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Great Leaders are optimists first and foremost. Their tendency is to interact according toHenry Ford's observation, "whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right."Because the buck must stop somewhere and because the dynamic of authority dictatesthat all delegated authorities are themselves subject to authority, they understand thatbeing a leader is far more than a title. The ten qualities listed herein are based on these

assumptions and are just the beginning of developing the character of a great leader.Here's to a great beginning!

1. Great Leaders are mission inclined and ensure the survival of the vision. By makingcertain that the principles of that vision are daily implemented, the Great Leader indicatesa firm grasp of the mission and visions of the organization and is in agreement with them,making a conscious choice to submit to and support them.

2. Great Leaders are providers, oriented to whatever the individual or team cannot supplyfor itself. The leader is often called to provide for needs the group is virtually unaware of.It becomes the role of the leader to first identify the need, and then to provide a means of

fulfillment.

3. Great Leaders are motivated by the welfare of the team. The motive is never self-promotion, self-aggrandizement. The great leader self-checks frequently. The welfare ofthe team will always be in line with the greater mission, if integrity is at the base.

4. Great Leaders are always ready to provide the tools necessary for achieving the goalsof the team. Individual and team achievement furthers the purpose of the organizationalmission. Great Leaders must assess the needs and provide the tools, as well as theinstruction necessary to attain and maintain optimum productivity.

5. Great Leaders have great integrity (wholeness, soundness) and assume the role ofkeeper of ethics. Leaders must articulate the ethical expectations necessary to maintainthe wholeness and soundness of the team, as well as the individual members. The two areinseparable.

6. Great Leaders are consistently teachable. Information flows from the top. Zest forinformation and knowledge will do the same. An eager to learn leader will generatefollowers enthusiastic about the process as well.

7. Great Leaders are always willing to step aside rather than compromise the team. Wehave established that the Great Leader is motivated by the welfare of the team rather than

his or her own agenda, and as a result, will step aside if necessary to insure it. The sameis true of the Great Leader's dedication to team unity and productivity. The leader willnever play one member against another as a tactic, realizing that unity of purpose, whengrounded in the integrity of the vision, will always lead to increased productivity andprogress.

8. Great Leaders do not take control, but accept surrendered control. Seized control willultimately end in rebellion and insurrection. Conversely, cooperation always follows


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surrendered control, the voluntary submission to authority. (Note: sub=under, andmission=vision, i.e., a voluntary stepping under, in a supporting capacity, to the missionof the team, the reason for its continued existence.)

9. Great Leaders understand the awesome responsibility of guiding human beings.

At any level - - in any organization - - for any reason - - without reservation

10. Great Leaders understand the difference between passion for excellence and passionfor power. Passion for excellence is fervor and zeal for fineness and quality. Passion forpower is lust and greed for control, at any cost. These two highlight the enormousvariance between Authority and Power.

Plus One...

Great Leaders always lead by example. The Great Leader is always willing, at any point,to walk out in front of the group. The Great Leader is never merely an observer. All other

qualities will flow naturally from this characteristic at the very heart of Great Leadership.

So what makes a great corporate leader? According to Brennan, sixqualitiesseparate theleaders from the followers:

1. Integrity: This is a deal breaker if you don't have it completely. When it comes togovernance, Brennan said, he "never did anything or asked anyone to do anythinghe couldn't go home and explain to his kids."

2. A deep understanding of the business: "You can't fake it. People will know."While you don't need to know every detail, you do have to have a good grasp ofthe business.

3. Consistency: While keeping things fresh is important, leaders cannot changedirection frequently. They will lose people's confidence.

4. Willingness to admit a mistake: Everyone makes mistakes. If you're not makingany, you're not doing your job right. But Brennan emphasized the importance ofadmitting your missteps -- otherwise people will not respect you.

5. The ability to listen: Good leaders must be willing to handle opinions contrary totheir own and absorb as much as they can.

6. Decisiveness: While you should listen to others' opinions, the final decision is

yours to make. Brennan said when CEOs fail, very often it's because they are notdecisive. Average tenure for a CEO has fallen from more than a decade to threeyears because people lose confidence in leaders whose indecision results infailure.
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Top 7 Qualities of a Great

Leader

By Dan Lightfritz

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Effective & efficient leadership is a must! The qualities I am about to share with youare derived from the "The Trilogy of 7". This is a concept that I personally created to

help everyone master the three core fundementals of business: Marketing, Sales,Serives.

If you are in a leadership role, regardless if you are a business owner, president of acompany, sales manager or a team leader, commit these 7 qualities of an Effective &

Efficient leader to memory and you WILL become that person.

1. NEVER LET ANYONE FIGURE YOU OUT!

Simpy put, once you become predicable, you become vulneralbe.

Great leaders keep there entire operation on their toes, they are the

individuals that thrive in business! Never respond to the daily situations thesame way, everyday. Once your team members think that they know how

you will respond or react to common everyday events, they then believe that

they have figured you out. Never let this happen. Don't come to work at thesame time everyday, don't leave and return for lunch at the same time

everyday, don' hire and terminated based on the same strategies everyday.Don't always market your products the same way, etc. Efficient and effective

leaders NEVER let anyone figure them out!

2. LIVE LIFE, LEARN TO LOVE AND LEAVE A LEGACY!

This is a 4 part structured philosphy. First, an effective leader will LIVE THEIR

LIVES to the fullest. For example, their god, their family, and then their job.Structure is clearly defined and the lifes are meaningful. Live your life so that

joy, peace, and the truely important things that your life has to offer are

always there for you.

Secondly, an effective leader LEARNS everything they can at every givenmoment. Education is motivation and knowledge is acquired is fuel for their

business success. The more you learn, the more that you can teach, and the

more that you can teach, the faster you become a mentor.

