Companies are craving for good leadership. All they want is a person that wins the whole hearted co-operation of its employees. As a leader, you should possess good qualities.
Frankly,
good leadership is must for any organization. Employees are the most vital resource of any business organization. The success of any business organization depends upon the proper utilization of manpower resources. A one minute manager is the cry of many companies.
Organizations are craving in recruiting a person who wins the whole hearted co-operation of its employees and the one who greatly influences their behavior in a positive way towards the achievement of its goals. If they get that person, then they have good leadership.
I have just mentioned leadership so, what is it? Well… I define it using Peter F. Drucker definition, “Leadership is the lifting of mans visions to higher sights, the raising of man’s performance to higher standards, the building of mans personality beyond its own limitations.” Mmm… this seems too long for you. Let’s define it in a short and catchy way using Koontz and O’Donnell definition, “Leadership is the ability of a manager to induce subordinates to work with confidence and zeal.”
Eleven Good Leadership Qualities
1. Dynamic Personality
You should have sound temperament, optimistic outlook, conversational ability and decent behavior.
2. Intellectual Capacity and Initiative
You should possess the ability to think, analyze and interpret clearly different business problems. You should be able to come up with new ideas and method of doing things.
3. Foresight
For you to have good leadership, you should be imaginative and able to visualize potential trends. You should also develop policies and programs with your foresight based on logical reasoning.
4. Emotional Stability
To be a good leader, you should be able to control your moods. Overcome your moodiness, inconsistency and disappointment.
5. Flexibility
You should know that your decisions are not always correct or final. You should be able to accommodate your follower’s views and alter the decisions you had earlier on made if necessary.
6. Responsibility
To have good leadership in you, then you must bear the burdens of all your decisions without whining or shifting them to another person. Be responsible whether your decisions were smart or dumb.
7. Character
You should be of good character with no past bad record. Your actions and attitudes should be morally justifiable.
8. Technical Knowledge
You should be conversant with the technical aspects of activities undertaken in your business organization.
9. Organizing Ability
You should have the ability of bringing together men, machines, materials, money and all organization required resources in the best possible manner in order to realize profits.
10. Ability to Deal with People
As you direct a group of people, there are many issues popping between you and them or between themselves. You should have Insight into psychological problems of human relationships such as aptitudes, emotions, abilities, interest etc.
11. Ability to Judge and Decide Promptly
For you to become a good leader, you should be able to understand matters quickly. Weigh their relative worthiness of alternative course of actions and arrive at the best decisions.
