You’ve earned a leadership role likely because of your knowledge, the ability to build effective relationships, and the skill to drive results and help others grow in their career.
Dr. Greg Halpern provides a Leadership Characteristics Set that he feels are requirements for outstanding leadership:
Likable – Having charisma and the ability to attract people
Ethical – The courage to be fair, just, and principled to make the right decision
Accountable – Showing responsibility for all your actions and admitting when you make mistakes
Decisive – The ability to make thoughtful, intelligent, and timely decisions for all key issues
Encouraging – Providing reassurance and guidance with kindness, inspiration, and understanding
Respectful – Considerate of the needs of others and courteous in all interactions
Sincere – Always trustworthy, authentic, and honest
Helpful – Willingly provides a supportive hand and is caring and obliging
Intelligent – Displaying the ability to be a thoughtful intellectual while being flexible and reasonable
Perceptive – Being insightful and observant, in tune with your surroundings, with the aptitude to show understanding and compassion
And we’ll add one additional characteristic: the commitment to continual learning!
How many of these competencies do you consistently exhibit? Are there any you could further enhance?
Sincerely,Dr. Greg Halpern provides a Leadership Characteristics Set that he feels are requirements for outstanding leadership:
Likable – Having charisma and the ability to attract people
Ethical – The courage to be fair, just, and principled to make the right decision
Accountable – Showing responsibility for all your actions and admitting when you make mistakes
Decisive – The ability to make thoughtful, intelligent, and timely decisions for all key issues
Encouraging – Providing reassurance and guidance with kindness, inspiration, and understanding
Respectful – Considerate of the needs of others and courteous in all interactions
Sincere – Always trustworthy, authentic, and honest
Helpful – Willingly provides a supportive hand and is caring and obliging
Intelligent – Displaying the ability to be a thoughtful intellectual while being flexible and reasonable
Perceptive – Being insightful and observant, in tune with your surroundings, with the aptitude to show understanding and compassion
And we’ll add one additional characteristic: the commitment to continual learning!
How many of these competencies do you consistently exhibit? Are there any you could further enhance?
Mike and Jan