Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Tips To Practice Effective Leadership

By Brad Taylor

Leadership is about taking charge in any situation whether you are in a school, community, office, factory or a group. A leader is the one who people look up to and lead them, thus the expectations are very high and demanding on the leader.

As a leader there is no set rules for you to follow or process you need to confirm to, but you are expected to be engaged with the expectations of your group, organization or school and be able to set the goals for others to follow and lead the way. One needs to be able to have a balanced view of all things at all time.

What makes a good leader? What are the qualities required of a leader? Well a leader first of all should have leadership qualities which include ability to set the vision and objectives, lead the team on the action plan, maintain the direction towards reaching the goal, identify roadblocks and remove the hurdles. He should be logical and equipped with reason and critical analytical ability to be able to take informed decisions keeping in view all the factors. Most importantly he should be able to persevere and make progress without loosing his confidence even in times of crises.

As leaders, they are expected to be perfect and correct at all time. There is no margin for errors in their decision-making. But then when you consider the amount of pressure they face and the number of things they handle all at one time, you will realize that they can go wrong some times in their decisions for they are human too.

Making mistakes is ok. But the leader is expected to quickly arrest the damage and make amends. He needs to constantly review the direction in which his group is headed and do a course correction if required and always move forward towards the set goal.

A leader is known for his quality of decision-making capability. He is expected to be a mentor and patient listener giving due importance and value to every member's opinion. End of it he should have clarity of thought and action to be considering what is good for his organization or group. His ability to think independently and carry others with him makes him a good leader.

A leader does not rule by consensus. He considers all points of view but has his own views and values that he believes in and accordingly takes decisions and stands by his decisions.

As the leader of the organization, he is the driver who decides in which direction the organization to move forward, what is good and what is bad for the group. He alone is responsible for taking decisions and is the repository of responsibility with accountability.

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