofanindividualtakingadvantageofeveryopportunitypresentedhimorherto
makeimpactineveryenvironmentheorshefindshimselforherselfwithoutcompromising
thecornerstoneofservice.Itisimportantforustolookatamoredetailedunderstandingof
themeaning.

Therearespecifickeywordsandaphrasewithinthedefinitionwhichmustbeunderstoodin
ordertogetabroadermeaningofwhatleadershiporbeingaleaderisabout.

Thefirstkeywordisindividual.Anindividualinthisinstancestandsforapersonirespective
ofhisreligiousorientation,educationalbackground,race,socioeconomicstatus,gender,
ethnicbackgroundoranyotherdistinctiveaffiliationswhichinvokeandatractdiscrimination
orprejudice.

Thereisalsoanimportantphraseinthedefinitionwhichis,takingadvantageofandit
referstomakinggooduseoftheopportunitiesoffered.

Opportunityisanotherimportantwordinthedefinitionofleadershipgivenearlierand
opportunityinthisinstanceisatimewhenaparticularsituationmakesitpossibletodo
orachievesomething.

Impactwhichisalsoawordusedinthedefinitionmeanstheeffectthatsomethinghason
anotherthing.

Wealsohaveenvironmentinthedefinition,andinthecontextofthedefinitionof
leadershipasstatedearlier,environmentmeanstheconditionsthataffectthebehavior
anddevelopmentofsomebodyorsomething.

Furthermore,wehavecompromisingasawordinthedefinitionanditmeanstodo
somethingthatisagainstonesprinciples.

Inaddition,cornerstoneisalsousedinthedefinitionanditmeansfoundation.

Finalywehavethewordservicealsobeingusedinthedefinitionanditmeanstoworkinthe
interestofothersandforthegreatergoodofthesociety.

Havinglookedatthemeaningsofthekeywordsandthephraseinthedefinitionof
leadership,itisimportantthentorestatetheinitialdefinitionofthetermleadershipin
ordertogetaclearerunderstating.Leadershipthen,isadynamicprocessinwhicha
personirespectiveofthegender,religiousorethnicorientation,educationallevelorany
otheratributemakesgooduseofeverycircumstancetoinfluenceothersorhisorher
surroundingwithoutgoingagainsthisorherownprinciplesofservitude.

Peoplefrequentlyaskthemselveshowrelevantleadershipisinachievingsuccessinal
endeavorsweundertakeinlife.Theanswertothatquestionisthat,leadershipabsolutely
playsanimportantroleineverythingwegetourselvesinvolvedin,whetherpolitics,business,
religionoranyotherareaofourlives.

Letstakebusinessforexampleandlookathowleadershipinfluencessuccess.Whatis
businessinthefirstplace?Businessinthiscontexthastodowithcommercialandeconomic
activities.Nowletsnarrowitdowntoaspecificarealikeentrepreneurship.

Youasanindividualneedtotakeadvantageofeveryopportunitythatcomesyourwayasan
entrepreneurinordertosucceed.Notonlydoyouneedtotakeadvantageofeveryopportunity
thatcomesyourwaybutthisopportunitiesthemselvesgiveyouthechancetomakeimpactand
influencethosearoundyou.Inasituationwhereyouareanentrepreneurinasmalcommunity,
wherethereisaseriousendemiccrisisofunemploymentandsocialvices,asanentrepreneur
yourealizethatyouhavebeenpresentedwithanopportunityanditistheendemiccrisesof
unemploymentandsocialvices.

Naturaly,asacreative,rationalandobjectivepersonyouwilhavetheurgetodosomething
abouttheproblem.Youhavetotakeadvantageoftheopportunitypresentedandinthis
specificexample,unemploymentandsocialvicesinyourcommunity.Youmustuse
everypotentialwithinyoutomakeadifferenceandthisistheaspectofleadershipwhereyou
asanindividualmakesanimpactineveryenvironmentyoufindyourselfin.Lookingatthe
scenarioagain,yourobjectivewilbethecreationofjobsforthepeoplewithinthecommunity.
So,theimpactyouaregoingtomakeisthecreationofjobswhichwouldhelpmitigatethelevel
ofsocialvices,andtheenvironmentwithinwhichyouaremakingyourimpactisthecommunity.

Itishoweverimportantthatyourealizethatasaleaderandentrepreneuryoumustnot
compromisethecornerstoneofservice.Intheworldofbusinessthefundamental
principlewhichisthedrivenforcebehindalbusinessactivitiesisprofitandsadlymostoftenat
theexpenseofethicalprinciples.However,asaleaderyouexisttoserveothers,andthat
shouldbeyourmainfocus.Bylargeservicetothesocietyshouldbethemotivatingforce
behindyourleadershipexploits.

Goingbacktotheearlierexample,solvingsocialissuesshouldnotbecompromisedwiththe
desiretomakemoneyorgainfame.Thatiswhatleadershipisabout.

Politicsasadynamicforcebehindsocio-economicdevelopmentorprogressdependsonthe
leadersinvolvedintheprocess.Oneofthechalengesfacedaroundtheglobebymany
societiesasfarasgovernanceinthevariouscountriesisconcernediswhetherthose
leadingareactualyleaderstobeginwith.

Secondly,ifwewantleaderstoberaisedamongtheyoungergenerationandfinalyassuming
thatsomearemadeleaders,issuesofcompetenceanddeficitofleadershipskilsbecomea
materofgreatconcern.Thisthenclearlyisanindicationthat,notonlyisleadershipimportantin
thebusinessarenaasstatedearlierbuteveninthepoliticalsphere,wheregreatemphasisis
laidontheroleleadersplay.

Nowgoingbacktothemeaningofleadership,weknowthatleadershipisanindividualtaking
advantageofeveryopportunitypresentedtohimorhertomakeanimpactineveryenvironment
heorshefindshimselforherselfwithoutcompromisingthecornerstoneofservice,andwe
understandthatpoliticsactualyservesasoneofthemostconspicuousplatformswheremany
areabletoputtotesttheirleadershipskils.Howeverassumingyouareapolitician,youwilnot
beabletosucceedinyourendeavorsifyoudonotrecognizetheneedforleadershipinyour
politicalcareer.Letstakeitthat,youarethepresidentofacountrywhereyouarefacedwith
endemiccorruptionininstitutionsandthesocietyatlarge.Thequestionyouwilaskishow
leadershipwilactualyhelpinyourfightagainstcoruption.

