Leadership

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A leader is the person who leads a group of people or an organization, and the action of leading is called leadership. Word “leadership” can bring various images to mind; a political leader who is pursuing a passionate cause, an explorer who is carving a path for rest of his group to follow, and an executive who is leading his/ her company with strategies to compete with the competitors. Role of a leader is to motivate his followers to act for achieving a common goal. In an office environment, this means assisting and directing colleagues with a proper strategy to meet the company's goal.

Leaders help people to do the right things by their effective skills. There are many qualities of leadership which result in creating something new with an inspiring vision and direction. One should possess absolute Honesty and integrity for leadership CITATION Bec98 \l 1033 (Becker, 1998). Secondly, the leader should exude confidence. If you are unsure of your decision, then no one will follow you. A leader should be able to inspire others by setting a good example. A leader should be committed and passionate about his work. The team always looks up to a leader, if they see him getting his hand dirty, they will also give their best shot CITATION Dav98 \l 1033 (Loye, 1998). The fifth most important quality of leadership is that a leader should be a good communicator. He should be able to communicate his vision and strategy to his team. A leader should have the ability to make the right decision at the right time. Make sure that everyone is accountable for what they are doing. Always appreciate if they are doing well, and help them if they are struggling. A ninth, most important quality of leadership is innovation and creativity CITATION DiL06 \l 1033 (DiLiello, 2006). This is what distinguishes a leader from his follower. Last but not least, a leader should be able to connect with their followers.

To become a leader I should try my best to adapt to the qualities mentioned in the above paragraph. These qualities cannot be achieved in a day, they require dedication and also learning from your leader or mentor. I think if one fails to adopt these qualities, they might struggle to make a mark as a leader.

References

BIBLIOGRAPHY Becker, T. E. (1998, Jan 1). Integrity in Organizations: Beyond Honesty and Conscientiousness. Academy of Management Review, 23(1), 11. Retrieved from https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/AMR.1998.192969

DiLiello, T. C. (2006). Maximizing organizational leadership capacity for the future: Toward a model of self‐leadership, innovation and creativity. Journal of Manageral Psychology, 21(4), 319-337. Retrieved from https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/02683940610663114

Loye, D. (1998). The Leadership Passion. toExcel Press. Retrieved from https://books.google.com.pk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=B3d1L68jdJEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=passion+leadership&ots=iHy-1a6Hux&sig=fEDv1Feq_TludB7WXdPFIl4gDcY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false