Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Leadership Training: What Makes a Great Leader?

By Ethan Clark


People regularly wonder what makes a great leader. Are they made or are they born? Leadership training conventions have attempted to deal with this. This could spark up an entire debate and whatever your stand is on this, I'm sure that you. I'm certain you have some terribly acceptable reasons.

But what I think is more important to discuss in a leadership training isn't whether some people have inborn command talents or not. What's more important are the features or qualities of a great leader. These characteristics are not something you can just develop during the leadership training. It needs time to fully develop these skills but then again, understanding what these are would help you to become a better leader.

Competitive: Each business has competition. There are some who have more than the others but the point is, you have competition. If a business leader is competitive, he will stop at nothing to make certain that his business stays floating. You must understand that you cannot just sit idly by and wish for the best. A good leader is pro-active.

Inspiring: Working in a professional and corporate environment can be very nerve-wrangling. An employee can lose faith or incentive at work for several reasons. But if their leader is someone they could look up to, they get even more enthusiastic about working and performing better.

Smart: The business is world is not for people who do not think. Each business is a dodgy business. There's no guarantee that a business will be successful unless the company's leader knows effective business techniques and mindsets.

Visionary: I've always thought that one of the easiest ways to success is when a person has a vision. A goal. As a leader, you could have a clear vision of what you want for your company's future. The stronger and more clean-cut your vision is, the harder you'll work to realize that end goal.




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