Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Talking About The Traits Of An Effective Leader

By Benjamin J. Schmidt


Leaders are made and toughened through experience they are not born. From compiling up several data and reading some articles we can assume the following qualities that are present in some of our successful marketing executives today are what it takes for one to be a good leader.

Leaders play a critical role during change implementation that many do not realize, immediately from the period of the announcement of change. They really are leading the way, and many feel they are the most important parts of a successful business.

It is associated with such a person who has aggressiveness in speech and action, love for the employees, and who can handle pressure under different circumstances. It needs a person who is always ready to fight for the rights of the employee.

To be a leader you must first possess a quality that is one of the most sought after and that is being honest. If the leader happens to lose his credibility then he might as well lose his integrity. That is why a leader should always keep this trait a priority.

One should be able to guide the firm's members in the right path to inspire and motivate them. They should always be there whenever the rest are in need of words of wisdom and encouragement.

The leader should able to stand criticism, and develop immunity to it so that it cannot diminish your morale. For as your success rate increases, so do your critics.

Choosing the best people in his team to back-up the skills he is lacking is also a necessity. It is a given that the CMO does not excel on all the skills needed, so therefore he must assemble a team to efficiently work with him.

The leader has to be effective by displaying consistency in their work. Be consistent on work and as much as possible keep things plain and simple but constant. If you follow these tips, you might just become the great leader that you have always wanted to be.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment