-Flexible

-Approachable

-Communicative

Qualities of a bad leader: 

-Avoids conflict

-Lack of social skills

-Doesn't provide any feedback

Quote:

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. -John C. Maxwell

Leader: 

Oprah Winfrey is a powerful leader that I admire. I believe that Oprah Winfrey can be seen as a transformational leader which means she is the kind of leader that succeeds by building up others. She is a big influence on people all over the world and has had an impact on the lives of many. Unlike bad leaders, Oprah has outstanding social skills which has led her in her way of success. 

 

When it comes to poor leadership qualities there is many that you should avoid. The first one being unreliable. Being a leader means you oversee leading the group or team to success, if you don’t show up or are inconsistent it will drag your group down and cause many issues. Your team should be able to count on you. The second quality that should be avoided is lack of communication. Communication is crucial in a group to get things done, having a leader who can’t communicate will create a roadblock for the team since nothing is getting discussed. Finally lack of ambition and creativity. Having a leader who lacks creativity can be an issue when coming up with ideas or plans for the group. The group or team will also feel unmotivated since their leader has no creative inspiration. Overall these are qualities that should be avoided when being a leader.  

 

 

A good leadership quote is “Leadership is an action not a position”. This quote is telling people that to be a good leader you must show it through actions, not just a title. 

 

This image is Martin Luther King Jr who is a great representation of a strong leader. He had great drive and intentions, he inspired others and sparked many movements. 

§  They put the improvement of others as a priority to them:

-       Develop a team with a variety of abilities and backgrounds and provide the tools and space for team members to create trust.

§  They are conscious of themselves and place a strong importance on personal development: 

-       Set goals, and take responsibility

-       Avoid distractions

-       Set boundaries

§  Communication between people:
 It entails being able to show empathy, listening actively, and form meaningful professional relationships with those around you, whether they are peers or team members.

§  lack of passion or excitement: Leaders should lead by example, which includes displaying a strong sense of purpose that inspires your team. Show your passion and true belief in your ability to succeed to create a positive workplace.

§  They don't explain and communicate their expectations clearly: A good leader conveys his or her vision to employees and instructs them on how to succeed in their jobs.

§  Use fear to motivate when fear decreases productivity it leads to a reduction in creativity.

 

 

 

 

Reminder that leadership is a privilege not about being in charge thus, taking care of those in your charge

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an activist who argued and organized nonviolent protests. He was a key figure in the advancement of civil rights in America, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent efforts to fight racial inequity.

 

Some of the many great qualities a good leader should have are. 

To be determined, ethical/honesty, and finally well spoken. Determination is very important for a leader because a leader has to show their employees or partners how to achieve goal in the business. Strong leaders consider the ethical consequences of the decisions that they make for both their customers and their teams. Leaders also have to be able to communicate to all audiences and be polite and understanding to their peers.

 

 

Some qualities that a leader should not have might be. 

A only my way mindset, poor communication skills, and not forward thinking. For a leader it is important to have an open mind towards all the ideas that are thrown your way. It’s also important that a leader can communicate well with everyone without that they will be very unsuccessful. Finally I leader has to look into the future and plan of how to get there surprises are not a good thing in business.

 

Quote: "My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to make them better."

 

This is a quote from Steve Jobs the founder of apple. He is a inspirational leader that I admire so much. One quality that Steve Jobs has that I said is that he if very well spoken. I have seen him on talk shows and he talks about how he communicates with employees and how he implements all there ideas. That’s very important for a leader and he does a wonderful job doing it

their business to succeed more. Lastly, a leader should be responsible. Leaders need to be working as hard as they can and making sure what they’re doing is for the greater good of the business and not just themselves. 

A leader should not be dishonest. Leaders should be truthful when discussing any situations or problems they or the business is having. When a leader is honest the business can run more smoothly. A confident leader is very important. A leader needs to be confident in the decisions they’re making and not second guess themselves. Finally, a leader should not be uncooperative. If a leader can not cooperate with other people, that is not a good sign. They should be easy to work with and not make it difficult to work with them.  