Thirdly, an effective leader has LOVE in his/her life. You have two separateareas of your life; business life and personal life. Once you leave the office,

your emotional love of someone or something must come into you world.Whether it be your family, your friends, or a love of a hobby. Emotional bliss

is something to be cherished. Find it and keep it!

Last but not least, is to leave a LEGACY. As human beings, we all want to be
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remembered, we all want to leave a legacy. How will you develop, manage,and subsequently leave a legacy that your children, your family, and your

friends will be able to continue your vision. A great leader creates a legacy.Create yours, then pass it on.

3. GIANTS WILL PERISH WHILE CHASING MINNOWS!

An effective and efficient leader does not chase down meaningless business.In order to be a giant in your industry, a superstar, a top producer, or to

become "THE MAN/WOMAN", you must market your business to the big fish,sell your products to the big fish, and provide exceptional service to all of the

big fish that you have capture. The effective and efficient leader builds, trains,and maintains a dynamic sales force that embraces this concept. Sure, you

will have to go after a couple of minnows every now and then, but do not fearmarketing, selling and servicing the big fish.

4. OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES MUST BE INGRAINED IN YOUR BRAIN!

As of right now, do you know how to do everyones job in your company? As

an effecient and effictive leader, one of your primary focuses should be toknow how to take care of the day-to-day activities of your key level teammembers positions. For example, if you have sales manager, do you know, on

a day to day basis, what he/she does with all of their sales people. Do youknow what days of the week the sales meetings are held, or do you know who

is the top producer and why? Another example, do you know what youroperation manager/business manager does on a daily or weekly basis? Have

all of the taxes been paid, receivable and payables, where do they stand? Icould go on an on. The point here is if any of your key level, senior

management individuals decides to leave your company, or if they were toget a prolonged illeness, are you fully prepared to cover and train another

individual for that position? Again, do you know how to do their job? This is

the million dollar question, literally. If you do not know the basic functions ofeveryone in your company, then you are vulneralbe to a negative impact onyour operations. Learn what and how they do their jobs, and have it ingrained

in your brain.

5. THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMODITY IN BUSINESS TODAY IS "PEOPLE"!

Simply put, "employee dupiciation" is the secret that effective and efficient

leaders possess. They are always trying to attract success, and through thisattraction,, they will build a bullet proof organization. A effective and efficient

leader is always networking and searching for top notch, high qualityindividuals to bring into their business. Always! Even if you are fully staffed,

keep planting the seeds that will make your business a continued success.

Once you have planted the seeds, you must water them, cultivate them, andtake care of them. This means that you must be a part of some networkinggroup, business luncheon, etc...Then, actively and consistently participate in

these activities. You and I don't know what tomorrow will bring you. If youalready have highly polished, top notch individuals in your organization, don't

you think that some other company will or may be at this moment trying tosteal them from you? What if you lost them? Are you prepared to replace

them with an equal or more qualified person? "Employee duplication" is thekey to always being an effective and efficient leader.


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6. BUILD, TRAIN, AND MAINTAIN A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION!

In order to be a great leader, you need to first off, "build" a dynamicorganization. This is accomplished by surrounding yourself with professional,

successful individuals that have that "can do" attitude. Then, once thoseindividuals are in place, you must train them to their fullest potential.

Remember, education is motivation, motivation is not education. Once thiscompleted, you must "maintain" this dynamic group of individuals within yourorganization.

Employee turnover creates complications and becomes expensive. You must

build, train and maintain your dynamic organization in order to be an effectiveand efficient leader.

7. I CAN DO ALL THINGS!

These are the 5 most powerful words a great leader says to themselveseveryday. There is no challenge, no situation, no problem, no hurdle that is

too great or no problem that cannot be solved. The effective and efficientleader will always be willing to accept a new challenges, new shifts in the

market, new training techniques for the sales people, etc.Nothing will take an effective and efficient leader down, nothing. There are 5

parts to this quote:

(#1) I (#2) CAN (#3) DO (#4) ALL (#5) THINGS"I" is you. Only you can do all things. "CAN" is the positive mental attitude

required to be a great leader. "DO" is to actually get thing done. Make ithappen. "ALL" is everything that your are faced with on a day to day basis

gets acomplished. "Things" are anything that comes across your desk is

welcomed with open arms. Good, challenging, or indiferrent.

Leaders play a critical role during change implementation, the period from the announcement ofchange through the installation of the change. During this middle period the organization is themost unstable, characterized by confusion, fear, loss of direction, reduced productivity, and lackof clarity about direction and mandate. It can be a period of emotionalism, with employeesgrieving for what is lost, and initially unable to look to the future.

In addition to forecast and amiability, the characteristics that leader must have are ability torecognize employees' talents, the know-how to make teams work and an open mind.

Leadership does vary to some extent as per the positions i.e. it may be slight different formanager and different for a union leader but the basic qualities of leadership does not change.

1. Good communication skillCommunication is the key to be a great leader. The reason for this is simple: if he possesses theother nine leadership qualities but if he fails to communicate well, he will never be great leader.

What he can do is communicate with others in the organization about what IT can do to move thecompany forward. In other words, good communication is the key for developing good businessrelationships. If he cant establish a good business working relationship, he is not going to be thatleader, that team player. He will not be able to communicate how IT can add long-term value tothe company. The modern leaders must therefore be equipped with good communication skill and


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use new ways to do effective communication.

2. HonestyThe most valuable asset of a leader is honesty. He must be honest with both his employees andthe management committee. Another part of his features is integrity. Once a leader compromiseshis or her integrity, it is lost. That is perhaps the reason integrity is considered the most admirabletrait. The leaders therefore must keep it "above all else."

