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Leaders need people to lead!

Smart Leaders build a strong Team by nurturing potential and developing their people's abilities to bring out the best in all. Through mentoring, collaboration, effective engagement, and connecting the Team is united. Effective leaders empower their Team and are willing to step aside to let member's shine.  

We know, a good leader has integrity, courage, respect, compassion and resilience, qualities they display, earning trust and loyalty. They communicate the vision and positively influence others. Learning agility is a strength. 

We know also that managing things and leading people are similar but different complimentary disciplines that require the necessary mind and skillsets. 

To quote ‘you manage things, you lead people’! Rear Admiral Grace Hopper 

To lead, Leaders need followers, a Team to lead.  

The skill is the ‘art of leading’! 

Simply put, leading effectively, the Leader serves the Team, empowers their actions, enables their work and challenges them to succeed.  

5 Key Skills Leaders have;

1. a Leaders actions and behaviours have the power to transform and influence, to inspire and motivate. 
2. a Leader fosters a learning culture that allows individuals / Team the opportunity for development and growth 
3. Leaders focus on members strengths to bring out the best 
4. a Leader supports and enables the Team then steps out of the way 
5. a Leader seeks input, listens and acts on it  

Check these Leader Traits and Characteristics:  

• Leading by example- earning the respect of others by your actions, reliability and honesty.  

• Displays strong Values - integrity and principles, shows courage, compassion and resilience.   

• Unites Team - with a shared sense of purpose to achieve the vision. 

• Enthusiasm – displaying positive energy, interest, motivational.   

• Self-awareness – knowing and understanding your own strengths and weaknesses, willing to make and learn from mistakes.   

• Decisiveness – ability to make decisions quickly if needed, to problem solve and handle difficult situations with tact and diplomacy.  

• Supports growth – Identifies and nurtures potential in Team members. 

• Avoids micromanaging – delegates, has trust, empowering staff  

• Open Communication- collaborates, consults, invites feedback 

• Open minded - to new ideas, knowledge and continuous improvement   

• Fairness – treating all fairly, without discrimination or favouritism.  

Leaders Profile: Do you recognise yourself?  

What are your strengths? Do you see any areas for improvement.