As described in a top-leader overview by David K. Williams published in Forbes in 2012, a leader is a person who shows specific—yet varying—characteristics. These characteristics include, among others, foresight and innovation; courage and wisdom in the face of a failing business or marketplace; respect for employees' talents and contributions; respect for the potential for and the outcomes of risk-taking; embracing hard work and sharing good fortune; and confidence in one's own vision and dream....
As described in a top-leader overview by David K. Williams published in Forbes in 2012, a leader is a person who shows specific—yet varying—characteristics. These characteristics include, among others, foresight and innovation; courage and wisdom in the face of a failing business or marketplace; respect for employees' talents and contributions; respect for the potential for and the outcomes of risk-taking; embracing hard work and sharing good fortune; and confidence in one's own vision and dream.
The textbook Leadership: Theory, Application, and Skill Development answers "Who is a leader?" by stating the five categories of leadership traits and skills that define who a leader is.
- Having the dual role to influence and to be influenced by followers (influence needs to go both ways in order for leaders to think about complex problems with expansiveness and clarity).
- The actual act of influencing: followers are less effective when they lack action- and thought-influencing motivation given by a leader.
- Having and communicating clear and attainable goals resulting in fulfilled organizational objectives.
- Being able to institute necessary organizational change and see it successfully through to adoption; organizational change requires the motivating guidance of a leader for it to succeed.
- Attracting the right people for the needed roles and tasks at the right times and in the right places: people form the organization, comprise its followers and leaders (also called leader-followers), and drive goal attainment, objective achievement, and change implementation.
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