3. Visionary outlookLeadership qualities are different for different position. For a CIO he must be thinking forstabilizing the current business and always looking for future scope of expansion. He has to beable to look beyond where we are today, know where the business is going, and be able to usethat vision to move the company forward. Being able to do this is a rare skill indeed.

4. Selecting a good teamA good CIO although he possesses sound technical skills he assures that the team he selects isefficient enough to back up any skill he lacks. Choosing the best people for such team is a skill. ACIO after all is a human being and does not have answer for everything. But by working togetherhe creates an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect; the team then always find the bestsolution.

5.Action speaks louder than wordsManagers must be able to put aside their concerns to listen to (and appear to listen to) thosearound them. As a result, they come know what is going on, and know what is both said, and saidbetween the lines. They have the knack of appearing to know what people need even if thoseneeds are not expressed directly. However, knowing what is going on, and identifying the needsof those around them is not sufficient. The responsive manager also acts upon that knowledge,attempting to help fulfill the needs of employees, superiors, etc. Responsive managers wieldinfluence to solve problems for those around them, often before even being asked.

6. Ability to motivate people aroundA good leader must always keep motivating his team mates for good work and should maintainhealthy environment. He must give first priority to safety of workers and see that they are not

exploited by superiors.

7. ConsistencyLeadership effectiveness is impossible without consistency. Every leader has an approach that isunique to them. Don't change your personal style radically after all; it got you in a leadershipposition. Modify the rough spots but take care not to confound your staff by displayinginconsistency. Your expectations, though subject to modification based on ever-changingbusiness needs, should remain as constant as possible. The business world is confusing enoughwithout you adding unwelcome surprises into the mix. Keep things simple and consistent.

8. Ability to stand against criticsAs the success rate increases your critics multiply and become louder. Come to peace with thefact that you will always have a camp of people who critique every decision you make. They are

generally the ones who are excellent problem-identifiers rather than problem-solvers. Developyour skills of repelling such critics so that they do not diminish your confidence or enthusiasm.

It takes focus and confidence not to be adversely affected by criticism. Strong leaders learn theart of listening to critics, but ultimately making decisions for the good of the department, not tosimply please the critics. The following quote sums it up nicely: "Some of the most talentedpeople are terrible leaders because they have a crippling need to be loved by everyone." Asrightly stated by James Schorr.


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It is said, great leaders are not born, but are made. With enough willpower and desire, as well asa ceaseless process of self-study, experience, training, and education, good leadership qualitiescan be developed. As Warren G. Bennis says: "The most dangerous leadership myth is thatleaders are born - that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that peoplesimply either have certain charismatic qualities or not. That's nonsense; in fact, the opposite istrue. Leaders are made rather than born."

Leadership quotes are words spoken by men and women who have been there, seen what it is allabout, and thus they can be a great source of inspiration to us. Given below are some of the mostprofound leadership quotes that portray the wisdom of some of the greatest minds in the world.

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have a vision." - Theodore Hesburgh

"If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." - The Bible

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are aleader." - John Quincy Adams

"A leader is a dealer in hope." - Napoleon Bonaparte

"Pity the leader caught between unloving critics and uncritical lovers." - John Gardner

"The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertaintrumpet." - Theodore M. Hesburgh

"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wantsdone, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it." - Theodore Roosevelt

"The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why." - Warren Bennis

"A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't

necessarily want to go but ought to be." - Rosalynn Carter

"The only safe ship in a storm is leadership." - Faye Wattleton

"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wantsto do it." - Dwight Eisenhower

"The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will tocarry on." - Walter Lippman

"Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach." - RosabethMoss Kantor

"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes. It is very easy to say yes." - Tony Blair

"Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things." - Peter F. Drucker

"What you cannot enforce, do not command." - Sophocles

"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." - Tom Peters

"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others." - Robert Louis Stevenson


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"A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice." - James Callaghan

"The price of greatness is responsibility." - Winston Churchill

"I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not morefollowers." - Ralph Nader

"Delegating work works, provided the one delegating works, too." - Robert Half

"Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out."- Stephen Covey

"I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?" - Benjamin Disraeli

"The question, 'Who ought to be boss?', is like asking, 'Who ought to be the tenor in the quartet?'Obviously, the man who can sing tenor." - Henry Ford

"Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies andexpands a vision of the future." - Edwin H. Friedman:

"Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hardwork. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal." - Vince Lombardi:

"Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men - the other 999 follow women." - Groucho Marx

Five Most Important Leadership Traitsby Mark Shead

Some sit and pontificate about whether leaders are made or born. The true leader ignoressuch arguments and instead concentrates on developing the leadership qualities necessaryfor success. In this article, we are going to discuss five leadership traitsor leadershipqualities that people look for in a leader. If you are able to increase your skill indisplaying these five quality characteristics, you will make it easier for people to want tofollow you. The less time you have to spend on getting others to follow you, the moretime you have to spend refining exactly where you want to go and how to get there.

The five leadership traits/leadership qualities are:

1. Honest2. Forward-Looking3. Competent4. Inspiring5. Intelligent
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These five qualities come from Kouzes and Posners research into leadership that was done for the bookThe Leadership Challenge.

Your skill at exhibiting these five leadership qualities is strongly correlated with peoplesdesire to follow your lead. Exhibiting these traits will inspire confidence in yourleadership. Not exhibiting these traits or exhibiting the opposite of these traits willdecrease your leadership influence with those around you.

It is important to exhibit, model and display these traits. Simply possessing each trait isnot enough; you have to display it in a way that people notice. People want to see thatyou actively demonstrate these leadership qualities and will not just assume that you havethem. It isnt enough to just be neutral. For example, just because you are not dishonestwill not cause people to recognize that you are honest. Just avoiding displays ofincompetence wont inspire the same confidence as truly displaying competence.

