About Leadership: the effects of character traits on leadership

the Bluewater partnership helps

organizations improve performance this

is an introduction to the character

traits of team leaders what is it that

makes some individuals able to gain the

respect of others and successfully lead

them while others fail to do so one part

of the answer is that successful leaders

display certain leadership qualities

traits habits of character if you

compare studies and books on leadership

you will find great variety in lists of

qualities don't despair the seven

described in this presentation appear

most frequently six of them you can work

on the seventh follows naturally we

differ in terms of our potential for

leadership but potential can and should

be developed if you work at developing

your leadership skills in due course

someone will be describing you as a

natural leader enthusiasm this is an

infectious quality just like lack of

enthusiasm there are times when a leader

needs the show enthusiasm even if you

are a fairly laid-back character when it

comes to presenting that new initiative

to the team or celebrating the success

you need to turn on the enthusiasm is

this difficult to do not if you consider

those elements of positive body language

from your assertive communication

seminar use these and lift the pace and

tone of your voice to begin to make a

real difference integrity the quality

that makes people trust you consider how

you might lose the trust of your team

members and what you might do to prevent

this once again and assertive open style

goes a long way to help whereas an

aggressive or passive style tends to

undermine trust toughness leaders are

often demanding people uncomfortable to

have around because their standards are

high leaders must be demand

at times they are resilient and

tenacious toughness is required in

decision-making and communicating of

ideas that you think the other person

won't like fairness alongside the

toughness must go the fairness if

respect is to be achieved and maintained

leaders treat individuals differently

but equally they don't have favorites

and are impartial in giving rewards and

penalties for performance warmth cold

fish in expressive and closed people do

not make good leaders leadership

involves the heart as well as the mind a

leader who takes no interest in or care

for team members does not gain willing

cooperation or respect humility the

opposite of humility is arrogance signs

of a good leader are a willingness to

listen or admit error and a lack of an

overbearing ego confidence confidence

comes through knowledge think how

confident you feel when completing a

task you know well compared to your

first filtering steps into a new

situation it's the same with leadership

which is why your blue water learning

will help you build confidence others

sense confidence and respond positively

if the other six qualities are also

apparent leadership potential can and

should be developed consider how you can

make improvements to any of those

characteristics described here perhaps

you can think of someone you admire

someone who would be a good role model

for you study them and their behavior

and then start to copy what they do and

how they speak you will soon find a way

of making those behaviors natural to you

you can speak with your blue water coach

about any of the ideas that have been

presented here good luck with your

development

the Bluewater partnership helps

organizations improve performance