Qualities of Exceptional Leaders

There are thousands of books written about leadership and just as many theories written by known and unknown scholars. If you’ve read any of these or had the opportunity to work with or for an Exceptional Leader, then you have probably noticed some common themes to their success. You’ve probably also noticed some common characteristics for those not so exceptional leaders as well that you can probably list off the top of your head.

One common misconception regarding exceptional leaders is that they must be extremely smart or must have a high IQ. But let me ask you- How many of you know someone that is so smart, they are actually dumb?

The other misconception is that you must be extremely talented or skilled in what you do. But let me ask you- How many of you know someone that is extremely talented and skilled at their given profession, but haven’t achieved much and certainly wouldn’t qualify as an exceptional leader?

Before I go any further let me clarify something. Of course you need to be somewhat smart and skilled at what you do to have a shot at being an exceptional leader, but those traits alone will not place you in the exceptional leader category.

Obviously there is something else that brands these exceptional leaders and it’s these qualities that I would like to lay out. READ THE LIST OF QUALITIES