Successful Leaders : The Inner Makings

Leadership is a quality which cannot be acquired by any person from the other but it can be acquired by self-determination of a person. Leadership can best be called the personality of the very highest ability-whether in ruling, thinking, imagining, innovation, warring, or religious influencing. Leadership is practiced not so much in words a it is in attitude and in actions. Their actions leave a long lasting memory in the line of history and lead up to may events that occur today. To be a leader one will need many qualities. Leaders have a purpose and strategies to accomplish that purpose. They are driven and motivated. In the end they should be able to attain good results. These innate talents help to make up a leader that will succeed and be efficient in carrying out tasks. But, the purpose of this paper is determine what truly makes a leader successful. A successful leader should be considered more on their impact rather than their accomplishments of their organizations alone for they are not sufficient in determining the key to their success .

People may possess a multitude of skills and qualities that make them leaders but only a select few contribute to their success. These qualities help to distinguish them as leaders in their homes, committees and more. As a leader, one should always strive for their “team” to get better rather than just being good (Halverson). pushing them can be effective in helping them to get more done and improve their skills. A leader would not work his followers to the bone for they would tire out easily. this could end up decreasing productivity while people would look forward to working. By wanting to improve, a team can push through barriers as opposed to only trying to reach a certain level. Th...

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