Leadership Qualities and Effectiveness: An Analysis

Leadership

Contents
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Analysis........................................................................................................................................................3
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................5
References...................................................................................................................................................6

Introduction
Leadership refers to the technique of handling a group of people or a team who works or putting efforts
for common goals and objectives. Leadership is essential for every organization because there is certain
situation when there is a need of leader who can actually take the whole team together and take the
responsibility of decision making. Leader works on creating a vison and then communicates the same to
the whole team and makes them understand the roadmap of reaching to the goal. Sometimes there are
conflicts of interest in the team so leader helps them in creating an effective conclusion.
Analysis
I am taking an example of one of my friend who is an effective leader. I am observing him from a long
time and he actually possesses all the leadership qualities that are required to become an effective
leader. He works in an organization where he is playing a role of a leader and in his personal life also he
beave like a leader for the good of everyone (Leavy, 2016). There are certain qualities he possess-
1. Communication- Communication plays a very important part whether it comes to personal life
or professional exposure. A leader should communicate effectively so that he can make
everyone understand about the thoughts and the vision. My friend communicates in a very calm
and patient way and he knows how to handle difficult situations. It includes asking logical
questions, sharing valuable feedbacks and clearing misunderstandings (Nahavandi, 2015).
2. Make hard decision- There are so many situation where the decision making becomes the most
difficult task (Singh, 2014). A leader is known for its good decision making skills. It is very
important for a leader to take correct decision in order to reach the goal. My friend is very good
at decision making and it has been proved that the decisions taken by him till the time are the
most corrective ones. He takes decision in a very confident manner and that increases the
opportunities for him and increases the respect also (Thoms, 2008).
3. Lead by example- A leader should always be a good example as people follows leader. My friend
always tries to become an example for others so that people can inspire from him and start
doing the correct things. He always thinks twice before his actions because a wrong action can
spoil his image in seconds (Giuliani & Kurson, 2007).
4. Integrity- A leader is known for his integrity. Ethics and integrity really matters a lot for the
leader. At each and every situation, a leader should always follow the integrity. Sometimes,