Leadership is often defined as the role of enrolling and inspiring your team to achieve a worthwhile goal or task, or to accomplish something of note. Leadership goes hand in hand with management skills because while the leader must inspire and enrol, he must also possess a number of abilities that allow the organisation to operate effectively in the direction he wants it to go. Leadership qualities that you should nurture or develop include operating with integrity, being honest, humble and courageous, demonstrating commitment and sincerity in your dealing with your team, be confident enough for the whole team to believe that your vision can happen, and wise and patient enough to wait for the results to come in. A touch of charisma is handy, too. As the leader you will have to make ethical and value judgements, alongside the technical and business decisions that come with management. It’s not just about having your name printed with “CEO” or “Managing Director” next to it – you have to walk the talk.
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