Beingaleaderyouwilrecognizethephenomenonofcoruptioninyoursociety.Badasitmay
sound,itactualypresentsyouwithanopportunitytomakeameaningfulimpacttoinfluence
yourpeopleanddemonstratethattrulyaleaderexiststoservethoseheleads.Nowasaleader
youwilmakeapersonalcommitmenttofightcoruptionamongyourappointeesandalsotake
thesteptoensurethatyourlifestyleisverymodestandpositivelyexemplary.Thisisthetrue
spiritbehindbeingaleaderthatthepeopleneed.Aleaderwhotakesadvantageofevery
opportunitywhethergoodorbadtomakeanimpactineverysituationorenvironmenthefinds
himselforherselfwithoutcompromisingthecornerstoneofservice.

Intheareaofreligion,leadershipalsoplaysanimportantroleinwhetheryouwilsucceedasan
individualornotasfarasthisaspectofyourlifeisconcerned.Intheworldofreligionwhere
beliefsandpracticesareofabsoluteandgreatsymbolicimportance,leadershipplaysacrucial
roleinmeetingthemoralstandardssetbyourethicalstandards.WhetheryouareaMuslim,a
Christianorbelongtoanyotherreligiousideology,leadershipservesasanimportantprinciple
whichenablesyoutoadjustthependulumofmoralitytoastateofequilibrium.Letstakefor
example,inChristianitytheBiblecalsonalChristianstobefaithfulgiversandnotonly
faithfulgiversbuttogivespecificalytothepoorandneedy.NowthismoralcaltoalChristians
givesthemtheopportunitytomakeadifferenceandmakepositiveimpactintheworldwhere
povertyandinsatiableneedsareconstantchalenges.ItgivesyouaChristian,oraMuslimor
folowersofotherreligionsachancetomakeimpactandbetheleadersyouare.

Thevariousscenarioswelookedinrelationtoleadershipinbusiness,politicsandreligionare
anindicationofthepossibilitiesofhowfarleadershipcango.Thismeansthatleadership
canthriveinalaspectsoflifeandhelpyoutosucceedirespectiveofthedisciplines,sectors
ordispensationyoufindyourselfin.

Generalyspeaking,whenpeopletalkaboutleadershiporbeingaleaderwhatcomestothe
mindofmanypeopleisthatleadershipisaboutapersonwhomerelyleadsorisinaposition
ofimportance.Butbasedonourearlierunderstandingofleadership,leadershipthenismore
aboutimpactingandservingthoseyouseektoinfluence.Realizingthistruthwilnotonlyhelp
youtobeasuccessfulleaderbutwilcontributetoyourbeingsuccessfulinlife.

Youmayhavequestionsrunningthroughyourmindonwhethereveryonebroughtintotheworld
ismeanttobealeaderorifleadershipisthepreserveofonlytheelites.Thefactisthat
leadershipisneitherreservedforafewpeoplenorisitforelites.Everysinglehumanbeing
thatisbornhasinhimorherthepotentialtonotonlybealeaderbuttounearththegreat
giftofleadership.Itcanthereforenotbesaidthatonlysomespecialindividualsareborn
withthegiftofleadership.Everymanorwomanbornonthisearthhasthatinnateabilityand
potentialhiddeninhisgenestobecomeagreatleader.Thechalengemanyhaveisthat
theyarenotabletounleashorunlockthatnaturalandhiddenleadershipskilembeddedin
them.Everymanorwomanisbornwiththegiftofleadershipandwildiewiththatgift.

Goingbacktotheunderstandingofleadershipestablishedatthebeginningofthebook,
conclusionscannotbereachedthatonlyafewselectednumberofpeopleareborntobeleaders
orbornwiththegiftofleadership.Everypersonhastheabilitytotakeadvantageofopportunities
lifeofferstomakeimpactandinfluencetheworldaroundhimorheranddoitwiththe
intentionsofservingtheinterestofthegoodofothers.

Itisequalyimportantthatwerealizethatleadershiporbeingaleaderisnotsomethingone
learnsasatrade.Youcannotlearnhowtobealeaderbecauseleadershiporbeingaleaderisa
giftyouarebornwithjustaseveryotherpersononearthanditalreadyresidesinyou.The
limitationsyoufacejustasmanyotherpeopleishowtounearththegiftandmakeuseofit.
Withthisknowledgeinmind,themysterybehindwhocanbealeaderhasbeensecurely demystified.

Inthis21stcentury,theworldisfacingimmeasurablenumberofchalenges.Alarounduswe
seecountriesfacingchalengesofwarandterorismwhileothersarebatlingpoverty,
diseaseoutbreaks,climatechangeandmanymoreissues.Therearejustunimaginablenumber
ofchalengesthatareconfrontingmankindandthreateningoursurvivalandtheexistenceofthe
world.Inthemidstofthesechalengesyouhavepeopleeithertryingtodiverttheiratentions
fromtheissuesattheirdoorstepsasawayofpretendingthattheproblemsdonotexistorin
anotherspectrayouhavepeopleworkingseriouslytofindsolutionstoproblemsfacingus.One
thingweoftenfailtodoistositdown,criticalythinkandaskourselvesifitispossiblethata
commongroundorsolutionexistswhichcanhelpindealingwithissuesfacingmankind.The
answertosuchaninquiryisYESthereisacommongroundorsolution.Leadershipisthekey,
theuniversalopiumtodealingwithalchalengesfacingus.Witheverypersononearthrealizing
thatheorsheisaleaderinonewayortheotherandthatheorshepossessesuniqueleadership
skils,thatwilbethefirststepmadebymankindtowardsputinganendtotheproblems bedevilingus.

