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| Higherlife Coach |
Leadership comes with great responsible. As a leader,
misconduct can ruin your reputation. The rulebook of professional code of
conduct is ever- expanding but with great leadership qualities you can be a
person of influence. Leaders are people of exceptional character who are able
to find the path and lead others through it. Vision, teamwork, empowerment and
trust are the hallmarks of a true leader. Whether we are following or leading,
we are all leaders and should conduct ourselves properly in other to be good ambassadors
of our people. One who leads must
develop vitality, aliveness and a deep feeling of shared value among his
people. You must consciously lead if you want your team to move from good to
great.
Leadership can be defined as the ability and capability of
an individual to influence, inspire and encourage others to contribute their
best toward the betterment and success of the group. A person who can bring
about change, therefore, is one who has the potentiality to be a leader. One
quality does not fit all for leaders. Leaders are different as the
organizations they lead. What and who they are in relation to the set they lead
determines their ability to lead and the willingness of the people to follow.
No matter the kind of group different leaders lead,
generally, some qualities must be possessed by a leader for him to conduct
himself professionally and lead with a positive difference.
*Belief: A leader must believe in his ability to lead the
people rightly. Belief strengthens your power of achievement. If you do not
belief in yourself and abilities, nobody will believe you.
*Self-awareness:
Proper knowledge of your skills, passions, strengths and values will help you
in your leadership journey. You can’t give what you don’t have, therefore, you
must know yourself and lead yourself before you can lead others well.
*Wisdom: This is the principal thing. It will help you to
maximize your intelligences and know when to say or do things right. Wisdom
gives you hindsight, insight and foresight.
*Effective Communication and Connection: The ability to
create common ground matters a lot in leadership. The capability to listen and
understand the thoughts, concerns and ideas of your people will help you
greatly in leading. This virtue will help you connect well with them and gives
you the platform to easily communicate your thoughts clearly to them. A vision
is nothing until it can be sold.
Every leader who wants to succeed must be confident, innovative,
enthusiastic, inspiring, courageous, motivating and teachable. People only
follow those who know where they are going. Improving yourself will help you
become a better leader who has the qualities it takes to conducts himself
professionally. Great leadership is not developed is not developed in a day,
but daily. Conducting yourself professionally helps you sharpen your
inter-personal skills.
© Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
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