Leadership Skills


Leadership Skills


 Leadership
Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of individuals to influence and guide followers or other members of an organization. Leadership involves making sound and sometimes difficult decisions, creating and articulating a clear vision, establishing achievable goals and providing followers with the knowledge and tools necessary to achieve those goals.

Whether one is an office manager or a project leader, all good leaders require a number of soft skills to help them positively interact with employees or team members. Effective leaders have the ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace. (Doyle, 2018)



Source : (skillsyouneed, 2018)


Skills Good Leaders Need
There are a number of broad skill areas that are particularly important for leaders.
These include strategic thinking, planning and delivery, people management, change management, communication, and persuasion and influencing.

1. Strategic Thinking Skills
Perhaps the most important skill a leader needs—and what really distinguishes leaders from managers—is to be able to think strategically. This means, in simple terms, having an idea or vision of where you want to be and working to achieve that.


2. Planning and Delivery Skills
While it is important to be personally organised and motivated as a leader—and see our pages on Time Management and Self-Motivation for more about these areas—it is perhaps even more important to be able to plan and deliver for the organisation.

3. People Management Skills
Without followers, there are no leaders. Leaders therefore need skills in working with others on a one-to-one and group basis, and a range of tools in their armoury to deal with a wide range of situations. Many of these skills are also vital for managers, and you can find out more about these in our page on Management Skills.

Conclusion
A manager must use leadership skills for the good of the organization. In today’s fast-changing business environment top-down, static, hierarchical structures have given way to more nimble, responsive organizational frameworks. While meeting the team goal and following established procedures are still sound management practices, communicating the vision and inspiring the desire to achieve are part of the effective manager’s skill set.

Video
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/leadership-skills

References
skillsyouneed. (2018). Retrieved from www.skillsyouneed.com.
Doyle, A. (2018). The Balance.

Management Study Guide. (n.d.). Retrieved May 16, 2020, 
fromhttps://www.managementstudyguide.com/contact-us.htm


B.A. Lankeshwara

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