Do you have a leader in you?

Leadership matters. It has become one of the key traits people search for in a competent and deserving personality. Many perceptions can arise while speaking about leadership.  I opine that these are the qualities a leader must possess.

                                            

Source of inspiration: A leader should be the source of inspiration to all the team mates. He should be able to motivate them and keep up the team spirit. The efforts of the team members should be appreciated. You remember how it was to be praised by the teacher in the fourth grade didn’t you? Well it’s the same feeling when you grow up. As a leader, you should make your team mates feel that their hard work and efforts is recognized.

                                  

Honesty: Being a leader is all about the ability to bind the team and take appropriate decisions in order to attain the objectives. The team loyalty and sincerity can only be enhanced through a strong foundation of trust. The leader should be honest with the team members in order to gain their trust.              

Decisiveness: A leader should be able to take proper decision wherever necessary. He should be able to take decisions for the team and do it confidently. After all, that’s what he’s assigned for. However, all the team members should have say in it as well.

             

Ability to delegate: There are numerous tasks that the team needs to perform and obviously, the work is to be done by all the members of the team and not just the team leader. The leader should be able to delegate the tasks to the team members according to their skills, expertise and the nature of the task. If a member finds a task that is more suitable to him, he enjoys doing it and the efficiency is increased. The leader should trust the team and learn to make the most out of the skills of the team members.

               

Unity: Everyone in the team should feel equally important. If the team members feel left out from the team, they start losing interest and the team starts falling apart. The leader should be open about the job and the tasks needed to be performed by them and the leader should ensure that there is participation of all the team members.

Communication: Leaders should be able to share his ideas with effective communication. Remember, not communication but  “effective communication”. If you have a crystallized idea in your mind but cannot express it in front of the people, it is near to being useless. A leader should be able to have effective communication skills, meaning that only blabbering in front of a bunch of people is not enough. He should make the people understand the idea he shares with them.  

Wider thought: In order to achieve something, the first step is to make a blueprint in your head. A competent leader should always have a broad thought. When you start thinking, the ideas start to shape up. This is one of the major and important traits of being a leader.

Confidence:  What makes you different from the rest of your team? It’s your confidence level. Showing great confidence makes you the backbone of the team. If you remain confident in different circumstances, you will keep the whole team calm and focused.