Leadersareneededinorderdealtowithreligiousintolerance,povertyandfamine,climate
changeandaltheproblemswearestrugglingtosolve.Asstatedearlier,everypersonisborn
tobealeader,tobeaproblemsolverandtomakeameaningfulimpactineveryaspectoflife.
LeadershipisnotthepreserveofonlyChristiansorMuslimsoranyotherreligiouscreed.
Irespectiveofyoursocio-economicstatusyouareapotentialleader.Whetherrich,poororin
themiddleyouarealeaderandyouarebornwiththegiftofleadershipjustlikeeveryother
personwalkingonthesurfaceoftheearth.Leadershipisalsonotforonlyblacksorwhites
oranyspecialrace.Everymanwalkingonthisearthiseitheraleaderorapotentialleader.
Thosewhohaverealizedthetruththatnaturehasgiftedeverymanorwomanbornoneartha
giftofleadershipandhavethekeysneededtoexploitthegiftarethosewhoweoftensayare
leaders.Ontheotherhand,therearemanypeopleouttherewhoareunabletounlocktheirgift
ofleadership.Thereareuniversalprincipleswhicharekeysthatareneededtotapintotheinner
beinganddiscoverthegiftofleadership.Amongalthechalengesfacingusasmankind,
leadershipdeficitisandwilalwaysbethemostimportantobstaclethathindersourcolective
desireforautopianworld.Theutopianworldwhichwealwantisaworlddevoidofwar,famine,
diseases,povertyandmanyotherchalenges.

Harnessingthepotentialsofbeingaleadermustbeyourfocusanditmustbewhatyouwould
worktowardsinlifebecausesuccessinthatmissionoflifewilserveasanimpetusfora
dominoeffectwhichmeansalotherareasofyourlifewilexperiencepositiveresults.Thisbook
thereforebringstolightsixkeysorprincipleseveryindividualneedstounlockorunleashhisor
herpotentialasaleader.Thesekeysareprinciplesthathavebeenfolowedbymanypeopleand
theoutcomeshavealwaysbeenphenomenalyinsightful.Asanindividual,successin
lifedependsabsolutelyonyourabilitytodiscoverthegiftsofleadershipinyouandaspartofa
society;yoursuccesscontributestothecolectivesuccessofmankind.

Letustakeajourneyofalifetimebywalkingthroughthesepagestodiscoverthesix
necessarykeysneededtobecomeasuccessfulleaderinlife.
CHAPTERTWO:THESECRETOFHUMILITYINLEADERSHIP
Thex-factorofgreatleadershipisnotpersonality,itshumility.JimColins

Therearecertainprinciplesorkeysthatnaturehasestablishedforeverymanwhowantsto
folowthepathofleadership.Ifyoudonotfolowtheseprinciplesitwouldbeimpossible
tounlockthegiftofleadershipwhichresidesinyou.Youasanindividualneedthegiftof
leadershipinordertosucceedinalareasoflife.Youaretheleaderandthosewhoyouseekto
influencearethefolowers.Thatdoesnotmeanthattherearesomewhoarebycircumstances
ofnaturealwaysfolowers.Everyindividualinhisorherexclusivecapacityisaleaderor
potentialeaderbutthefolowershipcomestoplaywhenyouasanindividualseektomake
positiveimpactonothers.Thoseatthetimeofyourinfluenceandwhowilbenefitfromyour
impactarethefolowers.

Aleadermustknowthatthereareprinciplesorkeysthatoneneedstofolowtobecomea
successfulleader.

Thefirstkeyorprincipleoneneedsinordertobecomeasuccessfulleaderishumility.
Whatdoeshumilitystandfor?Humilityiswhenyoudonotthinkoractasifyouarebeter
thanothers.

Tobeasuccessfulleaderinaldimensionsoflife,itisimperativethathumilitybecomestheair
youbreathe.Forwithouthumilityyouwilslowlysuffocateandfadeintoaperpetualprisonof failure.

Thereareafewpeoplewhothriveinaroganceandlackeventheslightesttraceofhumilityin
theirlivesbutsuchsuccessesareshortlivedandtheaftermathisnothingtowritehomeabout.
Asaleaderyoushouldseektoserveothersandmakeimpactaroundyou.Youmustseekthe
greatergoodandworktowardsapositiveresult.Suchaspirationsofanobleleadercannotsee
fruitionwithouthumility.

Humilityasahumantraitresidesinalofus.Somepeoplehavetheirhumblepersona
blossomingnaturalywhileothershavetheirssuppressedwiththesealofpride.However
achievinghumilityisalifelongprocess.Beingahumblepersondoeshaveapositiveinfluence
onleadership.Asaleader,thinkingoractinginamannerwhichmakesyourfolowersyour
coequalensuresthattheywilgiveyoutheirabsolutesupportandhelpyoutosucceed.

Letstakeforexamplethatyouareabusinessowner.Asabusinessleaderbeinghumblewil
motivateyouremployeestoworkforthesuccessofyourbusiness.Thisisbecauseyouremployees
wilfeelcomfortableandmotivatedknowingthattheirleaderisahumblepersonandthereforedoes
notconsiderhimselftobebeterthanthem.Suchrealizationontheirpartwilhelpfosteran
atmospherewheretheywildoabsolutelyanythingtoensurethatyoursuccessasaleaderis
guaranteed.Inpolitics,youasapoliticalleaderalsoneedhumilityinordertosucceed.Mostpolitical
elitesareseenasbeingarrogantandlackinghumilitybecauseoftheirexposuretopower.This
makesitdifficultifnotimpossibleforthemtosucceed.However,politicalleaderswhoexhibit
genuinetraitsofhumilityarethosewhosucceed.Oftentimesitisrecognizedthathumbleleadersin
politicsleaveundisputablelegacies.Thisisasaresultofthefactthattheirfolowersfinditeasyto
approachthem.Naturalyaspartofhumannature,peopletendtofeellessmotivatedwhenthose
leadingthemarenothumble.Peopledonotfeelcomfortableworkingforleaderswhodonot
recognizetheircontributions.Suchabehavioronthepartoftheleaderdamagestheself-esteem
ofthoseheinfluencesandthatwilneutralizeanysuccesstheleaderhopestoachieve.Onthe
otherhandyoubeingapoliticalleaderwhoknowstheimportanceofhumilitywilhelpyouto
achieveyourgoals.

Thepositiveauraofhumilityyouexhibittowardsyourfolowerswilmotivatethemtohelp
youtosucceed.Asaleaderyourmaingoalistoserveothers.Youarenottobeservedhence
aconsiderablelevelofhumilitymustbeinwhateveryoudobecauseleadershipisaprivilege.

