Leader, Leadership and Leadership Qualities
Leader
In terms of the management of processes, the ability to manage them in line with the interests of these communities is of utmost importance due to the presence or presences of individuals head of these communities. These individuals are undoubtedly responsible and they are up for the challenge. Throughout history, the presence of such individuals has been needed continuously. The existence of these individuals called “leaders“, represents a much-needed identity and is extremely favorable. As the leaders have a significantly active role in achieving success, especially in the business world.
Now, together we will discover who a leader is, how he should be like, and how you can be one. Are you ready?
Conceptually, a leader is considered as an individual who determines the present or future strategies and makes decisions of the group or community he/ she is in charge of, controls all processes, and strives to take success-oriented responsibilities in these processes.
Leadership
In this conceptualization, which can be seen as a common approach for leaders, the leader is evaluated in terms of his/ her ability to manage and lead. Therefore, he must know how to gather his/her circle around him with his/ her characteristics.
If you too aspire to be a leader, you will need to not only manage and lead the people around you, but also to establish flawless communication with them. Because your communication and managing skills as a leader help you to be accepted and respected by the people around you as a leader. You should never forget this.
On the other hand, a leader is not just an individual who is capable of gathering people around for a specific purpose; beyond that, he/ she is an individual who has succeeded in morally making the people around him/ her dependent on and supportive to him/ her, thanks to the communication they establish with their personality, character and expressions. The leader has won the unconditional support of his/ her circle as is and has made moves that will allow him/ her to take joint action with them in any case.
As a result of this unconditional love and respect that you too can access as a leader, it will be extremely easy for you to influence the ones around you. But, you should remember that the fact that a leader is such a popular figure and finds unconditional support refers to an extremely sensitive process. If this process fails, your leadership will not be accepted enough and your position will be not be stable. As a leader, people need you and knowing this will further integrate you with them.
Apart from the position that the leader holds as a role, the attitude that he/ she displays as a leader refers to the concept of “leadership”. According to this, leadership refers to the whole of leader’s efforts to encourage and lead his/ her circle in consequence of conditioning them as success and future-oriented. With leadership, leaders reveal their own identities as well as their ability to manage and guide in a more powerful way. In other words, leadership is perhaps the most important process for understanding the real qualities of the leader within you.
This challenging task you undertake also reveals clearer signs of who you are, what you can give to those around you as well as the themes of your behavior. Perhaps the most important point in this process for you is that the picture painted by all of your exhibited behaviors, clearly informs the people around you on whether you duly perform your duty, or not.
Leadership Qualities
Again in a definition that evaluates it in another framework, leadership is an action that puts forward an assertive and accepted will through using the power granted to the leader properly as well as transforming his/ her talents into action in a way that correctly leads the people around them. This will emphasizes the importance of leadership in terms of the leader guiding the people around him/ her, and the people subsequently achieving success by taking responsibility as he/ she does.
When the success and development of the people around you depend so much on you, your leadership is a process that can truly bring out this trait you that have. As a leader, it is possible for you or anyone else to be named so, but for you, the determinant of whether you really act as a leader after taking this title will be the attitudes you display during the leadership process. What you should keep in mind, and what will also guide you is the necessity and the need to put leadership, your title, into practice.
With leadership, whether the leader really deserves the title he/ she has is understood clearly and the respect shown to his/her by the people around them is then either reinforced or vanished. Leadership, at this point, is the process in which the most concrete indicators come forward in order to motivate the people around you. With good leadership, leaders will not have any problems guiding their circles and it is extremely easy for them to achieve success in every job they undertake, along with the unlimited support of those around them. The greatest responsibility for these reasons is that they fully fulfill what is expected of them in the leadership process.
Surely there will be many people around you who expect something from you. Do not be afraid and be confident instead; In this way, the more people around you trust you, the better you will lead; and the better you lead, the better you will be able to help them precisely reach the goal they desire.
On the other hand, leadership includes taking important actions such as creating an organization, managing it, giving it a shape and keeping it under control in a way that is continuous. In this view, leadership has an influence that is beyond the leader title; it refers to the ability to manage a large organization and crowd, assuming responsibilities above a certain capacity as well as the ability to control a large crowd of people with respect to this.
Think about your professional and personal life for a moment; there are many people that needs to be properly lead and managed, aren’t there? However, as you act with a sense of responsibility in this process, you will naturally guide the people around you in sharing this responsibility and persuading them to take this responsibility as well. In this way, the bond between you and the people around you can be as strong as your leadership; believe that it can!
The most important thing for you is to detect the qualities of a leader in the most accurate way. Therefore, having the following qualities in the name of becoming good leader, along with your efforts, will lead you to a perfect leadership:
You must strive to establish a strong and effective communication with your environment.
You have to show a clear attitude in the decision-making process and thus, convey the message to the people around you that they need to be clear also.
In the actions that will be performed, you should act with a focus on innovation and creativity.
In the actions that will be performed, you should focus on your mind and not on your emotions.
In order for the process to continue swiftly and smoothly, while communicating with the people around you in a certain and qualified manner, you should give prominence to your intuitive mind and reason.
In terms of posture and pace, you should exhibit attitudes and behaviors that will encourage those around you to work with a fast pace just like yourself.
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