What characteristics are important in a leader?

Answer 1

Prudence. Rest comes automatically.

Answer 2

These are some traits I feel are important for a leader:
1. Justice
2. Judgement
3. Decisiveness
4. Integrity
5. Dependability
6. Tact
7. Initiative
8. Endurance
9. Bearing
10. Unselfishness
11. Courage
12. Knowledge
13. Loyalty
14. Entusiasm
These are also the same leadership traits that are found in the United States Marine Corps.

Answer 3

First and foremost, weight capacity. I don't care what ladder you buy, if it doesn't support your weight it's not worth a penny!

Second, decide what type of heighth requirements you have. If you want to climb a roof, those Gorilla ladders are nice because they can extend to about 15 feet but still fold up nicely for storage.

If you need a good ladder for painting you can just get a nice 6-1/2' ladder made of fiberglass/plastic so it's nice and light but durable and helps get the job done. Oh and make sure it has a little tray for holding your paint can or tools.

EDIT: I am really sorry, I thought the original question was "What characteristics are important in a ladder?".

Answer 4

10. Former stoker in Royal Navy
9. Interested in newts
8. Affaire with young intern (whatever that is)
7. Only in the job because father did it
6. Pretty straight kind of guy
5. Piece of paper
4. Huge estate in Scotland
3. Pipe
2. Handbag
and last and greatest <>
1. Toothbrush moustache

Answer 5

Charisma and Social Intelligence.

A leader can be brilliant, but no one will follow them (happily) if they are uncharismatic. A charismatic leader will get others to work harder and more cohesively. That is not to say that groups lead by charismatic leaders always get the best results.

Answer 6

Here's a super article by Peggy L. McNamara which I wholeheartedly agree on!


Characteristics of a Leader
by Peggy L. McNamara

Those who aspire to leadership need to recognize and understand some of the characteristics or skills that are required for success. Mark Twain once said, "Americans will not blame themselves until they have exhausted all other options." Leadership involves exhausting the options for laying blame and taking full responsibility for your organization’s activities and outcomes.

The first character trait of successful leaders is commitment; commitment to your organization on a national, regional and local level; commitment to yourself; and commitment to your loved ones. Where is your commitment level? Are you willing to stick with your organization through thick and thin? Is your level of commitment apparent to your members and employees?

An easy way to rediscover or enhance your commitment level is to simply write down three things you love about what you do. Keep that list in a handy place and, before each meeting you conduct, read those three things. That one, simple activity will help you rekindle your convictions and generate enthusiasm that will be obvious to those around you.

A second key character trait is discipline. Yes, it’s a word that many people fear, but the fact is that a certain amount of discipline is required to accomplish any personal or professional objective. If you can’t avoid discipline, why not make it work for you? Instead of looking at discipline negatively, as something that’s likely to produce pain or stress, why not embrace discipline as a virtue, as a necessary and effective partner to accomplishment?

Next on the list of important traits for a leader is the ability and willingness to collaborate, to work together with others to accomplish a common goal. Think about your organization; ideally, you are all working together to achieve certain objectives. Whether it is a sales goal, needs of employees, customer based initiatives or following through on your mission statement, you are working together in a team effort.

The American Spirit has always been one that prized independence. However, if you study the careers of this country’s leaders, both past and present, you will find that not one of them achieved his or her destiny alone. All depended on the efforts of many other people at every level of responsibility and accomplishment. Similarly, every single person within your organization is important to the overall goal. Every single person whom you meet could potentially become a part of your collaborative network--whether for business or personal objectives does not matter. What does matter is understanding that you need to be open to building upon the relationships that come your way.

The final characteristic necessary to leadership, at least for this article, is the ability to adapt to many different situations, people or challenges that you will inevitably encounter. How do you handle events that are beyond your control? Let’s say a shipment doesn’t come in when needed, or a project deadline is right around the corner and you’re not ready for it, or one of your valuable employees suddenly has to take a leave of absence; how do you deal with such situations? Does your organization see a professional who has learned how to handle stressful situations with confident ease, or one who gets bogged down in and frazzled by the everyday challenges? It is crucial to understand that there are things you can control, and things you cannot control. Most often, you can only control the way you react to events, rather than the events themselves. The sooner you embrace that understanding, the more effective you will be.

This list is certainly not all-inclusive, but it includes four big-picture characteristics required for effective leadership in today’s world. Reflect on where you are at with each of these, and put an asterisk by the one that you believe is the weakest area for you. Awareness is the first step to improvement, and once you realize where you need the most improvement, I trust you will take the needed steps to realize your full potential as a leader.

Answer 7

Well it depends on what you want.

We all, individually, want someone who would act in OUR interests, but generally politicians accept money from businesses to work in THEIR interests, even when in exact conflict with ours.

From and inidividuals point of view, then, we want to elect someone who does not accept money for political favors, and someone who has coinciding political views (i.e. isolationist, pro-choice, pro-stem cell, etc.).

As for a cohesive country, we need someone who is able to comprimise. Someone who understands Kant's categorical imperitive (to determine if you should do something, think about if it would be good if it was universally accepted) AND the consequential point of view, utilitarianism (maximize benefit, minimize gain, for the greatest number of people involved).

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Optimism. You never want to follow a pessimist.