Leadership
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LeadersPersonalityTraits--20.pptxLeaders Personality Traits
Recognizing your Traits
Leadership Traits Explained
Self-motivated:
Motivated leaders desire to achieve above and beyond expectations.
This comes from their passion, pride and desire to become better and the motivation to do things better than everyone else.
To succeed as a leader, you need to be motivated, and no one else can do that for you except yourself.
--- Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou
Standards
Leaders hold themselves and the people around them to a higher standard than most, both on a personal and professional level.
Leaders understand that in order to achieve higher standards, they need to have strong values, hold themselves accountable for their words/actions and never make excuses.
Confidence
Unfortunately, confidence can be one of those things you either have or don’t have, but I believe that it can be practiced and learned.
Confidence has to do with your inner perception of your ability to fulfill a particular role and is built through your experiences and dealings during your life.
To build your confidence you need to be open to new experiences and be willing to fail or you’ll never grow and find the strength needed to push the limits of what you’re capable of.
---- You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Optimism and Positivity
Where others might think a project or task is too difficult, leaders face those challenges with energy and positivity.
Positivity is contagious, so be sure to focus on your attitude and understand you set the tone for your business and the people around you.
Accountability
Being accountable means that you accept responsibility for the outcomes expected of you, both good and bad.
You don’t blame others. And you don’t blame things that were out of your control.
Until you take responsibility, you are a victim. And being a victim is the exact opposite of being a leader.
Great leaders take initiative to influence the outcome and take responsibility for the results.
Courage
Aristotle called courage the first virtue, because it makes all of the other virtues possible.
Leadership sometimes involves making unpopular decisions which requires a certain level of bravery.
If you want to be more courageous you need to try new things, have more trust and confidence in others, as well as be able to raise difficult issues that others would leave unresolved.
---Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Engaged
Great leaders are able to focus their attention on the problem at hand without being distracted.
Even when you’re extremely busy, you need to make sure that you’re participating in the process with team members and not giving orders from the sideline.
Personal Story: There’s a local Mexican restaurant that I love, not only because the food is awesome, but I love how it’s run. The owner brings food/drinks to customers, answers the phone and everything in between. He even makes sure to say hello to every person that comes into his door, even with over 100 packed tables. Now that’s an engaged leader!
Character
Leaders are well defined and have unique personas that make them one-of-kind.
They are full of personality and are not afraid to stand alone and be different.
They understand that the things who make them different are the things that define their character.
Humor
Many leaders are perfectionists, which tends to make them critical of themselves and the people around them.
But let’s face it, what can go wrong, usually will go wrong. That’s life!
You should have a healthy sense of humor about life and not take yourself too seriously (which can be difficult when you want others to take you seriously).
However, leaders who take themselves too seriously risk alienating people.
Effective leaders have the ability to laugh at themselves and understand that they are only human and can make mistakes like everyone else.
Passion
Passionate leaders often have a strong, uncontrollable desire that pushes them forward.
The amount of passion you have directly affects your attitude, energy and that of your followers as well.
Use your excitement and to ignite the passion of your followers!
------You have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. If you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out. – Steve Jobs
Integrity
Having strong moral values is an important leadership trait because it will allow others to clearly identify with you.
Having sincerity and honesty in all your dealings assures your followers of your intentions.
Respectable
Enticing a deep sense of admiration and loyalty in your followers in key to successful leadership.
Being respected makes it easier to put your plans in action and have others quickly buy into your vision.
Leaders garner respect by letting their actions speak louder than their words.
