LEADERSHIP

Leadership

Leadership

Q1

A leader is an individual who guides a community, country, or group. Alexander The great, Asoka, and Jesus are leaders who exemplify all the qualities of an effective leader. Despite hardships, these men had to over come, they ended up helping their people and their empires and showed that they weren't pushovers. These three men got respect from their followers by means of charm and fear. They all were accepting of people who did not follow them(Bass 1990). Asoka and Alexander expanded their empires and Jesus expanded the number of people who followed him in believing that he had a message from God. An effective leader is an individual who earns the respect of his people, who is determined and ambitious, and is tolerant of people who do not share the same beliefs as him.

1. Influence and Inspire

Many people think that leadership is about power; driving people to do what you want to accomplish using fear. Well, this is a wrong leadership.

2. Vision

A leader must be visionary; a clear sense of purpose of the organization. People will only follow you if they see that you know where you are going(Bass 1990).

3. Trust

Effective leaders are trustworthy leaders; similar to respect, it's something you have to earn from your people. Good and effective leadership can be measured from the trust and confidence your subordinates have of you.

4. Communication

Communication is very crucial to effective leadership. The vision, goals, knowledge and technical expertise must be clearly communicated and imparted to all the people in organization.

5. Intuition

Effective leaders are intuitive or possess instinctive knowledge to make successful decisions. Some people are naturally gifted with such trait but others learned and developed it through experiences.

Q2

1. Keeping an open mind

Whether taking on a fresh challenge, starting a new management job or hiring a new employee, in a lot of ways management is like dating - you often don't know what you're dealing with until you've taken the time to get acquainted with what's in front of you. Stay sharp in 2010 by keeping an open mind and pondering options you may have dismissed earlier, particularly when it comes to marketing, cost-cutting and strengthening customer relationships(Bloisi Cook Hunsaker 2003).

2. Informing as the norm

Keep your team informed about your expectations for performance and what generates success. Consistently communicate down to your team and up to your boss. As you manage through another 14 months of soft sales, let everyone know how it's going. Consider initiating an   e-newsletter if you don't have one or beefing up information-sharing methods you're using now. Think of information as the fuel to keep your team going as you run the market marathon(Burns 1997).

3. Being nice

Be pleasant and reasonably agreeable (but not patronizing) with everyone. This is important during the extended economic and psychological stress accompanying a recession. At times you may need to grit your teeth a bit, but the benefits are real.

4. Keeping it clean

Using foul language demeans your character and ...