What are the characteristic of leadership? What does it take to be a good leader? No matter where you are in life right now, having leadership skills can be very useful in the various situations that you face. The benefits it brings in helping you handle tough situations are priceless.
To be an effective leader, many positive attributes are required such as good communication skills, decision making ability, vision, flexibility, co-operation, congruency and trust. In this article, lets focus on the 2 most important ones, communication and decision making.
I. Communication. Leaders spend most of their time communicating. So its no surprise that being a great communicator is an important leadership quality. Not only is effective communication with the team vital, effective communication with external parties is just as important.
So what does it mean to be a good communicator? For starters it means saying what is required, not what is desired. Good leaders tell the truth like it is, without sugarcoating or fearing of hurting others' feelings.
Criticize when necessary, give credit where it is due, encourage when encouragement is needed and always listen to what your followers have to say. Being a good communicator means also being a good listener.
2. Decision Making. Another important aspect of good leadership is the ability to make decisions and provide directions. A good decision maker is one that;
I. MAKE TIMELY DECISION - To make decisions within the required time frame and not spend too much time considering and analyzing each possible decision. 2. BE RESOLUTE - It means having the determination to stick long enough to a decision and not giving up halfway through. 3. BE FLEXIBLE - Be flexible enough to change prior decisions and directions when it is known the wrong decision has been made.
It is often not possible to have all information available to make a decision. At times like this, the effective leader uses his instinct and judgment, and is never afraid of making the decision.
Great communication and decision making will bring you a long way towards becoming an effective leader. Develop these 2 attributes to become a better leader. - 15266
To be an effective leader, many positive attributes are required such as good communication skills, decision making ability, vision, flexibility, co-operation, congruency and trust. In this article, lets focus on the 2 most important ones, communication and decision making.
I. Communication. Leaders spend most of their time communicating. So its no surprise that being a great communicator is an important leadership quality. Not only is effective communication with the team vital, effective communication with external parties is just as important.
So what does it mean to be a good communicator? For starters it means saying what is required, not what is desired. Good leaders tell the truth like it is, without sugarcoating or fearing of hurting others' feelings.
Criticize when necessary, give credit where it is due, encourage when encouragement is needed and always listen to what your followers have to say. Being a good communicator means also being a good listener.
2. Decision Making. Another important aspect of good leadership is the ability to make decisions and provide directions. A good decision maker is one that;
I. MAKE TIMELY DECISION - To make decisions within the required time frame and not spend too much time considering and analyzing each possible decision. 2. BE RESOLUTE - It means having the determination to stick long enough to a decision and not giving up halfway through. 3. BE FLEXIBLE - Be flexible enough to change prior decisions and directions when it is known the wrong decision has been made.
It is often not possible to have all information available to make a decision. At times like this, the effective leader uses his instinct and judgment, and is never afraid of making the decision.
Great communication and decision making will bring you a long way towards becoming an effective leader. Develop these 2 attributes to become a better leader. - 15266
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Author Ethan Beh is a business consultant and self improvement enthusiast. Check out his website for resource on self improvement techniques including NLP, affirmations and characteristic of leadership.
