Comments on: Business Leadership Skills: Traits of Successful Leaders http://incedogroup.com/business-leadership-skills-traits-of-successful-leaders/ Inspiration Without Hesitation Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Glenn Gary http://incedogroup.com/business-leadership-skills-traits-of-successful-leaders/#comment-2 Glenn Gary Tue, 08 Dec 2009 02:55:39 +0000 http://www.incedogroup.com/?p=524#comment-2 In an idealistic world these traits may be correct for leadership. But in the real world we find that leaders seldom have high standards, strong ethics and integrity. A quick look at our political system and their leaders today and the corporate leaders of today and ask were are the standards, ethics and integrity? These people would not be where they are today if they had these traits. So it is not a requirement to possess these in order to be a leader. Charisma is not necessary but certainly helps. I have met true leaders that were Know and Do managers that were out in front of their staff leading the way. They took care of their staff and as a result the staff would follow them to the end of the world if asked. But yet, they had no charisma. A true leader will not show weaknesses, but will admitting mistakes, ask for help, seek others’ advice, ideas and support, and will use these to make his decisions. He will admit mistakes and take the blame even for his staff's mistakes in order to hold them blameless. After all, he is responsible, not them. The rest of your suggestions I will go along with because I find nothing wrong with them even though I don't feel all are necessary to be a true leader and some are more words than substance. In an idealistic world these traits may be correct for leadership. But in the real world we find that leaders seldom have high standards, strong ethics and integrity. A quick look at our political system and their leaders today and the corporate leaders of today and ask were are the standards, ethics and integrity? These people would not be where they are today if they had these traits. So it is not a requirement to possess these in order to be a leader.

Charisma is not necessary but certainly helps. I have met true leaders that were Know and Do managers that were out in front of their staff leading the way. They took care of their staff and as a result the staff would follow them to the end of the world if asked. But yet, they had no charisma.

A true leader will not show weaknesses, but will admitting mistakes, ask for help, seek others’ advice, ideas and support, and will use these to make his decisions. He will admit mistakes and take the blame even for his staff’s mistakes in order to hold them blameless. After all, he is responsible, not them.

The rest of your suggestions I will go along with because I find nothing wrong with them even though I don’t feel all are necessary to be a true leader and some are more words than substance.

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