What are the qualities of a great leader, you ask? Well, this is my opinion. There are lots of things people go on about. Who’s a leader? Are you a leader? We all need to be a leader, everyone needs to be a leader, and that’s probably good. Everyone should be able to be there and collaborate with their peers, their staff members, and everyone. You shouldn’t just be a leader in one area; you should be a leader across all areas. You should be a leader in your life, a leader with your wife, a leader with your kids, but probably not a leader when you get in strife, that wouldn’t work. But, a leader is just someone who people look up to, and that’s what you’ve just got to remember. It doesn’t mean what everyone thinks it means. I couldn’t find a leader on the topic of being a leader. I had to take from my own personal experience.
What is a Leader?
So, a leader is someone you can go to for advice and that understands when they’re wrong. They are happy to teach you anything and everything, and understand that if you did something wrong, they’ll help you through it. Negative reinforcement is bad, you shouldn’t be doing that. You should be making sure you’re a leader in your field and with your family.
You Need Experience
Experience was once described to me as that you can never call yourself truly experienced unless you’ve broken and failed at whatever you’re doing more times than everyone else. That is what gives you God level in the experience off of whatever things you’re learning. You’ve got to learn to stuff up. You can’t just be told no, people have to try and stuff up for themselves sometimes.
Own It
Ownership of a situation is great. If you have employees that are able to own a situation, they will make sure it’s taken care of. If they’re able to say, “This is something I put in place,” they’re going to be happy to make sure it stays working, and that’s a great thing as well. Because it’s not just, “Oh, I’m just doing it, because I’m told to.” They’re doing it because they have now enjoyed doing it, and that they’ve made this thing theirs, so they don’t wanna see anyone else break it. It goes throughout all aspects of work.
Not Everyone Has to Be a Leader
So, being a leader is important, and anyone can become a leader. Just remember that not everyone has to be a leader. If you are more introverted and are not interested in mentoring, that is totally fine. It is better to stick to what you know rather than do something you don’t want to do half heartedly.
The Final Word
Being a good leader and having communication skills will make an environment and an ecosystem that’s very comfortable to work with. If you feel like you have the qualities of a great leader: go lead. Just make sure you continue learning and understanding. Stay good!
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About The Author
Joshua Lewis is the Director of DorksDelivered, a Brisbane based information technology and services firm. DorksDelivered provides end-to-end IT solutions for small, medium and large enterprises. Streamlines systems, operations-management, and implements high‐tech solutions to ensure the integrity, up-time and accountability of all internal system processes.
