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Leadership Qualities +1
by Karin Syren
July 25, 2005
Great
Leaders are optimists first
and foremost. Their tendency
is to interact according to
Henry Ford's observation, "whether
you think you can or think you
can't - you are right."
Because the buck must stop somewhere
and because the dynamic of authority
dictates that all delegated
authorities are themselves subject
to authority, they understand
that being a leader is far more
than a title. The ten qualities
listed herein are based on these
assumptions and are just the
beginning of developing the
character of a great leader.
Here's to a great beginning!
1.
Great Leaders are mission inclined
and ensure the survival of the
vision. By making certain that
the principles of that vision
are daily implemented, the Great
Leader indicates a firm grasp
of the mission and visions of
the organization and is in agreement
with them, making a conscious
choice to submit to and support
them.
2. Great Leaders are providers,
oriented to whatever the individual
or team cannot supply for itself.
The leader is often called to
provide for needs the group
is virtually unaware of. It
becomes the role of the leader
to first identify the need,
and then to provide a means
of fulfillment.
3.
Great Leaders are motivated
by the welfare of the team.
The motive is never self-promotion,
self-aggrandizement. The great
leader self-checks frequently.
The welfare of the team will
always be in line with the greater
mission, if integrity is at
the base.
4.
Great Leaders are always ready
to provide the tools necessary
for achieving the goals of the
team. Individual and team achievement
furthers the purpose of the
organizational mission. Great
Leaders must assess the needs
and provide the tools, as well
as the instruction necessary
to attain and maintain optimum
productivity.
5.
Great Leaders have great integrity
(wholeness, soundness) and assume
the role of keeper of ethics.
Leaders must articulate the
ethical expectations necessary
to maintain the wholeness and
soundness of the team, as well
as the individual members. The
two are inseparable.
6.
Great Leaders are consistently
teachable. Information flows
from the top. Zest for information
and knowledge will do the same.
An eager to learn leader will
generate followers enthusiastic
about the process as well.
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7.
Great Leaders are always willing to
step aside rather than compromise
the team. We have established that
the Great Leader is motivated by the
welfare of the team rather than his
or her own agenda, and as a result,
will step aside if necessary to insure
it. The same is true of the Great
Leader's dedication to team unity
and productivity. The leader will
never play one member against another
as a tactic, realizing that unity
of purpose, when grounded in the integrity
of the vision, will always lead to
increased productivity and progress.
8.
Great Leaders do not take control,
but accept surrendered control. Seized
control will ultimately end in rebellion
and insurrection. Conversely, cooperation
always follows surrendered control,
the voluntary submission to authority.
(Note: sub=under, and mission=vision,
i.e., a voluntary stepping under,
in a supporting capacity, to the mission
of the team, the reason for its continued
existence.)
9.
Great Leaders understand the awesome
responsibility of guiding human beings.
At any level - - in any organization
- - for any reason - - without reservation
10.
Great Leaders understand the difference
between passion for excellence and
passion for power. Passion for excellence
is fervor and zeal for fineness and
quality. Passion for power is lust
and greed for control, at any cost.
These two highlight the enormous variance
between Authority and Power.
Plus
One...
Great
Leaders always lead by example. The
Great Leader is always willing, at
any point, to walk out in front of
the group. The Great Leader is never
merely an observer. All other qualities
will flow naturally from this characteristic
at the very heart of Great Leadership.
Karin
Syren is a certified coach specializing
in EffectivenessCoaching. She has
over 25 years business experience
and has played key roles in independent
creative enterprises, non-profit and
Fortune 500 companies. Karin has helped
leaders at all levels to increase
their effectiveness through increased
awareness. Visit her website at http://www.solushunz.com
to arrange for your complementary
EffectivenessCoaching consultation.
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