what's the most important things to be the best leader?

Answer 1

Integrity is the main one. Basically your word in private and your actions in private should be no different than in public.

1. Empathy - My best executive Director was such a geat boss because when I messed up and misshandled a situation, ( I had to supervise women and children in a shelter and rules were always being broken etc.) she always showed me what it is in me that is lacking and how I might fix that, instead of just firing me or disciplining me. She handled everything in a friendly manner with such great communication. I grew so much under her supervision.

2. See The Grey - I used to see right or wrong, black or white. It was clearly one of the other. She taught me to see the grey. Every rule or situation has a grey area.

3. Understanding - Everyone comes form a different place and brings different thought to the table. Don't expect people to act like or react like you would, and don't feel dissapointed if they don't measure up. Just lead and guide.

4. Lead by example. - No one should have to do anything you wouldn't do, and you shouldn't be doing anything that reflects badly in front of them.

Answer 2

Leaders empower team members, praise their accomplishments and guide them through difficulties. They also learn from their mistakes and take responsibility for the teams shortcomings while giving credit to the team’s triumphs. The biggest key to being a leader is being a mentor to all the members and recognizing that can teach them something in return. Everyone is in the same boat and learning as they go along. Leaders simply help navigate while making sure all systems are working efficiently and in unison. Sometimes this means letting someone else drive the ship from time to time.

Answer 3

Hi,

SIMPLE ANSWER is RESPECT from the people that you hope will follow you. They do NOT have to LIKE you, but without RESPECT you will FAIL.

I got my first taste of LEADERSHIP in 1967 as a mear teenager and learned quickly.

The next part is OUT of YOUR CONTROL.

You MUST have the support of those above you with MEASURABLE GOALS toward a negotiated objective. If you have a SOLID GOAL and SUPPORT then you can apply your TALENT.

1. ALL people react differently to direction and YOU must learn what motivates them as an INDIVIDUAL without becoming their FRIEND. This is HARD if you have been promoted from within, but you have to deal with it.

2. NO favoritisim ALLOWED.

3. Negotiate INDIVIDUAL GOALS and DO NOT micr-manage. Allow mistakes, make corrections in a POSITIVE way and learn from the mistakes of your reports.

4. UNDERSTAND what your reports DO COMPLETELY and be willing to step in and cover their donkey if necessary. If you have a reportwith a PROBLEM, send they home WITH PAY and then step in an COVER THEIR WEIGHT. If you do a better job than they do, they will WANT to LEARN from you and that is your ULTIMATE GOAL

5. Set a POSITIVE EXAMPLE and they will EMULATE your efforts.

6. Be the FIRST to arrive and the last to leave even if you read the WSJ and drink coffee.

7. MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE INSTANTLY with NO assistant to go through.

8. Manage by walking around and DO NOT EVER put yourself above your reports; they KNOW that you are the BOSS and you don't have to rub their nose in it.

9. Reward ACCOMPLISHMENTS that you didn't think of.

10. NEVER take credit for a reports work or solution, NEVER!

Here is an example.

I had responsibility for a branch office on the other side of the company from corporate and saw my boss twice a year when we wnt to dinner and got stumbling DRUNK together.

My goal was to increase sales by 100% in the first year with NO new products. My team and I went 300% in two years.

My assistant was a single mom with a child. I could NOT pay her what she was worth because of budgets so I turned the conference room into a daycare center and her son came to work with her every day. If we had a big mailing her son licked envelopes and had FUN. When My boss came out we hid the daycare stuff in the back of the warehouse until he left.

Then the company had a policy change about vacations. My assistant had already bought tickets for a vacation outside of the window.

I told her TO GO and I would COVER for her. For a week she was in the ladies room, gone to the post office or whatever I could come up with. If they needed her specifically I would call her and she would call them back (before caller ID) and we pulled it off. She even got her two additional weeks vacation.

The company imploded and my job was on the line. They sent an HR person to the office to "evaluate our performance" and that is NEVER GOOD.

She offered to file a harrassment suit, "Because the guy groped me". A TOTAL Lie, but she had signed up for the TEAM and we were ALL in it TOGETHER! I didn't let her.

In short, share your knowledge becaue SOMEONE is going to take your place when yopu move up or move on.

If you are in the "ENTITLEMENT GENERATION" just get OVER it. You are REPLACEABLE and not nearly as important as you have been led to believe.

If you ANGER your TEAM they will direct their creative energies AGAINST you and THEY WILL WIN! Why not FOCUS them through EXAMPLE?

Sorry that this is so long, but your question PINCHED a NERVE.

GOOD LUCK and I wish you the BEST in your career.

Jacques

Answer 4

This site has a free download on leadership that you might check out. There are many points to leadership and one in itself is no more important than any of the others. To be the best leader one should have all the points.

Answer 5

Without a doubt make certain that ALL persons whom you come in contact with are Heard and Acknowledged! People just want to know they are heard. Make certain you really get what they are saying and never forget that it is often what is unsaid is what the true message is. Acknowledge all persons! Never wait for the extraordiary to happen, let people know they matter, exist and are important to you.
Last, work hard to create relatedness with all you come in contact with. I ask you, when you have felt heard, acknowledged or related to a person you were left moved, touched or inspired yes? That is a leader!

Answer 6

To always remember that every person's job is just as important as the next. For example, a window washer is just as important as the man who own's the building the window is on. Money does not equal worth.

Answer 7

Patience, compassion, responsibility, willingness to work hard, and an ability to delegate.

Answer 8

To be able to listen and not just give orders.

Answer 9

You must inspire confidence and be charismatic

Answer 10

integrity