Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
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.
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.
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 a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed.
Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.
A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.
There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.
I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal.
Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.
I don't believe that being an inspiring leader is a goal that you can aspire to. It is a by-product.