Thisisthefirststeptowardsyoursuccessasaleader.Youwilfacemanychalengesthatwil
testthetruespiritbehindyourabilitytobeahumbleleader.Youwilbeexposedtocertain
privileges,resourcesandauthority.Thesetemptationsarepartandparcelofyou.Yourabilityto
remainhumbleevenwithalthesethingsmeansthatyoutrulyareahumbleleader.Thereare
leaderswhoeasilysuccumbtotemptationsasaresultofexposureofpower.Insuch
circumstancestherearetworeasonswhichaccountfortheleaderbecomingpridefuland arogant.

Thefirstreasonwouldbethattheleaderwasactualypretendingtobehumble.Suchaleader
findsitdifficultmovingfrombeingarroganttobeingahumbleleaderandthisleadsto
failure.Thesecondreasonwhyahumbleleaderbecomespridefulonceheisexposed
topowerisbecauseofhisorherinnerweaknesses.Suchaleaderdoesnothavedifficulty
reformingafterrealizingthatheorshehasfailed.Youasaleadermustthereforerecognize
yourweaknesseswhenitcomestohumility.

Nowasaleaderyoumaywonderifhumilityinitselfisasignofaweakness.Notthinkingor
actingasifyouarebeterthanotherscannotmakeyouaweakleader.Youareratherdrawing
yourstrengthfromthoseyouworkwith.Beinghumbleisfareasierandlessexhaustivethan
beingarogant.Aleaderwhohumbleshimselforherselfisabletoseewhereheorsheisgoing
andwhatgoesonaroundhimorher.However,aleaderwhoisfulofpridegetsblindedbydeceit.
Thatiswhyasaleaderyouneedhumilityinordertoseethingsclearlyandtobeabletomake
decisionsthatwilrepresentthewilofthoseyouserve.Itisimportanttoknowthatasa
leaderarroganceandprideatractmanyenemies.Leaderswhoarearogantandpridefulhave
manyfalsefriendsandsecretenemieswhoworktomakesuchleadersfail.Ontheotherhanda
leaderwhowalksthepathofhumilityatractsmanygenuinefriends.Suchleadersdonoteasily
offendthosetheylead.Intimesofdifficultyahumbleleaderwilhavemanypeoplehelping
himtostayafloatbutapridefulleaderwilsearchforhelptonoavail.

Itisimperativeasleadertoworktoclearalfalseperceptionsaboutyou.Humilityisshown
throughbothwordsandactions.Thereareskepticswhowilhavenegativeopinionsthat
yourhumilityissuperficial.Itisimportanttoworktodispelsuchperceptionsthrough
thewayyouspeakandact.

Perceptionscanbeverydangerousandasaleaderyoumustmakesurethatalfalse
perceptionsaredealtwithamicablyinordertoensurethatyousucceedasaleader.Everystep
youtakeasaleader,everywordyouspeak,everythingyoudomustbedonewithhumility.Being
humbledoesnotmeanthatchalengeswilnotcomeyourwaybuthumilitymakesitdifficultto
fail.Itgivesyouastheleaderasenseofsecurityandassurancebecausewithahumbleheart
thefuturebecomesverytransparent.
Makeeveryefforttofighteveryintimidatingtemptationtoshedofyourcloakofhumility.Atthe
endofyourserviceasaleader,youwiltakearetrospectiveassessmentofyourselfandrealize
thathumilitywastrulyakeytosuccessfulleadership.
CHAPTER3:LEADERSHIPBUILTONWISDOM
Themostpowerfuleadershiptoolyouhaveisyourownpersonalexample.JohnWooden

Leadershipandwisdomgohandinhand.Thereisasymbioticrelationshipbetweenthetwo.
Howeverasaleaderyouneedtounderstandwhatwisdomis.

Wisdomistheabilitytomakesensibledecisionsandgivegoodadvicebecauseofthe
experienceandknowledgethatyouhave.Anindividualsabilitytomakedecisionsthatare
rationalbasedonexperienceandknowledgeformsthecoreofwisdom.Tobeawise
leadermeansthatyouareabletogivegoodadvicebasedontheexperienceyouhave.Wisdomis
significantlyneededinleaderswhowanttosucceedinachievingtheirgoals.Aleaderis
expectedtomakedecisionsandthedecisionsareexpectedtoberational.Howeverwithout
experienceandknowledge,thedecisionsthataleadertakeswilendupleadingtofailure.

Letslookatascenariowhereyouareaneconomistandyouworkforthegovernmentofyour
country.Nowthecountryhaslimitedresourcesandtheproblemsthatneedtobesolved
areunlimited.Basedonyourknowledgeandexperienceasaneconomist,youknowthatbecause
theresourcesarelimitedtherewilbeaneedtoprioritizetheproblemsthatmustbesolved.So
thegovernmentgivesyouonemiliondolarsinordertoeitherbuildaclinicorbuycarsfor
officials.Becauseofyourexperienceandknowledgeyouwilmakesurethattheclinicisbuilt
firstbeforethecarsarebought.Thisishowwisdominfluencesaleader.

Experiencedoesnotcomeonasilverplaterneitherisitsomethingthatcanbeinherited.
Experienceisasubjectivethinganditistheaccumulationoflessonsfrompast
events.Experienceshelpyoutomakeappropriatedecisionsasaleaderandalsohelpyouto
avoidmakingmistakesthathavebeenmadeinthepast.

Knowledgeisalsorequiredinmakingsensibledecisions.Asaleaderinordertomakesensible
decisionsyouneedtohaveknowledgeaboutwhatyouaretakingdecisionson.Wisdomrealyis
requiredinleadershipifsuccessistobeachieved.Wisdomenablesyouasaleadertobe
maturedenoughtobeabletogivegoodadvicebecauseoftheexperienceandknowledge
youpossess.Folowersusualylookuptotheirleadersforadvice.Theydonotjustwantadvice
butgoodadvicethatwilhelpthemtodealwithwhateverissuestheyhavetodealwith.Ifyou
giveshabbyadvicesitwouldcompromiseyourpositionasaleaderandexposeyouassomeone
wholacksmaturityintermsofwisdom.Thatiswhyitbecomesnecessaryforaleadertohave wisdom.

