What I have learned about people and organizations...so far.

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Eight Attributes of a Great Leader # 3

Are you a Chairman, President, CEO, Pastor, department head or project leader?  If you are or aspire to be, there are several highly critical attributes of good leadership.  From my experience I have learned that great leaders possess eight qualities:

3. Affirming those serving with him/her.
Leadership tells team members about their positive qualities and praises their accomplishments.  Such affirmation will raise the team’s performance to the next level.  Great leaders place people ahead of results, direct their improvement, and deal with workplace problems swiftly.
Ok leader, how do you measure up against this standard?  If it is missing from your present management style, include it today and you’ll begin to see results tomorrow. (To be continued.)