Name any Resonant Leader and their qualities and how those qualities help to build the organisation?
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1. Self-motivated:
Motivated leaders desire to achieve above and beyond expectations.
This comes from their passion, pride and desire to become better and the motivation to do things better than everyone else.
To succeed as a leader, you need to be motivated, and no one else can do that for you except your self.
Nothing will work unless you do. – Maya Angelou
Related: Traits of a Motivated Leader
2. Standards:
Leaders hold them selves and the people around them to a higher standard than most, both on a personal and professional level.
Leaders understand that in order to achieve higher standards, they need to have strong values, hold themselves accountable for their words/actions and never make excuses.
Remember you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
3. Confidence:
Unfortunately, confidence can be one of those things you either have or don’t have, but I believe that it can be practiced and learned.
Confidence has to do with your inner perception of your ability to fulfill a particular role and is built through your experiences and dealings during your life.
To build your confidence you need to be open to new experiences and be willing to fail or you’ll never grow and find the strength needed to push the limits of what you’re capable of.
You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. – Eleanor Roosevelt
4. Optimism & Positivity:
Where others might think a project or task is too difficult, leaders face those challenges with energy and positivity.
Positivity is contagious, so be sure to focus on your attitude and understand you set the tone for your business and the people around you.
Related: 7 Things Remarkable Happy People Do Often
5. Accountable:
Being accountable means that you accept responsibility for the outcomes expected of you, both good and bad.
You don’t blame others. And you don’t blame things that were out of your control.
Until you take responsibility, you are a victim. And being a victim is the exact opposite of being a leader.
Great leaders take initiative to influence the outcome and take responsibility for the results.
6. Courage:
Aristotle called courage the first virtue, because it makes all of the other virtues possible.
Leadership sometimes involves making unpopular decisions which requires a certain level of bravery.
If you want to be more courageous you need to try new things, have more trust and confidence in others, as well as be able to raise difficult issues that others would leave unresolved.
Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. – Robert Louis Stevenson
Related: 10 Traits of Courageous Leaders
7. Engaged:
Great leaders are able to focus their attention on the problem at hand without being distracted.
Even when your extremely busy, you need to make sure that you’re participating in the process with team members and not giving orders from the sideline.
Personal Story: There’s a local Mexican restaurant that I love, not only because the food is awesome, but I love how it’s run. The owner brings food/drinks to customers, answers the phone and everything in between. He even makes sure to say hello to every person that comes into his door, even with over 100 packed tables. Now that’s an engaged leader!
8. Character:
Leaders are well defined and have unique personas that make them one-of-kind.
They are full of personality and are not afraid to stand lone and be different.
They understand that the things who make them different are the things that define their character.
9. Humor:
Many leaders are perfectionists, which tends to make them critical of themselves and the people around them.
But let’s face it, what can go wrong, usually will go wrong. That’s life!
Ratan Tata (born 1937) is one of the most prominent leaders of India today. A great industrialist and philanthropist, he has been instrumental in the rise and growth of the two leading international companies – Tata Sons and Tata Group. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2000 and Padma Vibhushan in 2008.
He is an astute businessman but at the same time, someone who identifies strongly with his mother country and supports its interests. He believes in good principles and has won the complete and absolute confidence of his thousands of employees. He has always upheld high standards in the organisations under him. These and many other positive qualities have won him the respect of world leaders and businessmen alike.
These are the qualities which have propelled organisations under him, to growth and prosperity.