I've come across quite a few things about leadership on the web over the past week. I liked some of them quite a bit, so I put together a composite of I've learned.
Essentially, this is a listing of leadership characteristics. It's not exhaustive, but any aspiring leader would do well to learn and emobdy them.
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Effective Leaders:
* Know themselves, their values and skills, and strengths and weaknesses.
* Are confident in meeting most challenges.
* Have a vision of where their group, company, community and society should be going.
* Are renewed by what they learn, and from their interactions with others.
* Can identify broad implications of their own and others actions.
* Believe that the way to success is through building an effective team.
* Are good at helping others build their capabilities.
* Empower and motivate others to do their best.
* Possess stamina, energy, tenacity and enthusiasm for their work.
* Have the courage to stand up for what they know is right, regardless of critics and detractors.
* Have high moral character; they know what is right and wrong and act accordingly.
* Are willing to take risks for the people and ideals in which they believe.
* Are able to present their ideas logically and effectively.
* Get their ideas adopted.
* Believe authority comes with responsibility.
* Are willing to assume responsibility for their actions and decisions.
* Achieve results through concentrating on clear goals over time.
* Build small successes into a larger whole.
* Have a healthy sense of humor, and the ability to laugh at themselves.
* Keep cynicism and sarcasm in check.
* Keep things in perspective.
* Know where they are in a process: how far they've come, how far they've got to go, and what needs to be done to get there.
* Know what's important in both the short and long run.
* Are flexible, responding to a variety of situations with appropriate skills, styles and behaviors.
* Listen actively to colleagues and co-workers; they hear not only their words but the feelings behind them.
* Maintain open, warm relationships with others,
* Encourage others with praise and genuine respect of their views and feelings.
* Provide others with clear feedback: reinforcing positive contributions, and redirecting problematic behavior.
* Help both sides in a dispute find a common ground on which solutions can be built.
* Facilitate interpersonal and group relationships.
* Lead and teach by example.
* Are good at helping groups maintain focus and discipline, while ensuring that all members have the opportunity to participate.
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