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leader believes in giving his team members the freedom to express
their opinions and ideas. He surrounds himself with people he perceives
as self-starters-those who have the drive to initiate actions. There
are five mantras of good leadership:
Entrepreneurial spirit: A leader senses,
targets and accomplishes his goals with unswerving faith and resolve.
Hurdles on the road to entrepreneurial initiative need to be steadfastly
surmounted through self-belief, conviction and a never-say-die attitude.
Innovation: The very quality that makes
a team deliver successfully over time is innovation. A leader realises
that the timeless adage 'change is the only constant' holds true
throughout the life of an organisation.
Empowerment of people: This is the cornerstone
of management thinking at every successful organisation. A good
leader encourages his people to participate in decision-making and
is open to their ideas and suggestions.
Simplicity: This ensures that the ideas
of the leader will reach and be understood by each member of his
team. The virtue of simplicity, coupled with assertiveness, determines
the effectiveness of a leader.
Quality: Maintaining quality at work
is an infallible way of ensuring an organisation's success. Demanding
perfection while realising each team member's limitations is the
essence of good leadership.
Leadership is not dictatorship. A true leader
never asks his team members to do what he as an individual would
not do. He knows the art of extracting the best out of a team, without
coercion. Leadership is about leading people with their consent.
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