What is leadership by Dermot McKinney What is leadership? There are two people in your life that can ruin it.. a bad boss and a bad spouse. OK, that may sound a bit of a frivolous remark keep it in mind. Any fool can try to be a leader. There are many many leaders out there and many styles of leadership. I am not going to talk about leaders or styles or how some become leaders even though they have no talent for it. I want to concentrate on great leadership. This is sadly lacking in our world today. Be it business or in politics: business schools churn them put by the thousands every year. This just goes to prove you can train anyone to be a leader but to be a great leader you either have it or you haven’t. But have what? Again not trying to be frivolous, if I need to explain it to you, you do not process it. But just for the record here is my list as to what makes a great leader. These traits must be present in equal measure but weighed out differently depending on the circumstances…the great leader will know how and when to apply each one and in what measure. Greatness in leadership is: Having Integrity and accountability Having Vision Being passionate, conscientious and obsessed Having empathy Possessing cold logic Being able to analysis data impartially Judging with experience Inspiring, empowering and trusting others Being emotional stability Being a decision maker, courage Being willing to learn Being a great listener Someone who wants to lead but not egocentric Being able to plan, lead, organise, control motivate and achieve ………..And knows when it is time to leave the stage. This is not easy and not everyone has all of these characteristics but that is what sets a leader apart of a great leader… which one are you?
Posted on: Mon, 02 Sep 2013 08:35:43 +0000
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