QUALITIES OF A LEADER
Being a leader is a hard job to take up, especially if you’re going to be an effective one. There are many qualities that an effective leader has to allow their team to be successful. Explore valuable leadership qualities that you need below!
WHAT QUALITIES SHOULD A GOOD LEADER POSSESS?
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“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” - Ronald Reagan
GOOD LEADERSHIP QUALITIES.
Credibility (competent, objective, trustworthy, co-oriented, dynamic)
Preparedness
Adaptability
Ethical/principled
Personal involvement (confidence, commitment, concentration)
Lumsden and Lumsden (2000)
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GOOD LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS.
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Task-oriented behavior
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Relationship-oriented behaviour
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Participative leadership
(Katz and Kahn, 1952)
What is Task oriented leadership and it’s traits? It is…
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A style of leadership.
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Focused, Organized and Dedicated.
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Forms its objectives around completing tasks at hand.
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Will prioritize efficient strategies for task completion.
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Discusses teams strengths and weakness in terms of task completion.
RELATIONSHIP-ORIENTED BEHAVIOUR
What is Relationship Oriented Leadership? It is…
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Empathetic, People person, Personal and Team growth.
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Prioritizes group satisfaction.
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Goal oriented, however, focuses on team’s well being.
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Group decision making is the main form of communication style.
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Creates positive collaboration in work environments.
PARTICIPATIVE LEADERSHIP
What is Participative Leadership? It is…
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Collaboration, Participative and Executive.
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The decision making system is democratic.
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Participative leaders are able to overcome tasks with the group and feel jointly in control.
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Inclusion and cooperation is the participative styles guide.
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Whole team is involved in end goals and conclusions.
TASK-ORIENTED BEHAVIOUR