Leadership

Good leaders are made and they are not born to be a leader. Willpower and desire will lead you to be a leader. Bear in mind, nothing comes naturally. In order to be a good leader, experiences are important and of course there must be continuous learning or improvement whether by studies or working experiences will be an advantages to lead you to be a more successful or good leader your subordinates would like to have.

Total Leadership

What makes a person want to follow a leader? People want to be guided by leaders they respect and who have a clear sense of direction. To gain respect, they must be ethical. A sense of direction is achieved by conveying a strong vision of the future.

When people are deciding if they respect you as a leader, they do not think about your attributes, rather, they observe what you do so that they can know who you really are. They use this observation to tell if you are an honorable and trusted leader or a self-serving person who misuses authority to look good and get promoted.

On the other hand, self-serving leaders are not as effective because their employees only obey them, not follow them. They succeed in many areas because they present a good image to their seniors at the expense of their workers.

Good leadership is honorable character and selfless service to your organization. In your employees' eyes, your leadership is everything you do that effects the organization's objectives and their well-being.

The Two Most Important Keys to Effective Leadership

According to a study by the Hay Group, a global management consultancy, there are 75 key components of employee satisfaction (Lamb, McKee, 2004). They found that:

o Trust and confidence in top leadership was the single most reliable predictor of employee satisfaction in an organization.

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