This article briefly discusses seven different thoughts on what makes a great leader. We find the questions, ‘What makes a great leader?’ and ‘What does great leadership mean in practice?’ to be really interesting.
We have seen, for example, the following types of people as leaders (1) people that appear to have been born to lead and then excel as leaders, (2) people anointed as leaders or future leaders who had big personalities, a certain look and/or great “charisma” disappoint completely as leaders, (3) hard-working, organized people without big personalities who organizations may not have expected to be top leaders grow into their roles and lead organizations to greater results than ever before.
The greatest and best leaders leave an organization in better shape than they found it. They leave it in a position to thrive after they are gone. They have an eye on and the ability to deliver results today and also improve and prepare the organization for tomorrow. Great leaders, as stated by some, have a vision and plan, can build great teams, can motivate the team to pursue and achieve the plan, can take in feedback and make adjustments to the plan as needed.
Here are seven thoughts on great leadership
HENRY KOTULA 