IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF GREAT LEADERS

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 with good planning and strategy, brilliant ideas are achievable.

ADDING VALUE TO THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. Great leaders strive to make themselves and those around them better. They develop continuously by gaining more knowledge every day. Great leaders make themselves indispensable by adding value to other people around them.