MANAGING TO BE A LEADER:
What combination of personality traits, professional training,
and mentoring makes the "best leader?" There is a dearth of
information on this topic in both management and social science
literature, and no one has formulated a recipe for concocting
all that leadership implies: authority, administrative skill,
effectiveness, initiative, foresight, energy, influence, and
more. The complexity and mystery of leadership do not permit
a simplistic approach.
LEADERSHIP CHECKLIST: Do
you make effective decisions? --Do you act quickly and responsibly?
--Can you gather information and present reports based on
the information? --Do you use your time and resources effectively?
--Do you devise efficient and effective plans, procedures
or methods to carry out work?
BE A HUMAN
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PERSON: Show a commitment to
your team member’s personal and professional development.
It pays to care and to be supportive of the human needs of
a team. Work is not accomplished through task orientation
alone. A good leader fosters esprit de corps, which keep employees
motivated. Team members are happy when they feel that their
leader appreciates them as individuals, and when team members
are happy, work goes smoothly. As an additional benefit, loyal
team members become very protective of a leader or an organization
over a hump.
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