THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEADER
achieve a common goal or target is called a Leader. A leader has so many other names like a captain, a cheif, an officer incharge, team head etc. Indeed a leader has huge responsibilities and very difficult tasks to do. Being a leader is not very easy and there are some following qualities to be one. Let's have a look :
1. Understanding : A good leader always understands the feelings,opinions and advices of the fellow companions and to the general public as well. Although a leader has the power of taking necessary and immediate actions but,he /she should consider and understand the facts and aftermaths of the decision. Everyone has so many things and crucial issues/points in their minds that needs to be discuss with their leader. Sometimes, these issues/points aren't in the mind of a leader and hence such things are cognigned with a mutual consent. A good understanding makes a strong bonding between a leader and the public.
2. Soft and Kind Hearted : Having a soft and kind heart impels a leader to do the best for the people without any fear or greed. Having a kind heart is among the main quality of being a good human and a good leader as well. So many instructions are given,orders issued but,taken back just for the sake of people. Basically the poor people have lots of hope in their leader as they rely on their leader the most. They have less resources and the same are fulfilled and provided by their leader. Most of the times they are ignored or neglected in the world but,not by the soft and kind hearted leader. The leaders having such qualities are always ready to put this class in priority. These leaders are like the Robinhood for their people.
3. Caring and Honest : Being honest is a good quality for every human being but,as far as concern to a leader,it is a very essential quality of a leader as it is a matter of thousands and lacs of people. A good leader must be caring too. Feeling the pain and sufferings of the people,understanding their plights and taking immediate initiative or action are the crucial and foremost tasks of a good leader. It becomes more complex when a leader wins, as so many leaders usually forgets their manifestos and promises after they gets the power. A wide range of corruption and earnings are at ease to them now but, an honest leader never loose his/her dignity and honesty as well. They should keep continue the services to the people with proper caring and honesty remembering the promises they did and the sacrifices done by the public to make the victory and success possible.
4. Good knowledge and Qualification : Education nourishes a man to understand the difference between good and bad,right or wrong. As by the rules or laws,Qualification is not necessary to lead the people,but a good knowledge really matters a lot for a good leader.In fact being a qualified person is quite worthwhile for a good leader.A leader has to address so many meetings and conferences. Without any knowledge of the desired goal,one can't achieve it and even can't convince the others to do so. Without a good qualification,a leader can't cope with rivalry and remains quiet which leads to a rebellious environment in the group of people following that leadership. For example, a leader is talking about the educational reforms of the society and he/she doesn't have the primary qualification. This compels the followers to start thinking adversely and sometimes making fun of their leader too.
5. Good Vision : A good vision determines the victory of a leader and the entire group or team as well. A good vision gives a good direction to the supporters or followers.Without any proper vision,no target and no goal can be set and even no following people group is set. All the great leaders of the the world started their journey with a great vision. Abraham Lincoln's vision gave the great America and Mahatma Gandhi's vision gave the great India. There are uncountable examples of the leadership with a good and great vision.Besides this, so many people want to be a leader but unfortunately they have no vision at all only a wish to have power and rule. People or the followers, also get attracted towards the leader having great vision for the serving of the society and for the sake of mankind.
6. Daring and fearless : The work of a leader is quite risky because of so many rivalry threats. The life of a leader is always at high risk from the rivals and the traitors as well. A good leader should be fear free and must be daring too from all the chances of attack and threats. Political pressure, police enquiries, attack by the mobs are very common threats in the way of doing social welfare by a leader. So many great leaders has suffered such incumbency so many times in their life. In fact they become used to it from such disturbances and annoying acts from the people who are against them. Therefore, being fearless and daring is a challenging quality of a good leader.
7. Good Communicator : Speaking good is an explicit art and a good leader must have such quality within. Speaking loud but in humble manner,speaking meaningful, speaking for the RIGHTS of the people are the main qualities that attracts the people towards a strong leadership. A leader has to speak for long hours,daily speeches, meetings,continuous conferences,public gatherings, listening the problems,providing the solutions with proper assessment and assigning of tasks are the basic work of a leader. Besides this,a good leader listens to the people actively and create a good communicating environment in the party as well. All these things describes the good communication skills of a person that turns him to be a good leader.
8. Building confidence : Without a deliberate confidence,no one will rely or listen to any one. When you have confidence in yourself, then only you can make the people to believe in you and in your vision or goal. It is very necessary to build a great confidence in the group of people who are ready to put their life on stake just from a single word spoken by their leader. This all happens just because of the confidence they have in the vision of their leader. A hope that leads them to support and complete all the task given to them by their confident leader. A good leader should have to be confident by him/herself to make the people into a massive following group as they have built a strong confidence in a single person ,"their leader". Often times and on so many stages, people losing hope because of some different contingencies like threats and attacks,arguments and confrontation with family and friends. This is the time when a leader should build a powerful confidence among them.
9. Delegating work for members : As we know and discussed above that a victory or achievement of any task depends upon a team work in which each and every member does their work with a proper manner and according to their skills. Now,its a duty and important task of a good leader to assign and delegate the work to each and every member of the group with proper planning and wisdom. Some members have great capabilities and skills but some do not. That's why a leader has to delegate the work accordingly keeping in mind the harmony of the party or group.
10. Positive stances : Our losses and our gains are not sure in any field,it's indefinite. But,one should take positive stance in every situation . A good leader also should always be very positive in all the situations as he/she has to face so many ups and downs in their respective fields. It is good for the motivation of the members as they will follow the same and make themselves more engaging in all the activities. A leader with such quality makes him/her more popular in the party or group because it builds more faith among them. All the works started with a positive stance has more chances of success.
Surely,there might be some more qualities of a good leader that can be discussed and described in some other blogg but i hope the above points are quite understanding.
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