Study on Leadership Potential

Running head: LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
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LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
Leadership can be defined as the capability of leading a group of individual following the
best pathway that bring success and help in achievement of the goal. This also helps in
developing the working environment where all the members are enthusiastic to work beyond
their expectations (Anderson 2012). Some of the important qualities of being a leader are the
honesty, proper delegation, perfect communication, right level of confidence. Moreover, it also
comprised of proper commitment to team members and to organizations and developing a
positive attitude which helps working much easier even in stressful situations. Creativity and
inspiration are two other attributes of leadership.
When I was first placed as a leader of a 8 member team, I was quite confident about my
leadership skills although I had no prior experience of leadership. I set up the vision to the
employees perfectly and they understood it well. With the passing of time, I noticed that my
other colleagues who were also leading team were much successful in achieving productivity
than me. On thorough analysis, I understood that my improper communication style was the
main reason that affected the team members. I was an impatient listener and often used to cut my
team members midway which hurt their self respect. Moreover I never asked for feedback and
suggestions from them thinking that my decision would bring the best outcome. I did not involve
them in my decision making procedures. All these affected their self respect and they could not
align with the company’s objectives. They thought me to be bossy and developed a negative
feeling. This affected the team spirit and as a result the productivity could not be achieved. Their
motivation level was low and lack of enthusiasm in the work environment made them feel
stressed and burdened with work. However the other class members were very well in managing
teams developing effective relationship with their employees and developing an informal