I believe anyone can be a leader but to be a great leader there are key qualities one needs. Leadership is the ability to develop a vision that motivates others and a means by which one governors their own life. My philosophy on leadership is to be able to trust myself and others, communicates effectively, be competent, behave consistently and balances commitment to task and employees’ well-being.…
People have different traits in what they believe a good leader should have. The basics would probably be confidence, honesty, commitment, and positive attitude. Confidence means to be able to back up your actions without hesitation. Honesty means that if something is wrong let everyone know don’t hide it. Commitment means when it gets tough you don’t give up. Positive attitude means think of the best in a situation. Some people might ask why these are important. It’s simple, to survive. No one wants a rude person that always gives up in charge. A leader needs to be open…
Every great leader starts with three great character traits. To be a good leader, you cannot major in minor things; you must be less distracted than your competition. Leaders need inspiration, they are not self-made; they are driven. A leader should be patient, open-minded, and present a positive attitude.…
In fact, a leader is someone who serves their group by taking on responsibilities and taking care of the people. Characteristics of a good leader include selflessness, kindness, empathy, a sense of purpose, a level head and good morals. A leader should be able to take any difficult situation calmly in the face of their group, and maybe with counsel, figure out the best possible course of action. Leaders face hardships such as opposition to their decisions, situations that are morally wrong in all possible courses of action and the face the hardship of dealing diplomatically with others and figuring out how to best deal with different…
I believe good leaders have the desire and willpower to become an effective leader. Good leaders develop through a never ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience. I think one of a leaders' main goals should be to inspire their workers into higher levels of teamwork, which can be acquired through continual work and study. Good leaders should constantly be working and studying to improve their leadership skills. Leadership is defined as a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership attributes, such as beliefs, values, ethics, character, knowledge, and skills.…
Being a leader is more than giving great speeches or simply making people believe and follow in your thoughts and ideas. Being a great leader, or even just a leader in general takes what author Daniel Goleman calls emotional intelligence.…
It is noted (Mukunda, 2012) that some of the best leaders without much experience such as Steve jobs and Abraham Lincoln make a conspicuous figure with their distinctive decision-making, while competitors who own extensive experience may act just like the same as each other. Thus leads to an idea that the best leaders do not need experience. The essay will analyse the topic and figure out the relations between leadership and experience, exploring a better way of selecting great leaders. First of all, it will illustrate the important role of experience in improving leadership. Second, it is going to point out the fact that there is no absolute evidence to prove the necessity of little experience for great leaders, since quite a few experienced leaders achieve their outstanding success as well. Next, the reason why those relatively less-experienced leaders perform differently and better than some insiders will be exposed. Then it will indicate some invisible but valuable experience which those so called outsiders actually own, and further discusses which kind of experience a great leader should have. Finally, the essay is to make suggestions about how to promote and make a choice between those two kinds of leaders appropriately. The Center for Creative Leadership (2012, cited by Brotherton, 2013) reported that 52% of C-Level executives take the view that experience creates a leader. Whether people believe that leaders are born or made, they never ignore the significant influence of experience to a great leader. On one hand, the common traits owned by great leaders such as sensing the situation and stress the difference are typically gained by process of learning from experience (Goffee and Jones, 2004). Faced with all sorts of challengeable situation, using critical thinking to find out the cause and effect of the problems and possible solutions undoubtedly will improve individual’s leadership skills. Working and…
In today’s organizations there is a greater focus on employees stepping up to be leaders rather just managing their respective responsibilities. It is not enough to simply manage tasks and perform your delegated responsibilities any more employees are expected to take initiative and motivate those around them to also be leaders even if you are not a manager by title. In order to be a leader, one must start by making a commitment and learn those skills needed to model the way and be examples to others. As our organizations become more diverse, being able to manage ethics and diversity is also important as we will encounter and work with others who have different perceptions, thoughts and experiences than what we may be accustomed or familiar with. We must be become change agents in our organizations, people who challenge the status quos and established processes in an ethical manner. If employees are motivated and engaged, organizations will be successful and be able to withstand adverse environments.…
Such anecdotes support the widespread belief that identifying individuals with the "right stuff" to be leaders…
Bibliography: E. M. Goldratt, THE GOAL, A Process of Ongoing Improvement, The North River Press 2004…
Although Ruth has capabilities to become a leader in electronics company of S&L, Eduardo‘s leadership skills will lead to success. Ruth is a strong sales manager and sets a high expectation to co-workers but Eduardo is a friendly and extrovert manager. Extrovert refers to a person concerned primarily with the physical and social environment (dictionary.com). Comparing both managers, Eduardo’s personalities can easily get along with his co-workers because maintaining a good working relationship with co-workers is important to managers.…
What makes a good leader, some say it’s the ones who can inspire and get the most from their staff but there are many qualities a good leader has. Leaders should be able to think creatively to provide a vision for the company and solve their problems, to be calm under pressure and make clear decisions. Excellent leaders have to possess excellent two-way communication skills and posses an air of authority. A leader should be well informed and knowledgeable about matters relating to the business and the most important factor for a leader is to have maximum desire to achieve great things.…
Recognizes the value in other people, so continually invests in others – Good leaders see a large part of their role as developing other leaders. Leadership development takes place in an organization as good leaders begin to share their experiences, good and bad, with others.…
Whenever and wherever human beings are gathered together in large numbers, they need leadership. Even children need their school prefects and schools captains ! Armies need Generals. Civilians need governments, captains of industry and intellectual leaders of thought as well. Men whether of the East or the West, require to be led and each group 'throws up' its own leaders in each succeeding generation. Whether in the school-room, or on the battlefield or in governmental deliberations, people who are natural leaders and who are chosen to lead, always have the same qualities of character and of outlook.…
What makes a great leader? This is a critical question—one that demands an answer. It's actually a tricky question, something known in persuasive circles as a false dichotomy. It's false because genetics and environment both play a part in leadership development. Intelligence (IQ) plays an important role in leadership development, as does emotional intelligence (EQ). Certain personality traits such as self-confidence, dominance and extroversion are also essential. Our family often influences us, as does our national and organizational culture. Sadly, some may have the potential to lead, but were never given the opportunity. And tragically, some believe they cannot lead, when they could have. A failure to take operational control; mental rigidity preventing adaptation of new ideas and threatening innovation; an inability to handle the stress, manifesting itself as a lack of emotional stability; and a failure to communicate in a way that inspires hope and trust can never take a man ahead in life and gain him public acclamation and appraisal.…