Wisdomisnotonlyforthosewhohavematuredinage.Achildcanbewiseifheorshecan
makesensibledecisionsandgivegoodadvicebasedontheknowledgeandexperienceheor
shehas.Wisdomisoneofthemostimportanttraitsofmankind.Itisnotaboutageorones senseofself-
deception.Anybodycanacquirewisdomifonlythepersoniswilingtoacquireit.
Wisdomisapreciousgiftwehaveasarace.Unfortunatelyalotofpeoplelackwisdom,and
thiscreatesthesituationofpeopleconstantlymakingdecisionsonimpulseandonirational bases.

Thereisleadershipcrisisinmanydimensionsofourlifebecauseleadersdonotknowthe
significanceofwisdomasakeytobecomingsuccessfulleaders.Inbusiness,youhavemany
businessescolapsingbecausebusinessleadersdonotgivemuchconsiderationtowisdom.In
religionyouhavemanyreligiousdeviantscausingproblemsfortheworldbecausethereisa
lackofwisdomintheleadershipsphereofreligion.Inpolitics,education,theentertainment
industry,scienceandmanymoreareasofourliveswefindproblemsthatcouldhavebeen
avoidedifleadershadpaidatentiontothetruevalueofwisdomineverydecisionandaction
theytake.Justasonanindividualbasisyouasanindividualandinthecapacityofaleader
mustgiveabsolutereverencetowisdominyourlife.Everyopportunitythatleadstosuccessor
failuremustbeaplatformforyoutoaccumulateexperience.Thisexperiencewilhelpyou
ineverystepyoutakeasaleader.Decisionsyoumakemustbeguidedbytheprincipleof
wisdom.Ifyouknowthattakingaparticulardecisionwilleadtoyourdownfalbasedonapast
experienceyouhavehad,thenyouneedtoavoidtakingsuchadecision.Ontheotherhandif
youknowthatthedecisionwileadtosuccessbasedonpastexperiencethenyouneedto
adviceyourselfwisely.Thatisthepracticalbenefitofwisdom.Ithelpsyouasaleadertoavoid
traps,failuresandunnecessaryblockadesthatwilimpedeyourjourneytobecominga
successfulleader.

Thereareinstanceswherealeadergenuinelyknowsthatheorshelackswisdom.Thatdoes
notmeanthatitwilbeimpossibleforsuchaleadertosucceed.Experienceandknowledge
acquisitiondependoncircumstancesthatanindividualhasbeenexposedtoandhow
thatindividualisabletopassthroughthosesituations.Suchlackofwisdomcalsforextra
counsel.Therearepeoplewhohavetheexperienceandknowledgetohelpandadvicesuch
leadersineverydecisiontheytake.

Successisanabsoluteandultimatetargetandifasaleaderyoudonotpossesswisdom
neededtoleadthenseekingcounselfromthosewiserthanyoumustbepursued.Leadersin
manycircumstancestrytosalvagethedisastrousoutcomeoftheirexperiencesasleaders
becausetheyhadtakenwisdomforgranted.Theyignoretheimportanceofwisdomduring
periodswheretheyneededitthemost.Thetruthisthatwisdomcannothelpyouasaleaderto
salvagesomethingthathasbeendestroyedanddoesnotexistanymore.Thatiswhywisdom
helpsyoutoavoidcertainmistakesthatwilleadtoyourruinasaleader.Letslookata
scenariowhereyouareabusinesspersonwhoownsalotofcompanies.Yourealizedthathe
worldwasgoingthroughseriousfinancialcrisesandyouhadbeenadvisedbythemost
experiencedandknowledgeablebusinessexpertstolayholdonyourplanstoinvestintonew
businesssectors.Thiswastopreventyoufromexposingyourbusinessestothevolatile
economicrisks.Butduetoyourlackofexperienceandin-depthknowledgeconcerning
economicrecessionsanddepressionsyouwentagainsttheadviceofthebusinessexperts.
Onceyouhadtakenthedecisiontoinvest,coincidentalytheglobalfinancialmarketcolapsed
leadingtothetotalcolapseofyourinvestmentsandcompanies.Wisdomwilnotbeableto
helpyouanylongerbecausetherewilbenodecisionstobemadeanylongernorwiltherebe
theneedforadvice.Thatiswhywisdomisneededwhenyouhavecontroloverthingsand
notwhenthereisnothingtocontrolanymore.

Apartfromwisdomhelpingyouasaleaderinmakingdecisionsitalsohelpsbyempowering
youtobeabletogiveadvicetoothers.Advicesthatyougivearesolidlybasedonyour
personalknowledgeandexperience.Maybeyouhadtheexperienceofbeingtheownerof
adefunctbusiness.Youmightnotbeabletosalvageyourbusinessbutyoucanuseyour
experienceandknowledgebasedonthemistakesyoumadetoadviceothersfromfolowing
thesamepath.Thisisanotherdimensionofleadership.Aformofleadershipbasedona
differentsetofobjectivesandroles.
Thetwodimensionsofleadershipwhichhavetodowithmakingsensibledecisionsandgiving
advicetoothersarethepotentkeystobuildingyourselfintoasuccessfulleader.
CHAPTERFOUR:ESSENCEOFCOMMUNICATIONINLEADERSHIP

Theartofcommunicationisthelanguageofleadership.JamesHumes

Inourdailyactivitiesweinteractwithpeoplefromalwalksoflife.Suchinteractionstakeplace
becausethepartiesinvolvedintheinteractionhavesomechannelofcommunication
throughwhichtheyinteract.Inleadership,communicationservesasakeytoolthroughwhich
youasaleadercaninteractwithothers.

Communicationistheactivityorprocessofexpressingideasandfeelingsorofgivingpeople
information.Inleadership,theleaderisexpectedandmusttakeontheroleofa
communicator.Beinganeffectivecommunicatorwilhelptoeffectivelydealwithissues
ofdiversityamongfolowers.Thoseyouareleadingmaycomefromdifferentreligious,cultural
andanyothersocial-economicorientation.Yourabilitytodealwiththesediversitieswilhelp
youtosucceedasaleader.

