Leadership

Before we get started, let’s define leadership. Leadership is a process by which a person influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.

Leaders carry out this process by applying their leadership knowledge and skills. This is called Process Leadership. However, we know that we have traits that can influence our actions. This is called Trait Leadership, in that it was once common to believe that leaders were born rather than made.

Leadership has two important elements and they are; Responsibility and Authority. A good leader must be able to take responsibility and be responsible in all of his or her actions in dealing with individuals. Authority comes along with responsibility, and a leader must accept this role. A good leader must be able to be a good communicator as well as a good listener. In leadership you must also be able to delegate to your subordinates and follow up to ensure that the task was completed. In Leadership you must be able to work with your subordinates as well as your superiors. Hear again good communications is of the utmost important.

One of the best ways to accomplish your leadership duties are to mold your work force into the Team concept. This way you will have buy in from everyone, because it takes a team of individuals molded into a cohesive group working as one element, which is called the Team. You must remember that everyone has a role to play and that everyone is just as important as the other person.

The Team must be motivated and each individual must be motivated as well, this will be discussed more in my next article. http://amyles-allen-myles.blogspot.com