The focus of each of these five traits needs to be on what people see you donot just thethings they dont see you do. Being honest isnt a matter of not lyingit is taking the extra

effort to display honesty.

Honesty as a Leadership Quality

People want to follow an honest leader. Years ago, many employees started out byassuming that their leadership was honest simply because the authority of their position.With modern scandals, this is no longer true.

When you start a leadership position, you need to assume that people will think you are alittle dishonest. In order to be seen as an honest individual, you will have to go out ofyour way to display honesty. People will not assume you are honest simply because youhave never been caught lying.

One of the most frequent places where leaders miss an opportunity to display honesty isin handling mistakes. Much of a leaders job is to try new things and refine the ideas thatdont work. However, many leaders want to avoid failure to the extent that they dontadmit when something did not work.

There was a medium size organization that was attempting to move to a less centralizedstructure. Instead of one location serving an entire city, they wanted to put smaller officesthroughout the entire metro area. At the same time, they were planning an expansion forheadquarters to accommodate more customers at the main site. The smaller remoteoffices was heralded as a way to reach more customers at a lower cost and cover moredemographic areas.

After spending a considerable amount of money on a satellite location, it became clearthat the cost structure would not support a separate smaller office. As the constructioncompleted on the expanded headquarters building, the smaller office was closed. Thiswas good decision making. The smaller offices seemed like a good idea, but when the


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advantages didnt materialize (due to poor management or incorrect assumptions) it madesense to abandon the model. This was a chance for the leadership to display honesty withthe employees, be candid about why things didnt work out as expected, learn from themistakes an move on.

Unfortunately in this situation the leadership told employees that they had planned onclosing the satellite location all along and it was just a temporary measure untilconstruction was completed on the larger headquarters building. While this wasntnecessarily true, it didnt quite cross over into the area of lying. Within a few months thesituation was mostly forgotten and everyone moved on. Few of the employees felt thatleadership was being dishonest. However, they had passed up a marvelous opportunity todisplay the trait of honesty in admitting a mistake.

Opportunities to display honesty on a large scale may not happen every day. As a leader,showing people that you are honest even when it means admitting to a mistake, displays akey trait that people are looking for in their leaders. By demonstrating honesty with

yourself, with your organization and with outside organizations, you will increase yourleadership influence. People will trust someone who actively displays honestynot just asan honest individual, but as someone who is worth following.

Forward-Looking as a Leadership Trait

The whole point of leadership is figuring out where to go from where you are now. Whileyou may know where you want to go, people wont see that unless you activelycommunicate it with them. Remember, these traits arent just things you need to have,they are things you need to actively display to those around you.

When people do not consider their leader forward-looking, that leader is usually sufferingfrom one of two possible problems:

1. The leader doesnt have a forward-looking vision.2. The leader is unwilling or scared to share the vision with others.

When a leader doesnt have a vision for the future, it usually because they are spendingso much time on today, that they havent really thought about tomorrow. On a verysimplistic level this can be solved simply by setting aside some time for planning,strategizing and thinking about the future.

Many times when a leader has no time to think and plan for the future, it is because theyare doing a poor job of leading in the present. They have created an organization andsystems that rely too much on the leader for input at every stage.

Some leaders have a clear vision, but dont wish to share it with others. Most of the timethey are concerned that they will lose credibility if they share a vision of the future thatdoesnt come about. This is a legitimate concern. However, people need to know that aleader has a strong vision for the future and a strong plan for going forward. Leaders run


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into trouble sharing their vision of the future when they start making promises toindividuals. This goes back to the trait of honesty. If a leader tells someone that nextyear Im going to make you manager of your own division, that may be a promise theycant keep. The leader is probably basing this promotion on the organization meetingfinancial goals, but the individual will only hear the personal promise.

An organization I was working with was floundering. It seemed like everyone had adifferent idea about what they were trying to achieve. Each department head was headedin a different direction and there was very little synergy as small fiefdoms and internalpolitics took their toll.

Eventually a consulting firm was called in to help fix the problem. They analyzed thesituation, talked to customers, talked to employees and set up a meeting with the CEO.They were going to ask him about his vision for the future. The employees were excitedthat finally there would be a report stating the direction for the organization.

After the meeting, the consultants came out shaking their heads. The employees askedhow the important question had gone to which the consultants replied, we asked him,but you arent going to like the answer. The CEO had told the consultant that, while hehad a vision and plan for the future, he wasnt going to share it with anyone because hedidnt want there to be any disappointment if the goals were not reached.

Leaders can communicate their goals and vision for the future without making promisesthat they may not be able to keep. If a leader needs to make a promise to an individual, itshould be tied to certain measurable objectives being met. The CEO in the exampledidnt realize how much damage he was doing by not demonstrating the trait of beingforward-looking by communicating his vision with the organization.

The CEO was forward-looking. He had a plan and a vision and he spent a lot of timethinking about where the organization was headed. However, his fear of communicatingthese things to the rest of the organization hampered his leadership potential.

Competency as a Leadership Quality

People want to follow someone who is competent. This doesnt mean a leader needs to bethe foremost expert on every area of the entire organization, but they need to be able todemonstrate competency.

For a leader to demonstrate that they are competent, it isnt enough to just avoiddisplaying incompetency. Some people will assume you are competent because of yourleadership position, but most will have to see demonstrations before deciding that you arecompetent.

When people under your leadership look at some action you have taken and think, thatjust goes to show why he is the one in charge, you are demonstrating competency. If


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these moments are infrequent, it is likely that some demonstrations of competency willhelp boost your leadership influence.

Like the other traits, it isnt enough for a leader to be competent. They must demonstratecompetency in a way that people notice. This can be a delicate balance. There is a danger

of drawing too much attention to yourself in a way that makes the leader seem arrogant.Another potential danger is that of minimizing others contributions and appearing to takecredit for the work of others.

