Norman Meier - Importance and Qualities of a Good Leader

Importance and Qualities of a Good Leader

By: Norman Meier

Introduction •

Leadership is the ability of an individual or group of individuals to lead, guide or influence other group of people or an organization.

Leadership entails; having a clear vision, ability to communicate the vision to team members, ability to organize in an effective and efficient manner, inspiring subordinates towards fulfillment of organization’s goals and balancing the conflict of interest of all subordinates and stakeholders.

Importance of Good Leader • • • • • •

Providing guidance Encouraging creativity Motivation Communication Foster good values Conflict resolution

Providing Guidance •

Guidance involves training, instructing team members along the vision or goal of the organization and ensures no deviation from the vision or goal even though it will warrants adopting corrective measures. It also entails the ability of the leader to give counsel that will allow team members to grow and develop.

Encouraging Creativity •

Good leaders abandon their ego and give room for their subordinates to express themselves in order to encourage new ideas, innovations that can trigger an organisation to move into the new millennium. For instance, a leader may decide to stay away from a particular task, for team members to complete just to boost their creativity.

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Motivation is vital to achievement of an organisation. A good leader ensures team members’ energy is high to perform the job to their very best. An efficient leader motivates team members by building trust and confidence in them so that, they take a positive approach to the job and the organisation at large.

Communication •

Co-ordination of work in an effective and efficient manner requires excellent communication between team leader and team members.

Communication involves exchange of ideas, information and messages between people at a particular place and time through speaking, writing or gestures.

Foster Good Values •

Exhibition of good values is vital to the achievement of an organisation. A good leader will endeavour to foster good values among team members by exemplifying it. For instance, a leader that displays humility, integrity and kindness will serve as model for the team members to imbibe such character thereby enhancing the productivity of the organization.

Conflict Resolution •

A productive leader manages conflicts that stand as threat to unity of team members, productivity and motivation.

Conflict is best dealt with in the primitive stage therefore it is important for a leader to discern signs of conflict early before it escalate. However it is germane to understand that there are positive conflicts that may arise that require different approach.

• Norman Meier is a successful businessman who provides the essential qualities of leadership management through which you can increase the self-confidence and inspire the others.