what-makes-a-leader

ManagingHumanResourcesWhatmakesaleader?Team4:Oliver,Susan,Hellen,Renee,DarleneNearlynopeopledon’twanttobealeader.Aleadercouldgiveorderstootherpeople,mayinfluencetheirfollowers.Butdoesonepersonwanttobealeaderthenhe/shewillbecometobealeader?Certainlynot.Indeed,somepeopleisbornwithcertainqualitiesofleadership,butthesekindofcapabilitiesareinvisible.Weneedtodevelopthosepotentialqualities.Nevertheless,mostofotherpeoplewhodon’tpossesssuchinbredqualitiescanbesuccessfulleaders,too.Onlytobealeaderisnotenough.Asuccessfulorganizationusuallyhasagoodleader.Theproblemishowtobecomeagoodleader.Agoodleaderisnotonlymakingstrategiesbutresponsibleforhisdecision,notonlyobservethepresentconditionsofthemanagementbuttobeproactive.Heorsheindeedhascertaincharacteristicsthatcommonpeopledon’thave.Thenwhatthesecharacteristicsareandhowtheyeffecttheleaders’deeds?We’llcometothespecificdiscussionbelow:Firstofall,aneffectiveleadershouldtakeeveythingintoconsideration,includingthedevelopmentdirectionoftheorganization,theenvironmentofthecompany,careofyourstaff.Theserequiretheleadershouldhaveaclearanddefinitegoal,hemaymakeplans.Theplanrepresentstheorganization’sdevelopmentdirection.Whatkindofplanhe/shemademeanswhethertheorganizationwillsuccessornot.Theplanshouldmakeaccordingtheinnerandouterenvironmentoftheorganization.Therearecloseconnectionsbetweenthetwo,sotheleadershouldtaketheenvironmentsituationintohis/hermindbeforemakingstrategies.Inadditions,theleadershouldcareabouttheemployeeswhoworkforthem.Weknowthepowercomesfromthesubordinates.Theychooseyouastheirleaderbecausetheytrustyou.Ifyoudon’tcarethem,theyprobablywillbeagainstyou,evenyoupossessleader’squalities.Second,aleadershouldhaveinfluenceonotherpeople,exactlyitisleader’straitsinfluenceotherpeople.TheyarereflectedthroughtheManagingHumanResourcesleader’smotivation,ambition,energy,tenacity,etc.whatactionsaleadertakingareundertheleader’smotivationguidance,certainlyitisaconstructivemotivation.Agoodleaderisalwaysfulloflife,soitisnecessaryfortheleadertodomoreanddifficultchallengeworks.Ifhe/sheisinactive,withoutdoubtthathe/shewillbeinatroubleposition.Ontheotherhand,ifaleaderappearstobevigorous,theemployeeswillalsofullofenergyandhavehighmorale,bepositivetodotheirworks.Thustheyfeelconfidenceofthemselves.Naturally,ithelpsboththeleaderandemployeebecomecreativityformakingnewideas.Agoodleaderalwaysambitioustowardtheirjob.Themoretheygained,themoreambitioustheybecomeandwillsetharderandmorechallengablegoalsforthemselves.Agoodleaderistenacity.Wesayleaderslikechallengableworks,becausetheyenjoythevictoryfeelingofovercomingobstacles.Oncethegoalsetdown,theywilltirelesslypersistentintheiractivitiesandinsistontilltheendoftheprogram.Nomatterhowhardtheworkis,theybutstickingtothedirectionchosen.Third,theleadermustbehonestandintegrity.Whatleaderdoesshouldkeepconsistentwithwhattheysay.Theleadershouldbeopentoothersandtakeresponsibilityformistakesifany.Thehonestleaderalwaysgivetheemployeestheimpressionofbeingtrustworthinessandasecurityfeeling.Oncethedecisionmadebytheleader,thesubordinateswillimplementthedecisionbecausetheyknowtheirleadercanbetrustworthy,evensometimesthedecisionsarehard,theymayfail,theyarealsowillingtotaketheriskanddotheirbest.Inthisway,newprogressaremade.Theknowledgeofbussinessarealsonecessarytoaleader.Theleadermaynotnecessarilyknowthepreciseknowledgebuthe/sheshouldbefamiliarwiththegeneralandbasicinformation.Besides,charisma,creativity,flexibility,self—confidencecannotbeoverlooked.aleademaymanagetheorganizationflexibly,buttheprincipleshouldstickto.However,alltheabovepointsareonlyaleader’sself—structurequalities.Butagoodleaderjudgednotonlybyhis/herqualities,butbyhis/herbehavior.Adecisiondecided,howtoimplementisakeyfactor.ItManagingHumanResourcesreferstotheleader’sbehavior.Therearefourparticularleadingmethods:givingorders,persuading(communication),participationandempower.Inahighlycentralizedcompany,aleaderusuallygivesordertotheemployees,tellthemwhat,whenandhowtodohisorders,nomattertheemployeesagreeornot.Suchleadingwaysmaybeeffectivetoanewlyopencompany.Yearslater,theleadermustchangethewaytofittheturbulentmarket.Next,ifaleadercouldcooperatewiththefollowers,workwiththem,suchkindofleaderisagoodleaderintheworkers’eyes.Inthisway,theleadercouldcommunicatewithworkers,knowingtheneedstheworkers’requiredandthework’snature,thenmakemoreeffectivedecisionsaccordingtothese.Thiscanpromotetheprocedureandcommunicationofthework.Moreover,theeasiestandmosteffectivewayagoodleadermayuseisbeingpoliteandpraiseconstantly.Say“Thankyou”andmakeacommenttotheemployees’work,suchas“WellDone”or“PerfectlyWell”,itiseasytodo,butitmeansalottotheacceptantwhoisappreciatedandencouraged.Aboveallthese,nomatteraleaderwasbornordeveloped,he/shedoespossessspecialqualitiesthanordinarypeople.Ourgourpchoosessometraitstodemonstratethem.Theyarecaringaboutyoursubordinate,praisingconstantlyanddothingsastheprinciplessays.Throughthe3shortplaysyoumaybetterunderstandwhatmakesagoodleader.Thetwoquestions:1.Canwesayaleaderisagoodleaderifhe/shedoespossesssomespecialcha