As a leader, one of the safest ways to toot you own horn without blowing it, is tocelebrate and bring attention to team achievements. In this way you indirectly point outyour competency as a leader. For example: Last year I set a goal of reaching $12 millionin sales and, thanks to everyones hard word, as of today, we have reached $13.5million.

Inspiration as a Leadership Trait

People want to be inspired. In fact, there is a whole class of people who will follow aninspiring leadereven when the leader has no other qualities. If you have developed theother traits in this article, being inspiring is usually just a matter of communicatingclearly and with passion. Being inspiring means telling people how your organization isgoing to change the world.

A great example of inspiration is when Steve Jobs stole the CEO from Pepsi by askinghim, Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to changethe world? Being inspiring means showing people the big picture and helping them seebeyond a narrow focus and understand how their part fits into the big picture.

One technique to develop your ability to inspire is telling stories. Stories can be examplesfrom your customers, fictitious examples from your customers, or even historical fablesand myths. Stories can help you vividly illustrate what you are trying to communicate.Stories that communicate on an emotional level help communicate deeper than words andleave an imprint much stronger than anything you can achieve through a simple stating ofthe facts.

Learning to be inspiring is not easyparticularly for individuals lacking in charisma. Itcan be learned. Take note of people who inspire you and analyze the way theycommunicate. Look for ways to passionately express your vision. While there will always

be room for improvement, a small investment in effort and awareness will give you asignificant improvement in this leadership trait.

Intelligence as a Leadership Trait

Intelligence is something that can be difficult to develop. The road toward becomingmore intelligent is difficult, long and cant be completed without investing considerabletime. Developing intelligence is a lifestyle choice. Your college graduation was the


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beginning of your education, not the end. In fact, much of what is taught in collegefunctions merely as a foundational language for lifelong educational experiences.

To develop intelligence you need to commit to continual learningboth formally andinformally. With modern advances in distance, education it is easy to take a class or two

each year from well respected professors in the evening at your computer.

Informally, you can develop a great deal of intelligence in any field simply by investing areasonable amount of time to reading on a daily basis. The fact is that most people wontmake a regular investment in their education. Spending 30 minutes of focused readingevery day will give you 182 hours of study time each year.

For the most part, people will notice if you are intelligent by observing your behavior andattitude. Trying to display your intelligence is likely to be counterproductive. One of thegreatest signs of someone who is truly intelligent is humility. The greater your education,the greater your understanding of how little we really understand.

You can demonstrate your intelligence by gently leading people toward understandingeven when you know the answer. Your focus needs to be on helping others learnnotdemonstrating how smart you are. Arrogance will put you in a position where people aresecretly hopeful that youll make a mistake and appear foolish.

As unintuitive as it may seem, one of the best ways to exhibit intelligence is by askingquestions. Learning from the people you lead by asking intelligent thoughtful questionswill do more to enhance your intelligence credibility than just about anything. Of coursethis means you need to be capable of asking intelligent questions.

Everyone considers themselves intelligent. If you ask them to explain parts of their areaof expertise and spend the time to really understand (as demonstrated by askingquestions), their opinion of your intelligence will go up. After all, you now know moreabout what makes them so intelligent, so you must be smart as well. Your ability todemonstrate respect for the intellect of others will probably do more to influence theperception of your intellect than your actual intelligence.

There are three main things that make a good leader. The first is that a leader mustpractice what he preaches. The second is that he has to look after and protect thosearound him. The third is that he must be able to develop other good leaders. I will go intomore detail about how to implement all three of these characteristics, so that you too canbecome a good leader.


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A good leader is excellent at practicing what he preaches. I love the quote that states,"Your actions speak so loud that I can't hear what you are saying." The greatest leader ofall time was Jesus Christ and he was the best at practicing what he preached. This goesback to the old proverb that says, "Live by the sword, die by the sword." This is the samewith leadership and how much a leader abides by what he says. As a good leader, how

can you expect people do what you say, when you don't even do what you say?

A good leader looks after those he wants to lead. He does this by always doing what hecan to protect them from harm, criticism, or blame from other people. People wantsecurity, that's why they buy SUVs, put money in their 401k, and stay at the same deadend job for years. It's integrated into ournervous system that we want to feel secure.When you have a team of people that you are leading, it can be very powerful when theyknow that you are on their side, and that you will do whatever you can to make sure thatyou protect them from harm of other outside forces. A big part of being a good leader isknowing how to take the blame when things go wrong, and how to give away credit whenthings go well. A good leader knows that when things go bad or wrong, it's his

responsibility to take the blame, even if it was not his fault. And when things go well, agood leader knows that it's his responsibility to make sure that he gives the credit to thedeserving person who did the great work. Hence, making that person look very good.

A good leader develops other good leaders. This can only be attained once a person hasfirst become a good leader. How can you expect to develop other good leaders, if you arenot one first? Most of this just boils down to taking the time to spend time with theleaders that you want to develop and cultivate. By being a good mentor, you can teachand coach them through their trials and tribulations as a young and developing leader.Sometimes just being there to help them get back up after they have fallen is all you haveto do. One of the best ways that you can invest time, is by investing it in the relationships

of others around you.The making of a good leader is extremely broad, so I hope that I've narrowed it down intothree simple strategies for you. If you practice what you preach, look after the othersaround you, and invest time to develop other good leaders, I believe that you will be wellon your way to making yourself a good leader.

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"Great minds have purposes;others have wishes."

- Washington Irving

Leadership Quotes:

Leadership Quotes - Quotes on Leadership - Leadership Quotations

Following are leadership quotes that will give you greater insight intoqualities that leaders have. Leaders can be counted on to keep theircommitment . . .to do their job in a dependable way. They treat their jobas a sacred trust and they know how to motivate others to greater and greateraccomplishment.