Beingaleaderandacommunicatormeansthatyouwildevelopaneffectivechannelof
communicationbetweenyouandthoseyouleadandalsoamongthoseyoulead.Thiswil
enablealpartiesunderyourleadershiptocoexistinordertoworkeffectivelytoachieveevery target.

Letstakeascenariowhereyouareabusinessownerandyouhaveemployedpeoplefrom
differentculturesandreligions.Asabusinessleaderyouexpectyourworkerstoworktogether
toensurethatyourbusinesssucceeds.Inordertobreachtheculturalandreligiousgap
betweenyourworkerssoastoenablethemtoworkeffectively,itmeansthataproperchannel
ofcommunicationmustexist.Inthiscaseithastobeanactiveplatformthroughwhich
communicationcantakeplace.

Thiswilhelpyouindecisionmaking.Everydecisionyoutakemustbebasedoninformation.
Informationcanonlybeobtainedifyouhaveagoodcommunicationrelationshipwiththe
sourceoftheinformation.Letsassumethataleaderwhoisapolicymakerinthecommunity
wantstoformulateapolicy.Inordertoformulategoodpoliciesthatwilpositivelyimpactthe
welfareofthepeople,theleaderwilneedtoknowthechalengesfacingthecommunity.And
theonlywaytoknowthisisbyhavingconstantinteractionswiththepeople.Thiswilenablethe
leadertoknowthechalengesthepeopleexpectthepoliciestoaddress.Thecommunication
betweentheleaderandthefolowerswilenabletheleadertogetthenecessaryinformationand
factsinordertomakedecisionsastowhatpoliciestoformulate.Inthisinstance
communicationprovestobeavitalpilarinyoursuccessasaleader.

Theessenceofcommunicationinleadershipalsofundamentalyhelpsyouasaleadertoavoid
conflict.Conflictcomesaboutwhenthereisdisagreementandmisunderstandingduetolack
ofcommunication.Inordertoensurethatpotentialconflictsthatcouldderailyoursuccessare
prevented,itbemoansontheleadertoensurethatagoodcommunicationexistsbetweenhimor
herandthefolowers.Conflictsarebasedonwrongperceptionsaboutpeopleorthingsand
effectivecommunicationisnecessarytopreventpotentialyexplosivedisruptionsthatcould
stagnateleadership.

Letslookatascenariowhereyouareacoachofahighschoolfootbalteam.Yourealizedthat
thereseemedtobelackofteamworkintheteam,whichcreatedmajorconflicts.Asaleaderitis
importanttobringeveryonetogetherandcommunicatetothemtheimportanceofteamworkto
thesuccessoftheteam.Thatisthedecisionyouneedinordertosucceedasacoachandalso
astheleaderoftheteam.Thisishowimportantcommunicationisinpreventingnegativeand
toxicconflictsthatcouldotherwisehaveledtoadownfal.

Communicationcomesintwomainformsandtheseareverbalandnon-verbalcommunications.
Withverbalcommunicationitmeansthatyouasaleaderwilhavetoverbalycommunicatewith
thoseyoulead.Thesecondtypeofcommunicationisnonverbalcommunication.Non-
verbalcommunicationhastodowithyouasleaderadoptingothermeansofcommunications
withoutspeaking.Ifyouarealeader,thewaypeopleperceiveyourbodylanguagespeaks
volumes.Ifyourbodylanguageemanatesapositiveaura,itwouldtransferapositiveimpression
toyourfolowerswhowouldbemotivatedtohelpyouachieveyougoals.Inascenariowhere
youaretheheadofyourfamilyandyourchildrenarefightingoverwhohastherighttotakeover
yourproperty.Youasthefamilyheadorleadermustmakesurethatyourbodylanguagewhich
isaformofcommunicationdoesnotportrayyouassupportingonepersonovertheother.This
wouldensurethatyouareabletoapproachbothofyourchildreninyourquestofresolvingthe
problemamicably.

Alternatively,ifyourbodylanguageportraysanegativeaura,itwouldhavenegativeconsequences
onyouasaleader.Usingtheearlierscenario,assumingthatyouasafamilyheadsupportsoneof
yourchildrenovertheotherintheirquestoftakingoveryourproperty;thiswouldcreateenmity
betweenyouandyourchildren.Ultimatelyyouwouldfinditdifficultifnotimpossibletoresolvethe problem.

Communicationisapartandparcelofwhataleaderinalspheresoflifeneedsinorderto succeed.
CHAPTERFIVE:KNOWLEDGEANDLEADERSHIP
Aleadermusthaveknowledge.Aleadermustbeabletoteach.W.EdwardsDeming

Sincethegenesisofmankind,manhasalwaysbeeninconstantpursuitofknowledgebecause
wehaverealizedthathereispowerinknowledge.Knowledgeislikeagardenthatcanonlybe
harvestedbythosewhocultivateit.Thatiswhythemomentapersoncomesfromthewombof
hisorhermotherheautomaticalybeginsalifelongprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.
Knowledgeinthecontextofleadershipmeanstheinformation,skilsandunderstandingthata
leadergainsasaresultofeducationorexposure.Inleadershipinformation,skilsand
understandingplayasignificantroleinachievingobjectives.Theaccomplishmentof
yourobjectivesdependsonknowledge.Ifasaleaderyoulackinformationontheissuesyouare
expectedtotackleyouwilautomaticalyfailbeforeyouevenbegintotakeanydecision.

Informationisfactsthatyouneedtoknowconcerningtheobjectivesandgoalswithoutwhich
youwouldnotmakeanypositiveimpactasaleader.Yourleadershipmaybeincounseling.
Asamariagecounselor,amarriedcouplewhoarehavingmaritalproblemsturntoyoufor
help.Beforeyouadvisethemyouneedtofirstofalknowalthereistoknowaboutthecause
ofthemaritalproblem.Everyadviceyougivetothemariedcouplewildeterminewhether
theyremainmariedoriftheywouldproceedtogetseparated.Thatiswhyasamariage
counselorandaleaderinformationisimportantifyouwanttoremainsuccessful.

