Leadership traits that will be common to all spheres of activity will be, Knowledge, Courage ( Moral and Physical), Initiative, Foresight, Will Power and a Sense of Humour.
Modern leadership
Following are the roles of Modern leaders -
- Empathy: The leader should be empathetic.
- Persuasion: The leader should be able to persuade employees, board members and vendors for his plans. In today’s time, you can’t direct or order but persuade as it helps get a commitment.
- Likeable: a leader should be likeable. People follow the leaders who are likeable eg Steve Jobs, Elon Musk
- Influencer: A leader has to play a key role in influencing others.
- Team player leader wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
Traditional leader
According to my following are the roles of a traditional leader:
- Time-Bound Goals:
Traditional leaders set a time-bound goal for a group. This goal will help remain the team on track to achieve whatever they are all set to achieve in a particular period.
- Team Together :
A traditional leader keeps the team together. By exercising those powers, he is supposed to keep the top intact to achieve the goal. Any conflicts that arise in the group are to be controlled by the leader of the group.
- Solicit Support:
A leader’s job is to get the team working to achieve the goals set to achieve a bigger vision. The leader is the first person to be held accountable for any missed deadlines.
- Act as a philosopher & Freeform:
The subordinates need guidance regarding their professional and personal life. They need to be guided through the difficult decisions that they have to make to advance their careers and families. A leader plays a huge role in brainstorming through all these situations.
