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7 Qualities of Good Leader by Tun DR Mahathir Mohamad
7 Qualities of Good Leader by Tun DR Mahathir Mohamad
Do’s
• A proje c t ma na g e r s h ould ta lk ba s e on prog re s s re port,
B ill of Qua ntity a nd a ny oth e r forma l doc ume nt wh e n
re porting to th e c lie nt.
Don’ts
• An a rc h ite c t s h ould not be too proud of th e ir de s ig n a nd
try h a rd to improve th e ir work.
2 ) He mus t re adily ac c e pt re s po ns ibility
but c an no t to o pus hy and ins is te d in
le ad.
Do’s
• Th e c ontra c tor/ proje c t ma na g e r s h ould be h one s t in
a c c e pting job wh ic h a ppointe d by c lie nt to a void a ny
proble m during c ons truc tion pe riod.
Don’ts
• Th e le a de r s h ould not tre a t th e ir worke r a s a s la ve a nd
with no s ympa th ie s .
3) He s ho uld no t blame othe rs for his failure but to admit his
we akne s s e s . He s hould not find othe r pe ople to be blame .
Do’s
• A s a fe ty offic e r s h ould inve s tig a te th e root c a us e if
s ome th ing une xpe c te d a ppe a re d on th e workpla c e s uc h
a s a c c ide nts .
Don’ts
• A s a fe ty offic e r s h ould not bla me th e worke rs wh e n a n
a c c ide nt oc c urs on s ite , th e re mus t be a re a s on le a d to
th e a c c ide nt.
4) He s ho uld be have noble and not as king for c omplime nt
and popularity.
Do’s
• A proje c t ma na g e r s h ould tre a t a ll h is worke rs fa irly
with out diffe re ntia te th e m ba s e on e th nic ity, na tiona lity
a nd e tc .
Don’ts
• A c ontra c tor s h ould not be too a mbitious on h is job jus t to
g e t popula rity with out a c h ie ving th e qua lity re quire d.
5) He mus t kno w how to c ontrol his followe r and top
manag e me nt. He ne e ds to be s e ns itive with othe r pe rs on
s e ns itivity.
Do’s
• C o ntrol h is followe r th roug h e m otiona l a pp roa c h
a nd re s pe c t h is top m a na g e m e nt.
Don’ts
• Ne g le c t ide a from down line worke r oth e rwis e
th a t ide a a re c ons truc tive with th e e xc us e only
h e is a la b our a nd inc om pe te nt to re s pond
opinion.
6) He s ho uld be re ady to do what the others e xpe cte d from
him to perfo rm. He s hould be a role mode l to othe rs .
Do’s
• P ro je c t m a na g e r m u s t s a tis fy c lie nt
ne e ds .
Do n’ts
• P rioritiz e p rofit th a n q u a lity & h is
rig h t its e lf a s a proje c t m a na g e r.
7) He mus t s mart and brighter at le as t over people under his
leade rs hip.
Do’s
• Ha ve wide knowle dg e in th e ir job s o h e will not
b e c h e a te d b y down line .
Don’ts
• Do n’t h a ve le a de rs h ip s kills .
• No t th ink in va rious a n g le wh e n
m a ke a de c is io n.