 

A leadership quote that personally resonates with me is this quote.  “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie, author and motivational speaker. People have to go through many experiences, including failure to achieve greatness within their business. No one should expect success without failing or being unsuccessful at first. A good leader should learn from those failures and grow from them. 

 

 

A leader I respect and admire is Greta Thunberg. 

I admire her as a leader as she’s very confident in her goals for the future climate of our planet and she’s being very strong and patient while leading our world to a safer planet. 

 

 

Bad qualities:

·      Good leaders are responsible and dependable. Your team members know that they can depend on you.

·      Flexible- They need to be adaptable in situations where something doesn’t go according to planned. 

 

Qualities a Leader Should Not Have: 

·      Micromanagement- limits the growth of your team. 

·      No focus or priority- companies lead with leaders that have no focus fail the company and their employees. They will never achieve the company’s goal with no focus and little prioritizing. 

 

Leadership Quote: 

 

  Queen Elizabeth II believes in leading by an example. She is loyal hard working, committed, and has great respect for others. These qualities, along with many others, are what makes Queen Elizabeth II one of the many great leaders. 

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” - Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is someone I thoroughly admire as a leader as he has many unique leadership qualities that are very inclusive and motivating. The largest aspect of his leadership style that I admire is how he takes every single one of his worker’s ideas and suggestions into consideration and values them. No matter how qualified they are or who they are, he makes each one of his workers feel like they can share their thoughts and ideas and feel valued. One other thing he does is empower his employees and inspire them to use their valuable ideas and encourage them to think outside of the box and be creative. This is something I admire as he really values other’s opinions and ideas and he doesn’t only make decisions based on himself. The fact that he puts effort in to empower his employees and takes the time to consider his employee’s ideas shows incredible devotion to his workplace and incredible leadership. 

A great leader should be open minded and creative so they can always be open to new ideas, perspectives, and innovative solutions. Leaders must also be critical thinkers who can adapt on the spot and think of solutions to any unexpected problems they face. It is important for leaders to be patient as well because they need to work with their team and incorporate different perspectives and new ideas all together without getting frustrated or discrediting ideas because they do not see the benefits or efficacy. 

Bad qualities 

-Poor communication skills: Unable to clearly communicate ideas and projects and coordinate with team limits opportunity for cohesion amongst the team. 

-Self centered: leaders need to be selfless and prioritize the wellbeing and encouragement of others to promote growth of the team. 

-Avoiding conflict: avoiding any conflicts will lead to ineffective teamwork and delay problem solving amongst the team because there is no co-operation and active problem solving. This will make it much harder for the team to grow and improve. 

I admire Malala Yousafzai as a leader because she is courageous and selfless in her leadership. Her support and motivation towards others is unabating because they are fueled by her vision of equal access to education for all.  She never gives up and has creative and critical thinking skills that allow her to create her own organization and charity to fight for education access for children around the world. 

 

 

      The first quality that a leader must have is respect towards the employees. Respect is something that people seek, including leaders. But a leader must also respect his employees, so that they are willing to keep moving forward, fix any mistakes they have made, etc. They should open up to everyone’s minds, whether they think similarly or differently, keep it respectful. Without respect, the employees would no longer respect their leaders, or their peers, which will negatively impact the company majorly. For those reasons, I believe that respect is something that a leader must obtain. 

      The second quality that a leader should have is, giving everyone the same amount of work. To me, it is not fair if someone has more or less work than average, unless they are falling behind, or ahead somehow. Those are the only exceptions I would make. Otherwise, everyone must always keep on the same pace, so that it is easier to be organized, and run things smoothly. Being organized is always a better option, and very important as well. Those are the reasons why I believe that leaders should have this quality.

      The third and last quality that a leader should have, includes their motivation. To me, a good leader should set goals, because you can’t just let your employees work without purpose, otherwise what’s the point? I think you should set goals and expectations for their employees, for self improvement, and improvement for the company at the same time. It is a good learning opportunity, and a good mental exercise. I feel like this is better than just working plain, without motivation. I also have pride in various learning opportunities. 

