Four ways to measure your leadership skills.

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1. Good leaders have a mission and inspire others to join them

“What is the organisation’s purpose?” You must be able to understand that and communicate it to a group of people so that they will commit themselves to it. And you have to have a strategy for them to follow to achieve that mission.

2. Good leaders create strong organisations

The leader has to have a good grasp of what the company is organised to do. What’s the most efficient way of producing what it’s organised for? This is vital because the leader needs to understand and manage not only the mission but also the structure of the organisation, with sub-leaders who are also important to the company achieving its goals.

3. Good leaders have strong interpersonal skills

Interpersonal behaviour will very strongly affect how people feel about the organisation’s goals, and whether working toward those goals is worthwhile.

4. Good leaders are good motivators

But that doesn’t necessarily mean everyone loves them. Some leaders rely on the exercise of power – coercion - to motivate employees. A second way to motivate is by the exercise of authority granted to a leader who’s proved superior ability or skill or commitment. A third way to motivate is with charisma, so that people are drawn to the leader.

Most good leaders use all three forms of motivation. But there’s usually one that dominates. The interesting thing is it doesn’t seem to matter which. Different situations call for different forms of motivation. You have to adapt your performance to the culture of your organisation. 

Source: navigossearch.com ; Inc.com ; Linkedin.com ; forbes.com; Tlnt.com