Strategic Leadership

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Strategic Leadership
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Characteristics of a good leader.......................................................................................................2
Analysis of Own Leadership...........................................................................................................3
Leadership Development Plan.........................................................................................................4
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................4
References........................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
An individual can be a virtuous supervisor but it is not inevitable a decent leader, whereas
other individual can be a decent frontrunner but valor not be a virtuous supervisor. The main
variance between them is that the supervisor is devoted to making the order as well as constancy,
while the frontrunners are embracing as well as procedure variation (Antonakis & Day, 2017).
Leadership is the concept of creating the prophecy for other to follow traditional organizational
standards as well as morals and can able to discover some technique to enhance efficiency and
value of other individuals (Grint, Jones & Holt, 2016). The leadership is useful for the success of
the individual as well as for the organization. It is defined as the process by which an individual
influence other accomplishes an objective as well as directs the company in a manner that makes
it more coherent as well as cohesive (Northouse, 2017). It plays a vital role in the life of the
individual as well as in the business or any organization. The leadership is seen as the capability
of a leader to organize and form a group of people that can support them to work together in such
a manner that can help in achieving a shared vision and goal of the individual or any company
(Covin& Slevin, 2017).
In the following part, there will be a detailed analysis of leadership characteristics that
should be available in the personality of individual and way to enhance the leadership quality
among the individual.
Characteristics of a good leader
There are certain qualities that deprive the personality of leadership among the
individual. There are many things that can help in determining a leader whether good or bad. The
most essential thing is the features and characteristics of the leaders as it is explained in the
below points to understand more efficiently:
Honest: it is required for the leader, to be honest towards its work, towards others as well
as themselves. Such a leader will able to grow more efficiently and efficiently. A display
sincerity, integrity as well as candor in all the actions will able to make the leader more effective
in their work and can able to gain the trust of another individual that make them unique from
other (Amanchukwu, Stanley & Ololube, 2015).

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Motive and Inspire Other: the most difficult job for the leader is to persuade others to
follow; it can only be possible if the leader can able to inspire its followers by setting a good
example. It is one of the essential traits that are required in the leader. To lead others, it is
required for the leader to motivate its subordinate towards the targeted goal. If the leader is self-
motivated, he can able to motivate others that made the lead in a more effective and efficient
manner.
Confidence: the leader is required to be confident to ensure re that others follow its
commands. If the leader is unsure about his own decision as well as qualities then the
subordinates will never follow the leader. Therefore, as a leader, it is required for them to be
oozing with confidence that represents some swagger as well as assertiveness to gain the respect
of the subordinates (Herman, 2016).
Commitment as well as Passion: to gain the trust of subordinates, it is required for the
leader to fulfill its commitment and promises. It will not only increase represent in the eyes of
subordinates but also will enhance the trust among them efficiently. It is also required for the
leader to be passionate towards the work, it will motivate others to follow the leader and give
their best if they see that their leader also make its hands dirty (Hallinger & Chen, 2015).
Good Communicator: until the leader clearly communicates its vision to its teammates as
well as tell them the strategy to achieve the goal, it will difficult for the leader to get the results
he wants. Therefore, the leader is required to be a good communicator that can able to pass its
message efficiently that can able to understand by its teammates. A good communicator can be a
good leader. Words have the power to motivate the individual as well as make them do the
unthinkable. If a leader uses them efficiently then he can able to achieve better results that will
make them successful (Donate & de Pablo, 2015).
Analysis of Own Leadership
A few years ago, a coworker of mine who has meanwhile emeritus shared his opinions
with me on the specific senior director. He used a locution which however meant in a pejorative
sense that I have never forgotten. He whispered,” As a frontrunner of men, I would only follow
him out of snooping”. He had, consequently, some of the substantial involvement of dissimilar