Inleadership,therearecertainareaswhereskilsareneededifaleaderwantstoresolve
chalengespertainingtohisorherobjective.Therecouldbechalengesinthehealthsectorof
thecommunityyoulivein;theremayseemtobeadeficitinthenumberofhealthpersonnel
availabletomanthehealthfacilities.Informationalonecannotresolvethisissue.Youneed
specificmedicalskilsinordertoresolvetheissue.Toacquirethisskilyouneedtogothrough
aformalizedsysteminordertoacquiretheskils.Withoutacquiringtherelevantskilsyouas
leaderwouldnotbeabletoservethoseyoulead.

Howeveritisalsoimportanttorecognizeasaleaderthatknowledgedoesnotcomeina
vacuum.Knowledgeisobtainedthroughexperience.Experienceenablesyouasaleader
toacquiretheskilsandinformationtosucceed.Educationwhetherformalorinformalisthe
foundationuponwhichtherequisiteskilscanbeobtainedinotherforyoutosucceedinthe
realizationofyourgoals.
CHAPTERSIX:PLANNINGINLEADERSHIP
Aleaderisonewhoknowstheway,goesthewayandshowstheway.JohnC.Maxwel

Foreveryprojectthatisundertakenthereisalwaysaneedforaplan.Theplanservesasa
blueprintthatwilguidehowtheprojectwilbeexecuted.Inleadership,planningisalso
neededinordertoensurethatthevisionandgoalsoftheleaderseethelightofday.Aplanis
somethingthatyouintendtodoorachieve.Asaleaderyouhavespecificobjectivesortargets
thatneedtobeachieved.Planningenablesyoutoknowhowtosystematicalyleadinorderto
avoidpotentialroadblocksthatwouldhinderyourprogressandsuccessasaleader.When
planningbecomespartofyouasaleader,italowsforyoutoeffectivelyutilizetheresources
youhaveformaximumresults.

Inthescenariowhereyouareamanagerofaconstructioncompanyandyouhadbeen
employedtoconstructafivestoreybuilding.Youfirstofalneedtodevelopaplanthatyou
wilfolowinordertoachievethespecificationsofyouremployer.Thisistoensurethatthe
resourcesalocatedtoyouarenotwastedbutareputtouseinthemosteffectivemanner.

Aleaderalwaysneedsaplanifheorshewantstomakeeffectiveuseoftime.Timeframesa
setingwithinwhichobjectivesmustbeachieved.Planninghelpstoavoidthewasteoftime
bymakingsurethateverysteporprocessyouundergoasaleaderiswithinaspecific
correspondingtimeframe.Ifyouhavetheblueprinttoachievingyourtaskitmeansthatthe
chancesofnewchalengesemergingwilbegreatlymitigatedandthatwouldensurethatyour
taskiscarriedoutwithintheappropriatetimelimit.Asaconstructionworkeryouremployer
expectsyoutocompletethefivestoreybuildingwithinfivemonthstime.Nowifyoudonothave
anyplantofolowyouwouldnotbeabletoachievethegoalattheendoftheperiod.Thiswould
beduetoyourencounterwithchalengesasaresultofnothavinganyplanastohowtodeal
withthetarget.Itmeansthatyouasaleaderintheconstructionsectordoesnotknowthevalue
ofplanninginleadership.

Howeverifyouarealeaderwhoknowsthesignificanceofplanninginleadership,youwould
inculcatethatintoeverythingyoudoinordertosucceed.Comingbacktotheconstruction
worker,ifheplansonhowtoconstructthefivestoreybuildingwithinafive-monthperiod,he
wouldtakeintocognizancethetimelimithehasandensurethateveryfloorisconstructedina
periodofonemonth.Thatisthepositiveimpactofplanninginleadership.Itensuresthatno
matertheareaorsectoryoufindyourselfasaleader,successbecomestheorderoftheday.
CHAPTERSEVEN:TEMPERAMENTASFOUNDATIONOFLEADERSHIP
Leadersareproblemsolversbytalentandtemperament,andbychoice.HarlenCleveland

Agoodleadermustrecognizethatemperamentcontributestodeterminewhetheranindividual
turnsouttobecomeasuccessfulleaderornot.Asaleaderitisimportanttoknowand
understandwhattemperamentisactualyaboutandhowtemperamentshapesaleader
tobecomesuccessful.Temperamentisapersonsnatureortheinborntraitsthatcontrolhisor
herbehavior.Itmeansthateveryindividualisbornwithorhasasetofcharacteristicswithin
himorherthatactualyshapehowthepersonbehavesasasocialbeingintermsofinteracting
withothers.Yourinborntraitsactualyaffecthowyouasaleaderinteractwiththoseyoucome across.

However,temperamentdetermineswhetheranindividualisanextrovertoranintrovert.It
isimportantasaleadertoknowthedifferencebetweenthetwoasitwouldhelpyoutobe
abletoeffectivelyworkwithothers.Anextrovertpersonisanindividualwhoislively,confident
andenjoysbeingwithothers.Youwilcomeacrosspeoplewhoarenaturalyextroverts.Your
abilitytoidentifyandmanagesuchpeoplewilcontributetoyoursuccess.

Letslookatascenariowhereyouaretheheadofagovernmentagencythatismandatedwith
theresponsibilityofcolectingsensitiveinformation.Someofyourworkersarenaturaly
extrovertsandasaleaderyoumustbeabletoeffectivelymanagesuchpersonsinorder
topreventthemfromsensitiveinformation.Yourabilitytoidentifyandmanagesuchcharacters
istheonlywaytoensurethatyourpositionasaleaderisnotirevocablydamaged.Inthecase
ofanintrovertperson,suchaoneisaquietpersonwhoismoreinterestedinhisorherown
thoughtsandfeelingsthanspendingtimewithotherpeople.Youasaleadermustdevelopa
goodstrategyindealingwithintrovertindividuals.Youneedtobeabletohelpindividualswith
suchapersonalitytogainconfidence.Yourabilitytoempowerthemwilmeanthattheywould
reachtheiroptimumandenablethemtocontributetowardsyoursuccessasaleader.

