10 Qualities of Being a Leader

Qualities Of Being a Leader

The 10 qualities of being a successful leader.

Introduction

This PowerPoint we're going over on how to be a leader and its most
important qualities.

Resilience

• The capacity to recover quickly form difficulties
• Resilient individuals are able to successfully cope

with, or adapt to, the associated stress.

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Transparency

• Openness between supervisors and employees
• Allows employees to be more honest about their

individual viewpoints and more about expressing
them in a public dialog.

2

Passion

• Strong and barely controllable emotion
• Motivation, You want to apply all your skills and all of

your energy into your work.

3

Empathy

• The ability to understand and share the feelings of
another

• Empathy enables leaders to address issues faster and
with more precision.

4

Empowerment

• To give power or authority
• A leader should empower their subordinates by

delegating tasks appropriately.

5

Open-Minded

• Is willing to consider new ideas
• A leader who listens to their opponent in a debate to

see if information makes sense.

6

Patience

• The capacity to accept without getting angry or upset
• Patience is a defining characteristic of great leaders.
• “Patiently wait for the right opportunity and don’t

swing at every pitch.”

7

Diplomacy

• The art of dealing with people in a sensitive and
effective way.

• A leader ensures that the team works together
towards a common goal despite any cultural or
political differences.

8

Influence

• The capacity to have an effect on someone
• The ability to lead through influence, rather than

authority, is the most important quality of a great
leader.

9

Vision

• To see what others can’t or see the bigger picture
• Great leaders are able to help their team understand

the big picture so they can connect their success
back to the success of the business.

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References

• Qualities of being a leader
• Leadership skills
• Most important things about being a

leader