Leadership In simple terms a leader is an individual who takes the leadership in motivating, improving and guiding his/her followers into the correct path. A leader and a manager isn't always the same. Leadership is not dependent on the persons hierarchical position in a company but a leader is identified as a person who has followers. There are some essential skills that person must master to be a successful leader both in his/her professional and personal lives, given below is a brief description of these main skill sets. They are: Intellectual Skills People Skills Intellectual skills are basically skills that a leader must master in order to properly lay out plans and to develop a proper vision which his/her followers can be directed to. An individual with a strong set of intellectual skills must be able to analyse a problem by looking at it in different perspectives and coming into a strategic well thought out decision. Given below
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