Leadership Digest

IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF GREAT LEADERS 11 Leadership coach and expert, John C. Maxwell once said “a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”. Great leaders are not confused people; they are problem solvers who know exactly what they are capable of accomplishing. Great leaders are always ahead of others because they pay little or no attention to the challenges that come with their goals. Consider other qualities of great leaders:  SUCCESS DRIVE . Great leaders have their mindset fixed on success. Great leaders spend more time craving for success than fearing failure. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION . Great leaders possess effective communication skills. They hold regular meetings with others  where they clearly state their visions, intentions, ideas, policies and so on. Great leaders inspire and motivate others by communicating effectively. INTEGRITY . Great leaders are honest, sincere and truthful people. Integrity is infact, the foundation of leadership.

Leadership coach and expert, John C. Maxwell once said “a leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way”. Great leaders are not confused people; they are problem solvers who know exactly what they are capable of accomplishing. Great leaders are always ahead of others because they pay little or no attention to the challenges that come with their goals. Consider some of the qualities great leaders: PASSION IN ACTUALIZING VISION. Effective leaders are very passionate in pushing a visionary agenda, even when it looks unpopular. They care less if people understand what they are doing. They are always eager to prove a point because what is pushing them is far bigger than the challenges other people are seeing. ABILITY IN TAKING INITIATIVES . Successful leaders are people with great ideas. However, they go a step further by taking proactive steps in translating ideas into action. It takes courage to act on preconceived ideas, great leaders have however proved that w

Leadership is finding solution to problems. Leaders are those that identify problems and find practical ways of solving those problems. Leaders in the real sense are solution providers. To be a leader of worth, get committed by becoming a solution provider. Leadership is positive influence. Leaders are those people who are able to positively influence others towards reaching a goal, completing a mission and creating new ideas. Leaders that provide positive influence are those that help us move nearer to our desired results and help us to be better today than we were yesterday. Leadership is about change. Leaders bring people together to create change. Change is constant; therefore a leader must be dynamic enough to embrace change. A leader must listen, learn, love, teach and grow continuously.