Leadership Qualities

Qualities of a Leader

Becoming the PersonOthers Will Want to Follow

Effective leadership skills are needed more than ever to stay ahead of the competition

“If you can become the leader you oughtto be on the inside, you will be able tobecome the person you want on theoutside. People will want to follow you.And when that happens, you’ll be ableto tackle anything in this world.”

The essence of leadership is service to others

As a leader, you exist to:

– Inspire others to strive for excellence

– Ensure the work environment is safe, challenging, and fair

– Teach, mentor, provide guidance

True leaders put the welfare of the group ahead of their own self-interest

Great leaders enhance institutional capability by driving the actions of others to achieve greatness

Create and establish strategies

Ensure effectiveness and efficiency

Communicate openly and often

Build solid relationships

Act with integrity and fairness

Provide counsel and direction

Motivate, coach and develop others

Produce results, meet objectives and exceed goals

Charisma

“How can you have charisma? Be more concerned about making others feel good about themselves than you are making them feel good about you.”

Any leader can get work done by barking orders…

Communication:

Simplify your Message- It’s not what yousay, but also how you say it.

Really Care about your Audience

Show the Truth- Believe what you say,Live what you say

Seek a Response- the goal of allcommunication is action

Qualities Leaders Posses To MakeThings Happen:

They Know What They Want

They Push Themselves to Act

They Take More Risks

They Make More Mistakes

Remember

“If you can dream it, you can do it.”