Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Leadership Qualities - (the principles of leadership)

  1. Know yourself and seek self-improvement – In order to know yourself, you have to understand your be, know, and do, attributes. Seeking self-improvement means continually strengthening your attributes- This can be accomplished through self study, formal classes, reflection, and interacting with others.
  2. Be technically proficient- As a leader, you must know your job and have a solid familiarity with your employees’ tasks.
  3. Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions- search for ways to guide your organization to new heights, and when things go wrong, they always do sooner or later. Do not blame others; analyze the situation, take corrective action, and move on to the next challenge.
  4. Make sound and timely decisions- Use good problem solving, decision making, and planning tools.
  5. Set the examples- Be a good role model for your employees. They must not only hear what they are expected to do, but also see. We must become the change we want to see- Mahathma Gandhi
  6. Know your people and look out for their well being- Know human nature and the importance of sincerely caring for your workers.
  7. Keep your workers informed- Know how to communicate with not only them, but also seniors and other people.
  8. Develop a sense of responsibility in your workers- Help to develop good character traits that will help them carry out their personal responsibilities.
  9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished- Communication is the key to this responsibility.
  10. Train as a team - Although many so called leaders call their organization, department, section, etc. a team; they are not really teams…they are just a group of people doing their jobs.
  11. Use the full capabilities of your organization- By developing a team spirit; you will be able to employ your organization, department, section, etc. to its fullest capabilities.

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