Five Must-Have Qualities Of Highly Effective Leaders

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John Maxwell’s famous quote, “A person’s leadership ability determines how effective they are,” holds for every individual, but especially for team leaders like you, where leading others is a part of your job responsibilities, and gaining skills and abilities as a leader is essential to your career’s long- and short-term success.

As a high-performance coach, I have observed five common leadership qualities that successful leaders possess. This article aims to give you an overview of these five qualities and share some tips for mastering them.

Integrity

Leadership cannot exist without trust, and integrity will be the foundation for that trust. When defining what integrity is,

C.S. Lewis’ quote, “Doing the right thing always, even if no one is looking,” hits the nail on the head. Integrity starts by defining your values and using them as a compass to lead your every decision. This will ensure that you show up consistently, whether in person or from afar and your team will know without a doubt who you are and what they can expect from you and will enthusiastically follow your lead.

Here are some of my top tips to develop your integrity as a team leader:

• ? Keep your commitments
• ? Admit your mistakes
• ? Encourage team members to speak freely
• ? Stand up for what you believe in
• ? Surround yourself with people of integrity

Vision, Passion, and Belief

When leading a team, you need to have a clear vision of the end goal you wish to achieve. Equally important is that you are passionate and believe in the importance of achieving this goal. With this vision, passion, and belief, motivating your team to work towards accomplishing the goals you share with them will be much easier.

Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, is a great example of the power of having a vision, passion, and belief. He took an idea he had, and with his visionary insight, he transformed how people purchase products. Today, his company has a market value of around 175 billion dollars. He would never have been able to bring this idea to life without his vision, passion, and belief.

It is not a lack of vision that challenges most leaders, but how to effectively communicate that vision so others can take ownership of it. Fear of a lack of acceptance of their vision is common among leaders. It is expected to struggle with these feelings but work on overcoming them. When you share your vision, passion, belief, and the confidence you exude, it will be contagious, and your team will be happy to take ownership of it.

Empathy

Empathy is having the ability to understand the needs of others and being aware of their feelings and thoughts. By empathizing with your teams on the challenges they must overcome to accomplish the tasks you set out for them, they will feel understood, validated, and much more appreciated. They will happily perform their duties without complaint. Most importantly, leading with empathy will solidify their trust in you as their leader.

Empathy cannot be something you fake. You need to start with a genuine interest in your team. You can become more empathetic by listening and trying to understand the perspectives of your team members that differ from yours. Even if you disagree with their views, this will make them feel more valued and appreciated.

Adaptability

As change is constant and inevitable, leaders need to be able to adapt to new situations quickly. The COVID-19 Pandemic is a prime example of the importance of adaptability. Due to the pandemic, many businesses were forced to go completely virtual in a short amount of time.

A key determining factor in their survival was how quickly the leaders within these businesses could adapt to this new reality and develop effective new systems and rules to manage their teams remotely. Working on your adaptability skills will make you more capable of facing any challenge that comes your way, whether it is a pandemic or not.

Here are a few tips to begin working on your adaptability skills:

• ? Think positively?—?No matter how challenging a situation may seem, find the silver lining.
• ? Prepare yourself for failure?—?You will experience some losses when adapting to changes. Accepting your fear of failure and then doing what needs to be done despite it is the best way to overcome it.
• ? Be resourceful?—?You can adapt to the most challenging situations with a visionary mindset.

Managing Priorities

Setting priorities is a skill you will find to be invaluable as a team leader. Setting priorities is more than just writing a list of objectives for your team. It involves taking the core strategic goals you need to accomplish and translating them into tasks that will achieve them most efficiently. As a result of these efforts, you and your team can do more with less stress and anxiety.

One tip that has helped me and many clients manage priorities is working back and starting with the end in mind. This helps ensure that the tasks you create lead directly to accomplishing your desired goal.

Developing these five qualities will make you more influential, establish stronger connections, and improve your focus and productivity. Still, your team will produce the desired results without friction or struggle. You will also find that the benefits spill over into your personal life, improving your relationships and overall quality of life.

While it is possible to develop these leadership qualities independently, having a professional, high-performance coach to hold you accountable and guide you step by step is the most reliable method of achieving your leadership goals. It would be my pleasure to assist you.