Great leaders understand that historical success tends to produce stable and inwardly focused organizations, and these outfits, in turn, reinforce a feeling of contentment with the status quo.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.
Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.
It's through a leader's actions - what he or she does and says on a daily basis - that the essence of great leadership becomes apparent.
There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.
Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.
If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.
Great leaders have a heart for people. They take time for people. They view people as the bottom line, not as a tool to get to the bottom line.