What-makes-a-good-leader

Whatmakesagoodleader?Leadersaresomeonewholeadothers.They’reusuallythesoulofateambecausetheyplayanindispensableroleinateam.Thereareleadersineveryfields,buttheleadershiptheypossessisthesame.Generally,leadershipcontainsalotofcharactersandvirtuessuchascourage,forward-looking,andthemostimportantone:theabilitytoletothersfollowyou.Asweallknow,onecannotbealeaderifheleadnoone.Therefore,thepreconditionofleadershipisthatyoumustmakeotherstrustyou,followyouandrespectyou.Wemaycallitcharisma.Everygoodleadercanattractmanypeopletoevenkindofpersonalitycult.ChairmanMaoisatypicalexample,wholed4000millionChinesepeopletoestablishanewcountryafterdefeatingtwopowerfulenemies:JapanandJiangJieshi.Atthesametime,agoodleadermustinspireotherstodevoteeveryone’senergyandheadforonecommongoal.Nowadays,manypoliticalleaderstendtodeliveraneloquentspeech,butthat’snottheonlyway.Bysettinghimselfagoodexampleforothers,bysharingwithothers,bywritingbooksorsongs,agoodleadercanraisethemoraloftheteamtoachievesuccess.However,suchaleaderwithoutforward-lookingmaybeadisasterbecausenoonecanstophimwhenheiswrong.Let’stakealookattheCivilizationRevolution.Maowascompletelywrongwiththesituationatthattime.Manywiseleadersandexpertswhogaveadviceorfightagainsthimwerekilledorjailedillegally.Tenpreciousyearswaswastedsothatwe’restilladevelopingcountryandstrivingformodernization.Whatagoodleaderisactuallyonething:change.Changemakessocietymoveforward.Butchangetakescouragesincechangesalwayshappenwiththepressureofthepro-statusquos.Someonelosefromachangebutmanymoreothersbenefitfromit,justlikewhatBarackObamaisdoing,heexertmoretaxontherichtofundmedicalcareinsuranceforthepoor.Suchapolicybreakstheoldconceptofcapitalismbutiswelcomedbyamajorityofpeople.ItiscouragethatmakeObamasuccessfulinoffice.Therearenearlyallvirtuesthatagoodleadershouldhave.Icannotcoverthemindetail.Butweshouldbearinmindthatthereisn’taperfectleaderorpersonsothatwecannotjudgeagoodleaderbythetraitsaleadershouldhave.Allinall,agoodleadershouldbeonewhoreallydoesmoregoodtopeopleandtothepaceofhistory.