Question number five, what qualities a leader must have
Since we are talking about leadership, it's a must discuss question that what qualities
should be found in a great leader. We already know it's not easy to lead and it takes time and effort to become a good leader
But if someone wants to become a great leader, the following qualities should be present
in his personality. Number one, visionary, has future intuition and remains prepared for challenges
Number two, personalities, keeps an inspirational personality and attracts people towards him
Number three, strategy developer, able to develop strategy immediately for difficult situations
Number four, critical thinker, brings all critical points under consideration before making a decision
Number five, interpersonal communicator, willing to talk about the team's personal issues
Number six, self-aware, notices internal abilities and weaknesses. Number seven, open-minded, remains ready to work in every possible situation and walks
with the team side by side. Number eight, creative and innovative, develops new ideas and takes creative routes to reach
the goal. Number nine, flexible, shows flexibility to resume in times of crisis and be ready to
go down the level of the group member to enhance their qualities
Number ten, responsible, never forgets his responsibility towards his organization. Number eleven, dedicated, remains true to his work and devotes himself to his mission
Number twelve, civilized, knows ethics and never shows a bad attitude to his team
Well-mannered and knows to communicate politely in any circumstance. Question number six, can leadership skills be learned
This question remains under debate and every philosopher presents his own opinion about it
Some people say that leaders are born and have charismatic characteristics by birth
Whereas, some people negate this perspective and say that leadership skills are developed
with time. You can consider both concepts and think leadership as a skill that is learned or can
be a gift of God. People who want to be a leader but don't know anything about it can learn the art of leading
and ruling time by time. They can develop leadership qualities, pick a leadership style and can practice their
skills until they achieve their goals. It is not impossible to learn leadership skills
Even people who are born with such skills are not always good leaders. They have to polish their skills and learn to deal with people of different mindsets
If you are a born leader or a leader by choice, you will have to learn and practice it in
both cases. Question number seven, what is a leadership style? Which one to choose
Every leader has his work ground and set of rules and principles which he follows to get
his people determined. The methodology he uses is called leadership style. There are different leadership styles a leader can choose that are related to his nature
Authoritative or autocratic leadership style. When a leader follows this leadership style, he only orders his team to fulfill what he demands
He never wants to listen to others' opinions in critical matters and puts his commands
on top. This approach is useful only when a leader has a transparent vision and a clear picture
of the positive. Also, a leader following this strategy must have strong knowledge of procedures and techniques
that are supposed to be followed by his team. Transnational leadership style
This approach focuses on short-term goals and employs the use of reward and punishment strategies
More precisely, the leader who emulates this style of leadership assigns separate short-term
tasks to every individual, and when a member follows the instructions given by the leader
he gets a bonus or reward for it. On the other hand, the team member who fails to achieve his targeted goal eventually receives
punishment in terms of penalties. 3. Charismatic leadership style. Every leader must know how to get his desired work done by a policy
But for a charismatic leader, it must be the top policy skill to persuade his team to work
according to his style. A leader following a charismatic methodology can support a falling wall of the organization
by making strong connections and alliances. A charismatic leader must keep an influence in personality and must master communication skills
He must have a series of successful projects to talk about to make people inclined towards
him so that they will easily follow in his footsteps and abide by whatever he teaches
4. Democratic or participative leadership style. This method is the opposite of autocratic leadership
As its name implies, democratic leadership focuses on the role of the leader