Stephen Appiah reveals his five LEADERSHIP LESSONS from being Black Stars

Ghana legend Stephen Appiah has revealed five key leadership qualities he learnt from being Black Stars captain.

The former Juventus star was an integral figure of the senior national team of Ghana from 2003, through and beyond the best day of 2006. He captained the Black Stars during the impressive 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.

Speaking in an interview with JoySports while reacting to wide range of issues, Appiah disclosed lessons from his career as Black Stars captain.

Stephen Appiah on five leadership qualities

Empathy
Empathy simply means putting yourself in people’s shoes so that you can feel what they feel. When you do that, you will always take decisions that will help people and not hurt them.

Communication
The people you are dealing with are human beings, not animals. Talk to them. Hear their side of the story. Always consider them before making decisions.

Courage
Not every decision you will take as a leader will be popular. But if you really believe it is the right thing. You have to be bold and go ahead.

Never stop learning
In life, I have learned that what you knew yesterday may no more be relevant today. So leaders must always invest in educating themselves all the time.

Humility
No matter how high you are, you must still remain a servant as a leader. It is only when you serve that you can be a good leader.