What does it take to become a Leader?

Core personal skills and qualities of a leader

Good communication skills

  • Ability to expresses oneself effectively
  • Ability to communicate in a way that encourages involvement.
  • Ability to listen
  • Ability to express ideas clearly in writing
  • Ability to understand and interpret ideas clearly - received in both verbally and in writing

Good teamwork skills

  • Has a good interpersonal style to steer team members
  • Delegates decision making and responsibilities to appropriate individuals.
  • Efficient use of resources
  • Ha influence to motivate team members to achieve beyond goals

Innovative and Creative Problem Solving skills

  • Identifies and collects information relevant to the problem.
  • Uses brainstorming techniques to create a variety of choices.
  • Selects the best course of action by identifying all the alternatives and then makes a logical assumption.

Key Interpersonal Skills

  • Treats others with respect
  • Is considerate of the needs of others
  • Values and encourages contributions of others

Ability to Manage Client Relationships

  • Develops good relationships with both internal and external customers.
  • Uses feedback of customers and implements action to improve and deliver quality services/products

Self Motivation and Direction

  • Creates and initiates goals, timelines, deliverables, and budgets without support
  • Is self-motivated
  • Leads teams to achieve goals within deadlines

Adaptability and Flexibility

  • Understanding of the necessity to change
  • Challenges established norms
  • Ability to make hard decisions
  • Ability to cope in stressful situations

Always Professional

  • Sets examples to others
  • Keeps up to date with developments in the field

Financial

  • Makes good economic use of resources
  • Looks for methods to improve processes

Resource: Assertiveness in Leadership

No Comments

Menu

Recent articles

Articles RSS
Comments RSS

Article archives

Search

Leadership Training

Leadership Training

This Leadership training course is designed to help all managers and leaders develop the essential skills to influence and motivate your staff to achieve exceptional performance.

Team Leadership Training

This team leadership training course covers the key skills necessary for team members to become team leaders. It is ideal for recently promoted Team Leaders or those who have not had formal training.

Links