Eight Attributes of a Great Leader # 2

Eight Attributes of a Great Leader # 2

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:

2. Chief cheerleader of the vision.
Great leaders keep the vision focused. They motivate and by sharing their enthusiasm, they create enthusiasm among their team.

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.

Eight Attributes of a Great Leader # 1

Eight Attributes of a Great Leader # 1

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:

1. Highly visible.
A great leader takes the time to get to know those who are working for him/her. More then having an open door policy, they circulate through their team several times a day encouraging, clarifying, and affirming them.

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.)

Tips on being a better communicator:
No matter if we have an audience of one or thousands, whether our communication is spoken or written, take care in how you communicate so our message is received.  It is critical to know the audience, balance what we have to say with what they want to hear, use simple language, use the right method of communication, share personal antidotes and illustrations, begin strongly and end with emotion, tell them, tell them, tell them and make it memorable.
Doing so will help achieve our desired result: Message Received and Understood.

Food for thought:  We are all communicators.  Take steps to assure that your message is getting through.