Name : Michael Sharpe

Subject : Language and Communication

Topic : Qualities of a good leader

Instructor : Miss. T Bartley

Qualities of a good leader

A leader is someone who is passionate, intelligent, articulate and purposeful. A leader is

someone who believes strongly in something and sees a way to change the present course

of things. A leader is someone who stands up for what they believe in. While not all

leaders possess these qualities, I feel that the most effective leaders likely do.

Determining a leadership philosophy depends very much on your own personal beliefs. A

leadership philosophy will encompass what you believe about people and human nature,

what you believe about life, and what you believe is the most effective way for groups or

teams to function. All of these beliefs will determine how you are most comfortable in

dealing with people.

Trust is the basis for all the relationships in your life. Without trust, it's impossible to

create healthy and productive environments, either in work or personal situations. Be

aware that others are watching you, assessing your values system and integrity. People

want to be assured that their trust, followed closely by their respect is being placed in a

safe place, your hands, and that they are indeed wise to follow where you lead.

When people trust you, they are more willing to give their best, as they know that they

always get your best. This leadership quality is sometime referred as integrity or honor,

but all these terms have the same basic meaning: you say what you do and do what you

say. This is one of the qualities of good leadership that you really want to master. The

best leaders are really great at watching how others are reacting to them and fine-tuning

what they are saying to ensure that they are building the relationship.

This doesn't mean that they change their minds every second to get people to like

them. Rather it's about finding other ways to say things so that the person they are

interacting with wants to work with them and not against them.

The master leaders' know that the power is in the relationship (which is why a lot of the

site is dedicated to building relationships!). And all relationships begin and end with what

others think of you. If you aren't learning, growing, expanding then you certainly can't

expect the people around you to be either!

One of the things that seem to set all the great leaders apart is their absolute commitment

to stepping into their potential and discovering ways to be the best possible version of

themselves. I don't know about you, but I've yet to meet a leader that is considered to be

at the top of his or her game, who doesn't read, listen to audios, go to courses or talk

about what they learning.

They certainly don't sit around waiting to be sent on some corporate course.

You might not think that how you feel about yourself has a whole lot to do with how

others perceive you or how effective you can be at taking charge of a group situation.

However, it would be a huge mistake to make this assumption. Every individual is either

their own best friend or their own worst enemy. How you feel about yourself often leads

to subconscious patterns. Those with a negative self worth may have many other

leadership qualities, but sabotage their own efforts with a deep belief that they aren't good

enough to carry the day. Dealing with self esteem can seem like a touchy-feely waste of

time, but that is absolutely not the case. It is crucial to your success and leadership

ability.