Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Qualities of Emerging Leaders

Any employee of a company naturally sets his thoughts on career advancement in the future. Why not? Aside from personal and financial rewards, career-high accomplishments boost a person's morale like no other. Everyone wants to work towards that goal and not to be stuck in the bottom of the organizational chart.

But, yes, not everybody is born to be a leader. Some need more push than the others. Some just find themselves at the top without consciously working towards it. Leadership, though, is a trait that can be developed especially with various leadership development programs and skills training available these days.

Actually, most of us have this person in the office we look up to and admire as a boss, someone we wish to be someday. In this person, we see qualities we also wish to have. Sometimes, though, some tend to say, that they are not like the person they admire, therefore, he won't reach the position. But, actually, with some training and strength and weakness identification, you can be the person you want to be.

These qualities are what employers look for in potential managers that they want for their company. These are the people who they want to be a part of their company to steer their businesses to unprecedented growth with less headaches for them.

Emerging leaders have to be in touch with the reality that what they are taking on is a totally different role, with different tasks and responsibilities. Some would say that it's already a given, yet, people wouldn't really be able to see that there's a stark difference between being a manager and being a leader.

Some are sent by their offices to undergo leadership development training before they realize. You have to be given a specific position to assume the role of a manager, to supervise and make sure everything is done right, but, anyone, even the rank and file employees can become leader in their own rights because leadership is about the drive and influence to start and make things happen.

To stand out from the rest, an emerging leader must possess the quality of influencing and working his way with different kinds of people he'll be working with. It is a reality that you can't please everyone and you can't get everyone to support you, but, a person who can talk to others and make him cooperate will make him a very good future leader.

Also, a person who is open to changes and criticisms and works toward changing himself for the better continuously is on the road to becoming a good leader. Complacency usually puts leaders in a bad position so consciously avoiding it is a positive sign towards good leadership training and anywhere else.


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The author writes about leadership development programs at http://www.slideshare.net/Executivecoachingperth/


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