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A good manager is a man who isn't worried about his owncareer but rather the careers of those who work for him.

- Henry S. Burns___________________________________________________________________________

Celebrate the success of others. Bring people up - not down!

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Accept the challenges so that you may feel the exhilaration of victory. - George S. Patton

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The difference between the impossible and possible lies in aperson's determination.

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The brave person confronts fear and moves toward it.It then gets smaller.

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Leaders instill in their people a hope for success and a belief inthemselves. Positive leaders empower people to accomplishtheir goals.

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If you do not look at things on a large scale, it will be difficult tomaster strategy.

- Miyamoto Mursashi___________________________________________________________________________

Nothing limits achievement like small thinking. Nothing equalspossibilities like unleashed thinking.

- William Arthur Ward___________________________________________________________________________

What if you have failed in the past? So, at one time did every man

we recognize as a towering success. They called it "temporarydefeat."

- Napoleon Hill

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It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.- Babe Ruth

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Strong-minded, resolutely-willed, you can create out of nothing agreat business, a huge empire, a New World! Others have - andthey have no monopoly.

- Charles Bristol___________________________________________________________________________

To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.- Harry Truman

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Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to cut allsources of retreat. Only by doing so can one be sure of maintainingthat state of mind known as a burning desire to win which is oneof the essentials to success.

- Napoleon Hill

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Leaders don't wait. They shape their own frontiers. The bigger thechallenge, the greater the opportunity.

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What makes leadership is the ability to get people to do what theydon't want to do and like it.

- Harry Truman___________________________________________________________________________


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Knowing that we can make a difference in this world is a greatmotivator. How can we know this and not be involved?

- Susan Jeffers________________________________________________________________________

Leadership is not a one-day thing. It is a constant commitmentto excellence, a habit . . . a daily practice.

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Leaders make decisions that create the future they desire. - Mike Murdock

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Challenge yourself all the days of your life.

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Plunge boldly into the thicket of life!

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Half-heartedness never won a battle.- William McKinley

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Quotes on Leadership:

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat.- Queen Victoria

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Never . . . Never . . . Never . . . Never Give up!- Winston Churchill

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If you want to get the best out of someone - you must look for thebest that is in them.

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I dream of men who take the next step instead of worrying aboutthe next thousand steps.

- Theodore Roosevelt

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The guy who takes a chance . . . who walks the line between theknown and unknown . . . who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.

- Gordon Parks________________________________________________________________________

Leadership is the ability to get extraordinary achievement fromordinary people.

- Brian Tracy

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Nothing would be done at all if we waited until we could do it sowell that no one could find fault with it.

- John Henry________________________________________________________________________

Move. Go forward or backward, whatever it takes. Just move!

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You will always miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take.

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Exceed expectations!

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The amount of people that fails is directly proportionate to theamount of people that give up.

- Joseph McClendon III

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Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections mustfirst be overcome.

- Samuel Johnson

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I glory in conflict that I may hereafter exult in victory.- Frederick Douglas

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Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.- Winston Churchill

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A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.- William Shedo

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Leaders are not born. They are made. They are made just likeanything else. . . through hard work. That's the price wehave to pay to achieve that goal or any goal.

- Vince Lombardi

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People who let events and circumstances dictate their livesare living reactively. That means that they don't act on life,they only react to it.

- Stedman Graham_________________________________________________________________________

As a leader you should always start with where people arebefore you try to take them to where you want them to go.

- Jim Rohn_________________________________________________________________________

Boldness, more boldness, and always boldness!- George Jacques Danton

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The challenge may not be easy, but it is possible.

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Leadership: The art of getting someone else to do something youwant done because he wants to do it.

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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We only learn our limits by going beyond them. I propose that we all

commit ourselves to the process of Constant and Never-endingImprovement - or CANI.

In order to be happy, human beings must feel they are continuing togrow. Clearly, we must adopt the concept of continuous improve-ment as a daily principle.

- Tony Robbins

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Don't let anything stop you. There will be times when you'll bedisappointed, but you can't stop. Make yourself the very bestthat you can make of what you are. The very best.

- Sadie T. Alexander_________________________________________________________________________

Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision,passionately own the vision, and relentlessly drive it to completion.

- John Welch

Leaders accomplish great things and inspire others to grow in responsibilityand skills. The above quotes emphasize the importance of perseverance, service,and reliability. Leaders give their best in whatever job they're doing. Any of uscan take on leadership roles and qualities just by doing our jobs in a dependableway and encouraging others to share in and help us in attaining a worthwhile vision.We hope these leadership quotes have given you some important insights.

One person with a belief is equal to 99 who have only interests.

Action without planning is the cause of all failure. Action with planning isthe cause of all success.

U.S. Army 23 Traits of Character

o Bearing

o Confidence

o Courage

o Integrity

o Decisiveness

o Justice

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o Coolness

o Maturity

o Improvement

o Will

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Assertiveness

o Candor

o Sense of humor

o Competence

o Commitment

o Creativity

o Self-discipline

o Humility

o Flexibility

o Empathy/Compassion

Success Quotations

"You can do anything if you haveenthusiasm."

- Henry Ford

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Success Quotes - Quotes on Success - Success Quotations

The great secret of success is self-discipline - getting yourself to do whatyou really need to do - choosing to do what you feel is right and will bring theresults you want into your life - long term. It is bringing order and efficiencyinto your life-. . . creating structure in your life and doing this enthusiastically!

Success comes from taking charge of yourself and feeling proud of yourselfwhen you do. The following success quotes will help expand your idea of success.

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It's easy to have faith in yourself when you're a winner, whenyou're number one. What you've got to have is faith inyourself when you're not a winner.

- Vince Lombardi________________________________________________________________________

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find outthey've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got andyou'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.