Now that I’ve explained the good qualities I think a leader should have, I will now explain the bad qualities I think a leader should not have.

 

      Firstly, a leader should not be arrogant. It’s bad for morale, and it will negatively impact your employment openings. What I mean by that is, if your employee(s) quit because of a leader’s arrogance, then the employee(s) will most likely put a bad review on the leader, leading to having trouble finding new employees. Taking credit for all the work your employees has done is dirty, and disrespectful, and treating others like dirt just because you’re a leader is unacceptable. I simply cannot stand arrogance, it makes me question teamwork. For those reasons, I believe that is why a leader should not be arrogant.

       Secondly, a leader should not be impatient. No matter what happened, or what he/she is going through, I believe as a leader, you must always keep it together, and focus. The employees looks up to the leader, and relies on them. If they see the leader impatient, or quick to anger, then that will mean that the employees will have to rush through the work. That is a bad thing, because you should not work at an unreasonable fasted-paced workplace. For those reasons, the leader should not lack patience towards anything related to his/her employees.
The leader that I admire the most is Barack Obama, for various reasons. Firstly I personally like the concept of black leadership, also, he possesses most of the qualities that I mentioned that makes a good leader, and more, which is why I admire him as a leader.

Good Leadership Qualities:

Bad Leadership Qualities:

Admired Leader: Martin Luther King Jr. 

~ “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

Martin Luther King was not only an inspiration to the American population but to the entire world and stood up against the adversity the country was facing at the time. His words still echo even now as we face systemic racism as he lead many people to a much more understanding ideology of race. I personally admire MLK as I had to do an analysis piece on his speeches  and the level of truth and confidence he had backing his words as well as his compassionate and gentle approach accumulates into a very well rounded and compelling speech. I reference this because this is also what made him a  good leader and a beacon of hope and inspiration. He showed so many amazing qualities that define what being a good leader means and looks like. I feel the reputation he built for himself speaks to his leadership. Many people even through his passing still think and value his words and his mission. That is why I admire Martin Luther King.

 

There are many different qualities that make a good leader. These qualities help make leaders more effective and more efficient. 

 

1.      Innovative. Being innovative is a good quality all leaders should have because they need to be strategic and be able to come up with solutions to problems. They need to be able to “think outside the box”, and have a vision and a roadmap to achieve it. They need listen to other people’s ideas, encourage others to be creative and think differently, and challenge ideas and initiate change.

2.      Listener. Leaders need to be good listeners because they need to be open to ideas – good and bad. It shows that they are approachable, considerate, inclusive, thoughtful and engaging. Listening is a communication skill that will also help build trust with people and shows that they are self-aware. 

3.      Open-minded. A leader should be open minded. Being open minded shows people that they are willing to listen and consider other people’s ideas and feedback. They are a team player, flexible, co-operative and collaborative. This quality is also good for leaders because it shows that they are also approachable and willing to listen to ideas, and to learn from successes and failures.

 

 

 

There are some qualities that leaders should not have because it would make them ineffective. 

 

1.      Poor communication skills. A leader that has poor communication skills cannot communicate effectively. They are not able to share their ideas and vision, and cannot provide leadership in an effective way. People look to leaders for direction, goals and responsibility. If these cannot be communicated effectively, there is no leadership.

2.      Close-minded. Leaders who are close-minded are unapproachable, self-centred and difficult to work with. They are not willing to consider other people’s ideas or feedback, or learn from their mistakes. They are not team players. They are not flexible, unco-operative and do not encourage collaboration, creativity or innovation amongst those to whom they should be leading.

3.      Lack of accountability. Leaders need to own up to their mistakes and be accountable for their actions. If they are not accountable, they do not gain respect as a leader. They are consider untrustworthy and lack integrity. They word and actions cannot be trusted.

 

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. —Steve Jobs

 

This quote means something to me because it means that you need to think differently and creatively, and take risks in order to become a leader who others will look up to. You need to be different than everyone else.

The Leader I Admire

Bill Gates is innovative, visionary, transformational, passionate, open minded, knowledgeable, engaging, team player, and motivating. Under Bill Gates’ leadership, employees felt motivated, empowered and appreciated and contributed to the company’s success. They took pride in their work and who they worked for. 

