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
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 is a video that can use to stimulate ones intellectual skills:
People
with good people skills has a great deal of communication techniques
and skills up their sleeves. People skills are basically skills that a
person should master that he/she can use to influence other people into
doing the right thing.
These personnel are skilled in interacting with peers, employees, management, etc.
There are some critical aspects inside people skills that an individual need to master in order to succeed, they are as follows:
- Flexibility
- Trust Worthy
- Good negotiation skills
- Patience
- Empathy
- Honesty
- Good sense of humor
- etc
Conclusion
The
world has seen so many great individuals who may not be people who
holds a big position in a reputed organization but these great
individuals has some unique set of skills that enabled them to influence
other people into doing a certain thing. These individuals had some
things in common, they are proper leadership skills. So if a company
wants to succeed or to have competitive advantage over other companies
they should properly guide their employees into begin leaders.
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People Skills You Need To Succeed At Work. Forbes. [online] 17 Mar.
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TED-Ed (2016). 5 tips to
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