- William James________________________________________________________________________

The height of your accomplishments will equal the depth of yourconvictions.

- William F. Scholavino________________________________________________________________________

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised

as insoluble problems.

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We cannot discover new oceans unless we have the courage tolose sight of the shore.

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Success is always to be found on the other side of fear.

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The secret to productive goal setting is establishing clearly definedgoals, writing them down and then focusing on them severaltimes a day with words and emotions as if we've alreadyachieved them.

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LIfe's greatest accomplishments are those that at first seemimpossible.

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I never worked a day in my life. It was all fun!- Thomas Edison

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You must have long term goals to keep you from being frustratedshort term failures.

- Charles C. Noble________________________________________________________________________

One step at a time is enough for me. Impatience is simply a wayof beating yourself up.

- Susan Jeffers________________________________________________________________________

Never be afraid to try something new!

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One person with a belief is equal to 99 who have only interests. - John Stuart Mill

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Begin difficult things while they are easy. Do great things whilethey are small. The difficult things of the world must once havebeen easy. The great things must once have been small.

A thousand mile journey begins with one step. Start today.

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Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.- Theodore Roosevelt

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The worst bankrupt in the world is the man who has lost hisenthusiasm. Let a man lose everything else in the world buthis enthusiasm and he will come through again to success.

- H. W. Arnold________________________________________________________________________

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

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Constant effort and frequent mistakes are the stepping stonesto genius.

- Elbert Hubbard________________________________________________________________________

Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a shipthat has set sail with no destination.

- F. Dodson________________________________________________________________________

Action without planning is the cause of all failure. Action withplanning is the cause of all success.

- Brian Tracy

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Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchangefor it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

- H. L. Hunt________________________________________________________________________

The secret of success is constancy to purpose.- Benjamin Disraeli

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It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest byhelping others to succeed.

- Napoleon Hill________________________________________________________________________

A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at

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It is more important to know where you are going than to get therequickly.

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I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief dutyto accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

- Helen Keller________________________________________________________________________

Your incredible brain can take you from rags to riches, fromloneliness to popularity, and from depression to happinessand joy - if you use it properly.

- Brian Tracy________________________________________________________________________

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Climb the stairway to the stars one step at a time.

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When we set a goal, let's try to enjoy every moment of the tripalong the way.

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I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it.- Jonathon Winters

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The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in theshort term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the longterm is the indispensable pre-requisite for success.

- Brian Tracy________________________________________________________________________

You may be whatever you resolve to be - determine to besomething in the world and you will be something." I cannot," never accomplished anything. "I will try"has worked wonders.

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The winners in life think constantly in terms of "I can, I will,I am". Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their wakingthoughts on what they should have done or on what theydon't do.

- Denis Waitley________________________________________________________________________

We must stop assuming that a thing which has never beendone before probably cannot be done at all.

- Donald M. Nelson________________________________________________________________________

You're not a failure if you don't make it. You're a successbecause you tried.

- Susan Jeffers________________________________________________________________________

Self discipline is the key to everything. I believe it down to my core.

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Keep true to the dreams of your youth.

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There is only one success - to be able to live your life in yourown way and not to give others absurd, maddening claims

upon it. - Christopher Morley

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There are acres of diamonds in the problem you have beforeyou right now.

- Brian Tracy________________________________________________________________________

Break down an impossible task to manageable size.

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Be grateful for your problems, for they stimulate an "I-can-solve-it"attitude.

- Mark Victor Hansen________________________________________________________________________

Find a job you love and you'll add 5 days to every week. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.


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Welcome the challenges. Look for the opportunities in everysituation to learn and grow in wisdom.

-Brian Tracy________________________________________________________________________

Success in any endeavor depends on the depths to which it isit is an expression of your true self.

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There are no such things as problems - only temporary situationswithout a solution.

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We are not going to succeed in everything we attempt in life.That's a guarantee. In fact, the more we do in life, the morechance there is not to succeed in some things. But whata rich life we are having! Win or lose, we just keep winning.

- Susan Jeffers________________________________________________________________________

Almost all really new ideas have a certain aspect of foolishnesswhen they are first produced.

- Alfred N. Whitehead_________________________________________________________________________

Our most profitable lessons are learned from failure, not success.- Frank Davidson

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Each person's work is always a portrait of himself. - Samuel Johnson

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Believe that problems do have answers, that they can be overcome,and that you can solve them.

- Norman Vincent Peale

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Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act. - Dr. George Crane

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Getting things accomplished isn't nearly as important as takingtime for love.

- Janette Oke_________________________________________________________________________

Quotes on Success:

Shift your problems to challenges. When you have problems, youworry about them. When you have challenges - you are working,applying, and attacking your plan to get results. This shift inthinking from problems to challenges is important in makingtension an asset.

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All progress is made by people dissatisfied with the way things are.

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Everything big starts little.

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The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guaranteesfailure in life.

- Brian Tracy_________________________________________________________________________

If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't,you'll find an excuse.

- Jim Rohn_________________________________________________________________________

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The most important single ingredient in the formula of successis knowing how to get along with people.

- Theodore Roosevelt__________________________________________________________________________

The person who says "It can't be done" is liable to be interruptedby someone doing it.

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Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, whichwe must fervently believe in, and upon which we must vigorouslyact. There is no other route to success.

- Stephen A. Brennan__________________________________________________________________________

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No one can knows what he can do until he tries.

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There are times when we have to work quickly - but never in ahurry - hurry indicates fear.

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Instead of fighting your problems, picture your way out of them. - Vernon Howard

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I am happiest when I am accomplishing something - somethingworthwhile.

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There is no such thing as failure - there is only success orquitting. I'm not a quitter.

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Fear is an illusion. If you use that energy for self confidence -you will be amazed at the results.