Quote “when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favour”.

Elon musk is the person I admire, he has created a global perspective of preventing pollution with his electrical car expansion worldwide (Tesla). His vision was always to electrify everything with lots of cheap solar power, and store it in batteries in Tesla's vehicles, as well as buildings and the existing electric grid. He inspired me and many other people to keep our earth clean and try to prevent pollution by buying his electric vehicles and his future electric power resources that are eco friendly.

Interpersonal skills and creating connections with others. This allows for more open discussion and relationships with the leader, possibly resulting in more diverse ideas and ambitions being put forward.

Take decisive actions during times of indecision. Even without conclusive input, a good leader should recognise the best way forward and take the actions necessary to move forward.

Motivation to persevere and always come through for those who rely on the leaders. Even if tasks seem insurmountable, they will find ways to work through the challenges and instil confidence in their team 

Bad Leadership Skills

Self-centered and arrogance in a leader is never a redeeming quality. Often, leaders with these traits are resented by their teams due to their ‘my way or the highway’ mindset. They are difficult to compromise with and closed off to new ideas.

Unethical mindset and business practices are more likely to hurt the business and employee morale than the benefits of unethical practices will help them. Most employees will not follow a leader who they think does not have the best intentions for the organisation and shows little consideration for their employees.

Poor communication often results in disorganisation and poor quality output. When employees feel lost and without leadership, they are more likely to fall behind or leave the organisation.

Winston Churchill

A leader who I admire is Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest public figures of all time. His tenacious leadership characteristics and dedication to the role of Prime Minister of the UK during the second world war and after shows his capabilities and motivation on behalf of his country. His occasional stubbornness usually resulted in personal decisions for the better of the nation and while his early days were filled with doubt in his abilities, he had won over parliament and Britain and led the way to European victory in WWII.

 

“We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.” Malala

 

Malala is someone that I have always admired ever since I read her book. I was so inspired by how she continues to stand up for woman’s education. She doesn’t want to be remembered as the girl who got shot she wants to be remembered for her courage and bravery to fight for her rights. Even at a young age she wants to make a difference and better the world. 

 

 

 

Qualities of a good leader  

-        Leaders need to be positive motivators, they need to be able to influence others and encourage them instead of motivating others by scaring or yelling. Leaders need to be able to stay positive otherwise they will only bring everyone else down with them. 

-        Initiative is a very important quality needed for being a good leader. Leaders need to be the first ones to show up and the last ones to leave. This quality is significant because not only are you expected to complete the job but exceed expectations. Leaders with this skill will know their job inside and out and are not only able to in their job well but help others in the process 

-        Good communication skills a crucial to being a leader because any job that involves more than one person will run smoothly depending if people can effectively communicate. As the leader, you need to be able to tale charge and instruct others on what needs to be completed but not come off as barking orders. People need to feel comfortable being able to communicate with you as well.  

 

Qualities of a bad leader 

-        Being self-centred  and not caring about your employees will effect the over all work environment. Not caring about others will effect how they work. If one person is only caring about what they are doing, other people will copy and have have same mid set

-        Lazy workers tend to not only poorly effect their job but other people’s jobs as well. In a team environment if one person is lazy doing their job that will effect others and make them work harder to pick up the slack 

-        If a leader is unorganized that will set off the work environment. People will be unsure of what needs to get done. If there is no organization that is when mistakes are made and people get angry. 

 

Though being a good leader seems pretty simple, there’s also a few traits that you wouldn’t want to have, starting with arrogance. You don’t want an arrogant boss because you’ll just never want to work with them, listening to what they want done when assigning tasks, will feel like an obligation instead of a team effort. Next, someone who is self centered. Pretty straight forward, you can’t lead people if the only thing you’re ever concerned about it yourself. Lastly, someone who is close-minded. You need to be able to accept and/or explore new possibilities, and opinions that will inevitably differ from your own views. 

 

“A successful person finds the right place for himself. But a successful leader finds the right place for others.”  John C. Maxwell.