6.1 Leadership traits

Leadership is the process of influencing others to achieve a common goal or objective. It involves setting direction, inspiring and motivating a group of people, and managing resources to accomplish tasks and achieve success.  A leader has got multidimensional traits in him which makes him appealing and effective in behavior. The following are the requisites to be present in a good leader:

1. Physical appearance– A leader must have a pleasing appearance.
2. Vision and foresight- A leader cannot maintain influence unless he exhibits that he is forward looking.
3. Intelligence- A leader should be intelligent enough to examine problems and difficult situations.
4. Communicative skills- A leader must be able to communicate the policies and procedures clearly, precisely and effectively.
5. Objective- A leader should develop his own opinion and should base his judgement on facts and logic.
6.  Knowledge of work- A leader should be very precisely knowing the nature of work of his subordinates because it is then he can win the trust and confidence of his subordinates.
7.  Sense of responsibility- A leader must have a sense of responsibility towards organizational goals because only then he can get maximum of capabilities exploited in a real sense.
8. Self-confidence and will-power– He should be trustworthy and should handle the situations with full will power.