Youmaybealeaderwhoownsacompanythatinvestsintheentertainmentsectorandyour
companymanagescomedians.Comediansareexpectedtobenaturalyextrovertsasthat
helpstheminbuildingtheirbrand.Youhavetheresponsibilityofmakingsurethatyouhelpthe
comedianstoovercometheirlackofconfidenceinordertoachievetheirobjectives.Aleader
mustalsoidentifyhisownpersonality.Identifyingyourpersonalitywilenableyoutoworkon
yourownweaknesseswhileatthesametimeutilizingyourstrengths.Ifyouareanextrovert
youneedtoworkonminimizingtheexcessesofyourpersonainordertoavoidmaking mistakes.

Ontheotherhandassumingthatyouareanintrovert,youshouldbuildyourconfidenceupin
ordertoovercomeyourfears.Itisimportanttounderstandwhatthefourmaintypesof
temperamentsareandhowtheyinfluencealeader.Recognizingtheweaknessesand
strengthsofthetemperamentsandhowyouasaleaderdealswitheachactualyshapes
theoutcomeofyourleadership.Therearefourmaintypesoftemperaments,andtheseare
sanguine,choleric,melancholyandphlegmatic.Thesetemperamentsdeterminewhetheryou
becomeasuccessfulleaderornot.Letstakealookateach.
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 Sanguine

Asanguinepersonisanindividualwhoisnaturalylivelyandoptimistic.Heorsheisreceptive
towardsothersandexternalinfluenceseasilytriggerhimorhertoreact.Suchisthetraitofan
individualwhoissanguine.Aleaderwhoissanguinemustknowthestrengthsandweaknesses
ofthistemperament.Theleadersabilitytotakeadvantageofitsstrengthsandweakness
determineshisorhersuccess.Asanguineindividualisambitious.Aleaderofthistemperament
needstopositivelyharnessthatambitiousnatureinhimorher.Suchaleadermustbeambitious
ineverythingheorshedoes.Everygoal,targetorvisionheorshesetstoachievemustbedone
withambition.Asanguineindividualisalsoenthusiastic.Aleaderneedsenthusiasm.The
leadermustharnessthatenthusiasticnatureofhisorherpersonaasaleader.Asanguine
personisacompassionateperson.Everyleadermusthavecompassionforthoseheorshe
leads.Compassionmustbetheleadersstrengthinovercomingobstacles.Responsivenessis
alsoatraitofasanguineperson.Aleadermustberesponsivetotheconcernsofthoseheorshe
leads.Theirconcernsmustinfluencehowtheleaderleadsthem.

Asanguineleadermustovercomehisorherweaknesses.Leaderswhohavethesanguine
temperamenttendtolackself-discipline.Aleaderofnecessityhastobedisciplined.Heorshe
mustovercomeeverytemptationtomisbehave.Withoutdisciplinealeaderwilnotbeableto
successfulyachievehisorhersetvision.Asanguineleaderisalsoperceivedasaweak-wiled
person.Suchaleadermustreformhimselforherselfbyovercomingthisweakness.Aleadermust
beabletostandfirmonwhateverdecisionheorshetakesandgetridofeverytendencytobea weak-
wiledperson.Itisalsoimportanttobeanorganizedleader.Apersonwithasanguine
temperamenthastheweaknessofbeingdisorganized.Everythingheorshedoesmustbedone
accordingtoplan.Heorshemustavoidbeingmanipulative.Manipulationmayhelpaleaderinthe
shorttermbutinthelongtermitdestroystheleader.

Choleric

Acholericpersonisastrongwiledpersonwhoisself-sufficientandveryindependent.Most
successfuleaderstendtobecholeric.Acholericleadermustbedecisiveandmustnotbe
frightenedbyanydifficultsituation.Thisdecisivenessanddeterminationwilalowhimorherto
succeed.Heorshemustalwaysbeencouragedtopushforwardinthemidstofdespondency.A
leaderwithsuchatemperamentmusttakelifeasanactivitywhereheorshestimulateshisorher
suroundingwithgoalsandambitions.

Melancholy

Therearealsoleaderswhopossessthemelancholictemperament.Amelancholicindividualis
ananalyticalandaself-sacrificingperfectionist.Aleaderofthistemperamentmust
takeadvantageofhisorheranalyticalabilitytoanalyzehisorherobstaclesinordertosolve
problemseffectively.Thisleadermustusehisorhernaturalgiftsinhisorherleadershipandbe
anindustriousperson.Suchaleadermustdealwiththetendencytobepessimisticandensure
thatheorsheisnotonlyaperfectionistbutapracticalpersonaswel.

Phlegmatic

Thelasttemperamentisphlegmatic.Aphlegmaticleaderisnaturalycalm,easygoingand
usualydoesnotgetupset.Thisleadermustusehisorhernaturalgiftasapeacemakerto
reconcileconflicts.Heorsheshouldremaincalminalcircumstancesandmaintain
anindependentposturewiththeabilitytothinkcriticaly.Heorsheshouldhavethepassionfor
takinginitiativesonhisorherownasaleader.

Conclusively,aleadermustnotonlyrecognizealthefourtemperamentsbutalsomusttake
advantageofthemifheorshewantstobecomeasuccessfulleader.
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
KingDavidDzirasahwasborninGhana,WestAfricain1993.Asyoungchild,Davidhadthe
visionofchangingtheworldthroughwords.DavidwhohadhisJuniorHighSchooleducation
atIndianaAreaJuniorHighSchool,PennsylvaniaUSA,hadhisfirstworkpublishedinamagazine
thatwasownedbyIndianaSeniorAreaHighSchool,PennsylvaniaUSA.Hisarticlewhich
focusedonracialdiscriminationwastheonlyarticlefromajuniorhighschoolstudenttobe
publishedthatyear.SubsequentlyhehadhisseniorhighschooleducationatIndianaArea
SeniorHighSchool,PennsylvaniaUSA.,BaldwinSeniorHighSchool,GeorgiaUSAandLabone
SeniorHighSchool,AccraGhana.Currently,DavidisastudentattheUniversityofCapeCoast
whereheispursuingadegreeinBachelorofArtsPopulationandHealth.Heholdsaleadership
positioninPOPULATIONANDHEALTHSTUDENTSASSOCIATION.Heisalsoacofounderofa
socialnetworksupportgroupknownasSAVEALIFEFOUNDATION.Hehasaflareforwriting
articlescoveringsocial,economicandpoliticalissues.
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