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The truly creative individual stands ready to abandon old habitsand to acknowledge that life, particularly his own unique life,is rich with possibilities.

- Frank Baron__________________________________________________________________________

Patience and fortitude conquer all things. - Emerson

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No one has success, until he has the abounding life. This ismade up of the many-fold qualities of energy, enthusiasm,and gladness.

- L. Whitney__________________________________________________________________________

Order is heaven's first law - the 1st step toward efficiency and

peace of mind.

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Make your best guess. Take the step beyond. Stand an ideaon its head. Work on one problem, but expect to discoversomething else. This sums up my strategy as a scientist.

- Melvin Clan__________________________________________________________________________

Success in life consists of going from one mistake to the next

without losing your enthusiasm. - Winston Churchill

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If you really want something, you can figure out how to make ithappen.

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Assume that whatever situation you are facing at the moment isexactly the right situation you need to ultimately be successful.

This situation has been sent to help you become better, tohelp you expand and grow. - Brian Tracy

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Success is getting things done efficiently - getting the results you want andbeing at peace with yourself and others at the same time. Using your time welland getting things done with a clear plan is crucial to a sense of well being aswell as being successful in your life and work. Enthusiasm for your work and


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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.- Henry David Thoreau

Leaders are the ones who keep faith with the

past, keep step with the present, and keep thepromise to posterity.

The difference between a boss and a leader: a boss

says, 'Go!' -a leader says, 'Let's go!'.

Traits of a Good Leader

Compiled by the Santa Clara University and the Tom Peters Group:

o Honest Display sincerity, integrity, and candor in all your actions. Deceptive behavior

will not inspire trust.

o Competent Base your actions on reason and moral principles. Do not make decisions

based on childlike emotional desires or feelings.

o Forward-looking Set goals and have a vision of the future. The vision must be

owned throughout the organization. Effective leaders envision what they want and how to

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o Inspiring Display confidence in all that you do. By showing endurance in mental,

physical, and spiritual stamina, you will inspire others to reach for new heights. Take charge

when necessary.

o Intelligent Read, study, and seek challenging assignments.

o Fair-minded Show fair treatment to all people. Prejudice is the enemy of justice.

Display empathy by being sensitive to the feelings, values, interests, and well-being of

others.

o Broad-minded Seek out diversity.

o Courageous Have the perseverance to accomplish a goal, regardless of the

seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Display a confident calmness when under stress.

o Straightforward Use sound judgment to make a good decisions at the right time.

o Imaginative Make timely and appropriate changes in your thinking, plans, and

methods. Show creativity by thinking of new and better goals, ideas, and solutions to

problems. Be innovative!

There is a saying that great leaders are made not born. This should give you hope that once you

understand the characteristics of a great leader you can become one yourself. Here are a few things

that every great leader does or possesses within themselves to inspire people around them.

1. Leaders are always improving. They understand that things are changing around them and for

them to be great leader they must be changing too!

2. Great leaders inspire people around them to become better. People want to do their best becauseof their leadership.

3. Leaders know how to concentrate on people's strengths and not their weaknesses. Everyone has

things that they are good at and leaders know how to bring this out in a person.

4. Leaders are pro active and not reactive. They understand the importance of leading their people

and not waiting for somebody else to get started.

5. Leaders treat people with respect and importance. They know that to get a person to do

something they need to want to do it. Treating people with respect and importance is a technique

that works for this.

6. Great leaders are self-motivated. They understand there will be ups and downs in their life and intheir business, but they stay positive and do not let outside influences affect their attitudes.

7. Leaders are well spoken. They know how to say the right thing at the right time.

8. Leaders are always prepared. They don't leave things to chance but rather they control situations

through preparation.

9. Great leaders do not have big egos. They care about others as opposed to being a self centered

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10. Great leaders are great mentors. They know how to pass on the knowledge that they

themselves have personally already attained.

11. Leaders are people who write down goals and strive to achieve them. They understand the

importance of goal setting and the example that they are teaching by doing this.

12. Great leaders are ambitious hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around

them then they are willing to give themselves. This type of attitude is contagious and leads to

everybody working harder.

In summary this is 12 characteristics of a great leader. If you strive hard to do these 12 things you

yourself can become a great leader as well. By constantly working harder to do a better job of

leading those around you will become more successful in your own life and business.

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1. A leader should be Commendable and Exemplary. A good leader should be

trustworthy so that people can follow him. He/she should live his life with honesty

and integrity. He/she should live a life such that nobody can question his

character.

2. A good leader is always enthusiastic about the cause of the people. He/she

must have the capability to see what is good or bad for the people in the long

run. He/she approaches a problem in a holistic manner and never believes

himself/herself different from his people and subject.

3. A leader believes in discipline. He/she follows an orderly manner and routine

but still he/she is tolerant. He/she takes decision keeping emotions and personal

matters aside.

4. A leader has excellent logical and analytical skills. He/she looks each and
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every aspects of the situation before arriving to any decision and never loses

his/her temper in difficult situations. He/she should think positively in each and

every situation.

5. A leader should always focus towards his goals, what he/she has envisioned

for and promised to his people. He/she should take each and every decisionkeeping in mind the people and his subject.

6. A great leader is proactive and committed to excellence. He always maintains

high standard and acts as an idol for his/her followers. His/her personal and

public life both are remarkable and stain free.

7. A leader inspires his team to achieve target and lead them to success. He/she

brings best out of them in the time of crisis also.

8. A good leader is the one who can give people voice and direction.

9. A leader should be tolerant of uncertainty and should always remain tranquil,

composed and persistent to his/her goals.

10. A good leader always keeps a cool head in times of crises and finds solutions

to get everybody out of any difficult situation.

One person with a belief is equal to 99 who have only interests. - John Stuart Mill

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