HOW YOU CAN BECOME AN EXCEPTIONALLY TRUE LEADER

 

 

In my opinion, I regard leadership as the authority or power or even mandate that has been bestowed, vested or endowed to an individual, with expectation that he or she has the capacity to express his power in a manner that will be complied by his followers. Thus a leader has to be exceptional by being way ahead in terms of the vision and the path that he or she will leaders as others unquestionably follow. The clear aspect of leadership should envisage itself distinctively.

There are certain explicit qualities and characters that will prove to you either if one is truly a phenomenal leader. I will give some of them here:

1.                         1.Visionary

Actually, this is the main trait that a true leader should possess and cling into their minds. Indeed where there is no vision, followers will actually perish. This can also be put in the context where a blind man cannot lead another blind man as they may end up falling into a pit. A true leader should foresee the future and formulate ways that will make the future to be promising. I emulate the leadership of the late icon Nelson Mandela where he was able to envision a time when the South Africans would not be subjected to Apartheid and this prompted him to initiate measures against such segregation.

2. Transformational

This is also a powerful trait that comes out clearly for a leader whose main agenda is to bring change; to moving the state of his leadership a notch higher away from the status quo. A true leader will indulge himself or herself into transforming the systems both physical and intangibles, changing the perception of  the way people think to positive one, and besides, leaving a formidable legacy that will remain there many years to come. Thus a leader should understand that change is inevitable and perceive to adopt the change for transformation.

3. Tackle the issues as they come!

This is one of the qualities that for you to become a exceptional leader you must have. It has been discovered that leaders who are able to engage in finding solutions to their followers9 especially where there is some sort of conflict), they are able to gain supportive trust and loyalty from them. Procrastination and delay in decision making will demoralize your followers and believe you me, this may be the starting point for facing wrangles in your organization.

4. An intentive listener

This is a phenomenal quality that makes your employees or followers view you in a different positive perspective. They feel appreciated that you are willing and ready to listen to their side of story and incase of any portending conflict, you can amicably come into a mutual consensus.

Although there are many qualities that can be outlaid, the aforementioned are among the core that will make you as a leader to be indeed outstanding! You can now gauge yourself and see if you actually display such characters.