Hopefully you know at least one good leader:
- Someone people want to follow
- Someone who makes ideas real for people
- Someone who creates energy and drives people towards a common goal
So what is it about a good leader? Research has shown that effective leaders have these common traits:
- They think about the job at hand and the people
- They are able to achieve goals by enhancing productivity and job satisfaction
- They are proactive
- They start with the end result in mind
- They prioritise and put first things first
- They aim for a win-win situation
- They listen before they speak / act
- They make sure all things work well together
- They make sure the right tools / skills are in place
- Autocratic – do as I say
- Bureaucratic – we must follow the process
- Diplomatic – not lazy, just work challenged
- Participative – what do you think?
- Task-Oriented – we must finish this tonight
- People-Oriented – how are you today?