qualities of great leader

Guy Comeau - November 15 2010, 6:27 PM

A great communicator: Easily understood by everybody
Good Organizational capacity: ability to achieve its mission and set goals
Vision: A clear vision of where he-she wants the nation to go
Cognitive style: Perceptual and intellectual as pertained to a way individual assess and process info into a socio-political context
Emotional Intelligence: self-perceived identity, control the emotions of one's self, others and groups
Needs a sense of humor to keep one's sanity
Optimist: lively wit, can't simply stated how things are wrong, must come up with some positive suggestions
Must be able to face unpleasant facts and spot them early enough to be ahead of the game
Must be capable to think in contingencies: What if?

situations than what?

Must be flexible, pragmatic, capable of compromise -- also firm and decisive, principled; should be perceptive of people
Needs executive oversight and self-control.

Must know his managers and what his managers and managing
Needs clear sense of priorities
What is the difference between a good president and a bad president?

The difference between a successful president and an unsuccessful are among others:
Clarity of vision and direction
Emotional intelligence
Self-confidence, but not arrogance
Respect for public opinion but not too responsive to polls and party leaders
Being ready to act in an emergency situation and being comfortable in deciding
Great realists and pragmatists
Politicians who understand that politics was the art of the possible or that the road to proficient leadership was through a sensible opportunism or flexible response to changing conditions at home and abroad
Leadership requires a personal connection between the president and the people.

The president needs credibility
A president who is unable to earn the trust of their countrymen is a governor who can't govern and lead
Not one of the above quality on its own will create a great president but a combination of all of some of them do create a great president.

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