Leadership
is the process by which a person direct others behavior at work
place, guide them for better performance, give feedback, motivate
and extend his support to meet the goals and objectives keeping in
mind the values of the organization. Leadership is the ways and
means of motivating, helping or encouraging a group of people to
deliver high level of performance in order to meet the common goal
in alignment with the values of the organization.
The three key elements of leadership effectiveness are
- goal achievement so that organization can make
profit and be on top.
- smooth internal processes so that the
organization can function in an effective way to meet the desired
outcome.
- external adaptability so that the organization
can cope up with changing and challenging situations
effectively.
Leadership effectiveness can't be taught but it can be
learned. The seven leadership characteristics include:
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- Integrity -
This quality make them ethical and to be honest and open to
different ideas and culture. They treat people fairly and lead by
example by showing correct behavior and attitude.
- Empathy - A
leader should build rapport with the employees and get connected
with them in a way that the employees can share their concern and
work with the leader effectively.
- Consistency
- A leader should be consistent in the way they think, act and
behave which help them to gain respect and credibility.
- Direction -
A leader should be directive in his or her approach and should have
the vision to achieve great things and should focus on achieving
the goals.
- Communication - a leader
should implement effective communication that can help the team to
do things correctly to meet the goal. A leader should communicate
effectively with the team about expectations, issues, targets, etc.
then the team will participate more actively in meeting the
goal.
- Flexibility
- A leader should be flexible and work effectively in challenging
situations. They should be open to change and should adapt to the
changing situations in order to help the organization to meet the
goal.
- Dominance and
assertiveness - this component make the leader ambitious
and competitive and they work hard to meet their goals and
objectives.
These skills can be learned under different culture settings
like social group, public sector organization, educational
institutions and religious organizations. These make the foundation
for the individual to develop specific leadership style.
The personal capabilities that a person develop to be a good
leader are: -
- To be ethical and honest which will influence the people to
believe in the leader. Integrity is an important part of personal
capability of a leader.
- A leader is clear in the vision and guide the team to follow
the path to be successful in the future.
- A leader inspires the team so that they can take
responsibilities and accountabilities.
- They have the ability to challenge situations and focus on
bringing change for betterment.
- A leader leads the team by example.
- A leader has good communication skills and make the team aware
of different information when working together so that they can
effectively meet the goal.