How to be a leader?

      GET INSPIRED

What makes a leader inspirational? The ability to inspire people to reach great heights of performance and success is a skill that leaders need. Too few leaders are capable of exhibiting the qualities that employees most seek in the person they think of as their leader. It is these qualities that followers choose to follow. Many senior leaders expect that employees will follow them because of their title, their company ownership, or their place in the organization's hierarchy. And, honestly, many employees do follow a leader for these reasons. But, that does not mean that the leader inspires their best work, support, and contribution.

Passion, purpose, listening and meaning help make a leader inspirational. Exhibiting these qualities and characteristics is a must if you wish to inspire the best work from your employees. An inspirational leader does not just tell employees that he or she is deeply committed to their customer's experience.

The leader must demonstrate this commitment and passion in every meeting, presentation, and in how the leader handles and tells employees to handle customer woes. The leader's behavior must inspire employees to act in the same way. Communication, integrity, inclusion, and sensitivity to the needs of the employees round out the qualities and characteristics of an inspirational leader. No one is inspired by a leader whom people think does not care about them. The ability to communicate that passion, purpose, and meaning to others helps establish the inspirational organisation culture.

Characteristics of a Successful Leadership Style

Much is written about what makes successful leaders. These articles focus on the characteristics, traits, and actions that are key when you want to create successful leaders.

-Choose to lead

-Be the person other choose to follow

-Provide vision for future

-Provide inspiration.

-Make other people feel appreciated and important

-Live your values. 

-Behave ethically

-Leaders set the pace through your expectations are example.

-Establish an environment of continuous improvement.

-Provide opportunities for people to grow, both personally and professionally.

-Care