Sunday, March 16, 20085 Qualities of a Leader

I have been studying leadership for quite some time now. I have been fortunate enough to meet some very

good leaders. I have listened and learned from them and learned their theories and styles. I have been

fortunate enough to become acquainted with experienced industry leaders and with new and upcoming

leaders.

Through the course of all this I have been able to distill down the many lessons I have learned and I have

come up with what I believe is a formula for success. I see certain qualities in experienced leaders and I see

ideas in the new and upcoming leaders that seem to be constant.

These qualities are evident in historical leaders as well. Leaders such as Lincoln, Wilberforce, Gandhi,

Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Theresa, and others.

I also see these qualities in modern day achievers and most importantly I see these qualities in the everyday

achievers.

I have narrowed it down to 5 common qualities and they are as follows

1. Successful people never let circumstances dictate the outcome. Successful people learn to respond to their circumstances. They know that they cannot always control what happens, but they can control how they respond to what happens.

2. Successful people are persistent. They have their big idea and they stick with it.

3. Successful people take a realistic inventory of their talents and abilities. They recognize their personal strengths and weaknesses. They play to their own strengths and overcome their weaknesses by capitalizing on the strengths of others.

4. Successful people are resilient. They recognize that failure is an opportunity to learn and grow. They do not fear failure they embrace it. They see every failure as a step closer to the realization of their dreams. They become masters of overcoming obstacles and staying focused on a positive outcome.

5. Successful people have passion. They are faithful and they pursue their dreams with a constant vigor and they love deeply. They do not fear rejection and loss as much as they fear living without a purpose.

I know that there is much more to being a leader, but I have found these 5 qualities to be constant in the successful people that I have met and studied. I will be writing a lot on these 5 qualities over the coming months. I look forward to creating dialogue and getting some feedback. until then take care and keep learning and growing.

Fuente: Hillbilly PhD

http://hillbillyphd.blogspot.com/2008/03/5-qualities-of-leader.html