Project Management - Qualities of a leader
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by Drake Settsu
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Leaders are born and made, they rise when they have the calling. A good leader will embrace the respect of the team not having to force their leadership skills on the team. The bad leaders are the ones that try to force their leadership and just do not connect with the team wasting everyone's time with a dog and pony show they put on to call attention to themselves.
Something to remember on how you conduct your leadership. Put yourself in your teams shoes and step back and look at yourself and see if you like that person.
Qualities of a good leader:
1) Vision - Have enthusiasm by conveying to your team what we are going to undertake and deliver.
2) Good listener - Let others speak their view point to get a good understanding of them.
3) Approachable - Create an atmosphere that you can be contacted anytime.
4) Confidence - Believe in yourself without portraying an arrogant attitude.
5) Credibility - You must have the trust of your team.
6) Keep one's word - Deliver what you promise.
7) Accountability - The Buck Stops Here.
8) Charisma - Inspire your team.
9) Decision maker - Must have confidence to make tough and critical decisions.
(Note - this article was originally written by Drake Settsu and published on DrakeSettsu.BlogSpot.com in January 2014 and was modified on this post)
Posted on: February 13, 2018 06:09 AM |
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Anish Abraham
Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington
Auburn, Wa, United States
Good points, Drake and thanks for sharing.
Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Good Points Drake. Cheers
Interesting points, thanks. I'd add: having knowledge about the field one's a leader in.
Great reminders, Drake! One I'd add to the list is a good leader believes in your abilities even if you don't!
Kiron
Thanks Anish & Rami.
Thanks Kiron for that additional quality. That is a good one.
Some good qualities there for a leader Drake, thanks.
Vincent Guerard
Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance
Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Good points, I would add honesty, a leader should be true to the organisation and the team
That is some good qualities Vincent. Thanks!
Vinod Rao Nikam
Consultant| Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Al-Khobar, East, Saudi Arabia
Frederick Oware
Senior Systems Analyst| Social Security and National Trust, Ghana.
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Well on point Drake
" Leaders are born and made "
You just need to rise to the occasion period.
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