Excellent leaders must possess 5 Characteristics

In his book "experience from senior leaders: finding the best business leader in the United States", Starbucks CEO howardschultz puts forward the following findings:

"I think it is very difficult to be a leader in this age where people are not really involved in decision-making. If the company's talents think they are not part of the strategy, you cannot attract and retain them. If you don't give people the chance to participate, they won't stay. "

As an entrepreneur and getting along with employees, one of your main tasks is to attract and continuously motivate employees as much as possible. Therefore, let's explore these five traits that can help you become leaders who are willing to work for them.

　　Character 1: You must have a vision.

We have heard of this sentence: "You must have faith; otherwise, nothing can be done. "But what is the true meaning of this sentence? There is a strong belief in the company's policies and procedures. This is good, but it does not mean there is a vision. As a leader, you must learn to constantly communicate your vision or company vision with those you want to retain. What should we do?

■ Learn to draw a vision in words. Narration, writing, painting, and touch. Whatever method you can use, do it. As people often say: "A picture can be thousands of characters. "

■ Ask other managers of the company to tell you the company's vision in their own words. What are the differences between what they say and what you think they understand? Is your team the same as you do?

■ At work, the company's vision should be in your mind every day, and sometimes you should re-evaluate the vision so that it can keep up with the changes of the times. Remember, if you really want employees to stick to the company's vision and keep the company's vision up to date, they will also participate in it like you do. Key employees must be involved.

Character 2: You must be passionate.

Employees need passion. In fact, employees with passion will go through the fire. Think of the sailors who sail with Columbus or those who explore unknown territories with explorer herlikson. The passion of their leaders inspires them to accept one very dangerous challenge after another.

To build a superior team, You need to ignite the "flame of their hearts" to make them feel passionate about the company and closely related to the vision of the leadership. Passion is a very important part of becoming a good leader. Without passion, you cannot become a good leader. Think about the outstanding leaders of all ages and try to find someone not passionate about.

And passion is infectious: when you talk about your company vision, let your passion shine. Others will feel the light of this passion and want to fight for it with you. If you have no passion for your vision, you have to re-develop it or re-describe it so that it can be associated with your passion.

Character 3: you must learn to become an outstanding decision maker.

How are the main decisions made by the company? What is the procedure for making decisions? For example, will you talk to the management team and list a "agree" and "disagree" list to help you make the best decisions? You may analyze the cost. Or do you want to make a calendar for strategy execution, procedures, and schedules?

Some leaders have a fixed process, and others may act by feeling. But you will not be willing to be a leader like this: Don't discuss with others before making decisions, announce changes the next day, and then get frustrated when no one listens. If this is the case, I encourage you to follow a set of procedures.

In fact, there is a system you can use to make yourself a better decision maker, called "Q-CAT ":

Q = quick, fast, fast, but not rashly.

C = committed. Be firm and stick to your own decisions, but don't be too rigid.

A = analytical: analysis must be good at analysis, but not excessive analysis (too many analyses are ineffective ).

T = thoughtful.

When you use the "Q-CAT" system, it will help you decide when to let others participate in the process, what steps need to be taken to help you make better decisions.

Feature 4: You must be a team builder.

To become a good leader, you have to organize an excellent team. But how? You can start by transferring responsibilities to your team and start your team to work with their responsibilities. It doesn't matter if you are behind them or if you have a big package. Instead, you need to intervene again when you have problems or troubles. Teach the team to use the "Q-CAT" Decision Making System to give them freedom to make their own decisions.

When the plan is deviated or the team exceeds the final time limit, it will be no good for anyone if you just blame. This is exactly when you need to step up and inspire employees to know that you support them and are willing to help them. Prepare a change plan or a new plan. Don't forget to use humor to boost team morale in time of crisis. When an emergency occurs, the team will expect you to become the backbone of strength and endurance.

Character 5: You must have a clear character.

No character. All other "key traits" are zero. This is because inherent strengths and weaknesses play a key role in the leadership style. The real question is, are you aware of the role of the above questions? All outstanding leaders have taken measures to understand their personal character qualities and their role in the leadership style.

So what is your leadership style? If you do not know, there are many ways to evaluate the leadership style in the market. Two widely used methods are Myers-Briggs evaluation method and "360-degreefeedback" mode. There are many other ways to choose from. What's important is that you "get started" and then look at the evaluation results. It is a good way to test your own and your leadership skills.

Then, once the evaluation is completed, you have to ask yourself the question: Do you think your character is consistent with the result of the evaluation?

If you think these traits are different from what you think, you need to study them further and be honest with yourself. Sometimes our first response is defensive. You may want to evaluate yourself with different answers and compare different results. In the "360-degreefeedback" mode, you still have the opportunity to see how employees and colleagues view you. In the process of learning how to become a good leader, the first step is to give an open attitude to the feedback about yourself as a leader and treat this information separately from yourself.

So, are you a good leader? Or do you want to be a good leader? Remember, a good leader is a person who has a clear vision and can turn it into a vivid picture that others can see. When talking about your vision, you should be accompanied by a passion from the heart, a passion that can create unlimited enthusiasm, so that your team wants to join in immediately. To make important decisions, we should encourage everyone to use the "Q-CAT" system, responsible for his behavior. You must constantly evaluate your personality and maintain your growth, either personal or professional.

If you can apply these five key factors to leadership, you will be able to become a good leader surrounded by excellent talents!