LEAD E R S HI P I N

ORGA N IZ A T IO N
: LAD YL E NE F . F ULL A NTE S
PRESENTER
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 6 KEY COMPONENTS
TO EFFECTIVE
LEADERSHIP
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#1 HONESTY AND INTEGRITY
• GREAT LEADERS CREATE AN ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE BUILT ON
THESE TWO CORE VALUES AND HOLD ALL EMPLOYEES
ACCOUNTABLE TO THEM. WITHOUT HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AS
FUNDAMENTAL CORNERSTONES OF AN ORGANIZATION, THEY
WILL RARELY SUCCEED LONG TERM. AND CREATING SUCH A
CULTURE STARTS AT THE TOP OF THE ORGANIZATION. EVERYONE
WATCHES THE LEADER AND TAKES THEIR CUES AS TO WHAT IS
ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR.
#2 OUTSTANDING SELF AWARENESS
• A LEADER MUST UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. ALL OF
US HAVE FAULTS AND INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIORS THAT PRODUCE UNINTENDED
RESULTS AND/OR CONSEQUENCES. IT IS CRITICAL FOR A LEADER TO REALLY
KNOW THEMSELVES, ADMIT THEIR SHORTCOMINGS AND ASK FOR THEIR
HELP IN ADDRESSING THEM.

• GREAT LEADERS SEEK AND WELCOME FEEDBACK AND DISSENTING OPINIONS.

THEY ENCOURAGE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL
THINKING. THEY CREATE HEALTHY DISCUSSIONS AND DEBATES, BUT ALSO
KNOW WHEN TO MOVE THE CONVERSATIONS FORWARD. AND THEY ARE ABLE TO
MAINTAIN THEIR COMPOSURE IN DIFFICULT/STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.
#3 VISION

• OUTSTANDING LEADERS SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE AND DO NOT GET TOO
FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC TASKS OR INITIATIVES. THEY HAVE DEEP KNOWLEDGE
OF RELATED INDUSTRIES/ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE SEEN AS STRATEGIC
THINKERS. THEY OFTEN HAVE STRONG NETWORKS AND CONSISTENTLY
IDENTIFY IMPORTANT TRENDS EARLY IN THEIR LIFE CYCLE. THEY ARE VERY
GOOD AT COMMUNICATING A VISION OF THE FUTURE AND GETTING
ORGANIZATIONAL BUY-IN.
#4 COURAGE

• TO HAVE COURAGE REQUIRES CONFIDENCE. THE BEST LEADERS ARE VERY

CONFIDENT IN THEMSELVES AND THEIR IDEAS, WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO BE
DECISIVE. BUT, THEY MUST BE ABLE TO EXUDE THAT CONFIDENCE WITHOUT
CONVEYING ARROGANCE OR INTIMIDATION!
#5 COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• GREAT LEADERS DO NOT HAVE TO BE GREAT ORATORS OR EXCEPTIONAL

WRITERS. WHAT IS REQUIRED IS THAT THEY ARE INSPIRATIONAL AND
PERSUASIVE. THEY CAN SPEAK AND WRITE TO THE AUDIENCE’S LEVEL,
FOCUSING ON THE WIFM (“WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME”). THEY COMMUNICATE IN A
WAY THAT GENERATES BUY-IN AND WILLING FOLLOWERS. BECAUSE IF YOU
CAN’T SUCCEED IN DOING THOSE TWO THINGS, YOU CANNOT EFFECTIVELY
LEAD.
#6 TEAM BUILDER
• GREAT LEADERS MUST HAVE OUTSTANDING TEAM BUILDING SKILLS. THIS
REQUIRES FIRST AND FOREMOST THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN TOP
TALENT.

• EVERY GREAT LEADER KNOWS THEY CANNOT DO IT ALONE AND THAT HAVING
THE BEST TALENT ENHANCES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS. THEY KNOW
THEY NEED TO BUILD A TEAM WITH COMPLEMENTARY SKILL SETS AND
EXPERIENCES AND CONSTANTLY LOOK TO BRING IN PEOPLE THAT KNOW MORE
THAN THEY DO (THIS IS BECAUSE THEY ARE CONFIDENT).

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THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP
1. TRAIT THEORY