Leadership Task 2.1

Leadership is a process through which an individual influences others to accomplish an objective and directs the organization in a way that makes it more cohesive and coherent. This definition of leadership is relatively similar to that of Northouse’s (2007,p.3) And the

“Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the

A good leader possess important characteristic traits that separates him from followers. Such as staying focus. Being a leader you cannot major in minor things. You have to think beyond what is expected. You have to show a vast amount of confidence and also integrity. One trait that makes a leader stand out from the crowd is the ability to lead by example. A leader instill confidence and have a clear vision on life. As a women leader, I feel that it is important to not only tell people that you are a leader but also be able to show them and interact with them with swag. When she walk into a building with grace and a light that shine bright. However, a true leader stands out at these things mentioned, making all the difference in driving to be successful.

(2016). p.33). There are many traits that a leader must have to be able to be successful. Three that come to mind are trustworthy or honest, motivated, and knowledgeable. Ever leader needs to be honest and have the trust of those who are following them. This is essential for any plan or idea to be carried out steadily. Also, open communication cannot happen if one does not trust their leader. Next, a leader must be motivated and have energy. If a leader is not motivated, those who are following them are also not going to be motivated either. Someone has to be able to push others to keep up the hard work to get to where they need to be. Lastly, a leader needs to be knowledgeable. At work, often when faced with something that I do not know the answer to, I go to my charge nurse who is very knowledgeable on almost all situations that may arise. If lacking any vital knowledge, staff under that leader will not have anyone to go to in times of need. This leads to the follower being lost and not knowing what the next step is in their situation. All of these traits are what I like to see in a leader in my work

Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task”...

A good leader understands himself or herself. He or she must have a clear goal that others are able to see and understand. A good leader must be reliable and motivated so that he or she can lead others. A good attitude is also very important for effective leadership. A leader with a good attitude can make a difference in their workplace, among colleagues and improve the environment.

In this world, there are many types of people and personalities. The personality trait in question is a leadership. From group leaders to CEOs to presidents, leaders are around us. However, what makes one a leader? Well, a leader needs to possess the characteristics of cooperation, problem solving, integrity, confident, and the list goes on. A leader also needs to live up to any mistakes and learn from them instead of pushing it off or blaming someone else. A leader needs to not take bias, but instead be fair and look at the big picture. I have many of these traits in leadership.

There are a number of traits necessary for being an effective leader. A good leader must be flexible and work well with others even if they do not agree with them. Also, leaders need to know how to convince people to work with each other. Negotiation is another key attribute of a good leader. A leader should also be able to come to a reasonable agreement that is mutually beneficial to all the parties.

Ref. (a) According to Bass (1981) leadership can be defined in different ways: It is an act of influencing activities of an organized group in its quest to set goals and also to achieve certain goals. He also defined leadership to mean the influence that somebody exercises in a situation by means of communication in order to attain a specified goal. However in order to be a leader you require a variety of qualities. There is no one specific quality that makes one person a better leader; it’s more of a compilation of traits building an ideology as to how you as leaders handle situations. The traits I try and to reflect on as are; Self-assurance, maturity, high energy, team orientation, and charisma. As a leader I try to incorporate these traits along with the philosophy of an old Chinese Proverb; Tell me, I’ll forget, show me, I’ll remember, Involve me, I’ll understand. This reminds me that not everyone learns of understands situations the same way, I must as a leader be-able to reach the masses to have followers.

Leaders are one of the most imperative people in our society. They have multiple traits many people don’t have. Three of the most important traits leaders must have are confidence, humility, and trustworthiness. Without these traits, leaders would not be able to show others the way to success.

There are some people who just have the drive to be better than others. Many qualities make up a good leader but a certain few stick out to me. A good leader should have a lot of courage to start with, they should be inspiring to other people,finally they should be good business people and give a lot to others.

Effective leaders provide motivation, guidance, create confidence, and create work environments that effective and efficient. Effective leaders research, plan, and implement tools that will benefit the team and ultimately, the organization as whole.

Leadership is imperative for many organizations. However, not every individual has a need for a leader in order to play a role within the organization, so being able to discern when and where to lead is important if one is to lead. A leader must know a groups’ needs, each individuals’ needs, be able to think forward in order to create long term strategies and tactics, and above all else, create vision and meaning within an organization so that others can follow with a purpose. Furthermore, a leader must be able to make the difficult decisions that others are not able make, especially in uncertain situations. Traits associated with leadership are ambition, desire to lead, self-confidence, intelligence and an outgoing personality. There are

Domain; which means that people are able to take responsibility, energy; referring to the ability to drive and tenacity in terms of the group 's goals, confidence in themselves; confident in their abilities, able to take control, stability; referring to the ability to control their emotions, they can identify when lead and when to follow, understand their weaknesses and strengths, integrity; basically referring to ethics and honesty, intelligence; basically problem solving and decision making, flexibility ; which is the ability to fit various situations and sensitivity; especially with members of his team.

Leadership can be defined as the process of influencing people to direct their efforts toward the achievement of some particular goal or goals (Hodgetts, 2002)