Leadership Characteristics (Qualities) Flashcards
• “The supreme quality of leadership is unquestionably ______.” (Dwight.D.Eisenhower)
• Leaders succeed when they stick to their values and core beliefs and without ethics, this will not be possible.
Honesty and Integrity
• To be an effective leader you should be _______ enough to ensure that other follow your commands.
• If you are unsure about your own decisions and qualities, then your subordinates will never follow you.
Confidence
• “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (John Quincy Adams)
• If you are successful in inspiring your subordinates, you can easily overcome any current and future challenge easily.
Inspire Others
• When your teammates see you getting your hands dirty, they will also give their best shot.
• If they feel that you are not fully committed or lacks passion, then it would be an uphill task for the leader to motivate your followers to achieve the goal.
Commitment and Passion
can be a good leader.
• Words have the power to motivate people and make them do the unthinkable.
• If you use them effectively, you can also achieve better results.
Good Communicator
• A leader should have the ability to take the right decision at the right time.
• A leader should think long and hard before taking a decision but once the decision is taken, stand by it.
Decision-Making Capabilities
• “A good leader takes little more than his share of the blame and little less than his share of the credit.” (Arnold H Glasow)
• Make sure that every one of your subordinates is accountable for what they are doing.
• Holding them accountable for their actions will create a sense of responsibility.
Accountability
• A leader should focus on key responsibilities and empower employees by delegating tasks to them
• Avoid micromanagement. Employees will develop lack of trust and you will not be able to focus on important matters
• Provide them with all the resources and support they need to achieve the objective and give them a chance to bear the responsibility.
Delegation and Empowerment
• “__________ distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” (Steve Jobs)
• ________ thinking and constant ________ is what makes you and your team stand out from the crowd.
• ‘Think out of the box to come up with unique ideas and turn those ideas and goals into reality.
Creativity and Innovation
• Leaders should make a closer connection with their followers.
• Understanding the problems of your followers and feeling their pain is the first step to become an effective leader.
• Even that is not enough until you work hard and provide your followers with the suitable solution to their problems.
Empathy
- is the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
• Great leaders have positive attitude and always focus on solutions, not the problems.
Resilience
Why a leader should be emotionally intelligent?
• Manage emotions effectively
• Better social awareness
• Seamless communications
• Conflict Resolution
• “Pride makes us artificial and ______ makes us real.” — Thomas Merton
• A good leader is always selfless and always think about his or her followers.
Humility
• Instead of hiding information, you should openly share it with them.
• it gives your followers clarity, autonomy and make them feel more empowered while keeping them engaged.
Transparency
• “Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.” —
Jack Welch
• They not only visualize the future themselves but also share their vision with their followers.
Vision and Purpose
• When their followers were able to see the big picture, they can see where they are heading.
• A great leader goes above and beyond and explain why they are moving in the direction they are moving and shares the strategy and action plan to achieve that goal.
Vision and Purpose
