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The Top 10 Leadership Qualities

• Leadership can be defined as one's ability to get others to willingly follow. 
• CEO of General Electric Co., said, "Good business leaders create a vision, articulate the vision, passionately own the vision and relentlessly drive it to completion."
• A good leader must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision single-mindedly, as well as to direct his or her actions and those of the team toward the goal. 

1.      Integrity

• same on the outside and on the inside
• never veers from inner values
• win the trust of followers by display integrity
• Honest dealings, predictable reactions, well-controlled emotions, and an absence of tantrums and harsh outbursts

2.     Dedication

• spending whatever time or energy is necessary to accomplish the task at hand
• doing whatever it takes to complete the next step toward the vision

3.     Magnanimity

• credit for successes is spread as widely as possible throughout the company
• takes personal responsibility for failures
• helps other people feel good about themselves
• draws the team closer together

4.     humility

• they are no better or worse than other members of the team
• humble
• tries to elevate everyone
• understand that their status does not make them a god

5.     Openness

• able to listen to new ideas
• accept new ways of doing things
• builds mutual respect and trust between leaders and followers

6.     Creativity

• ability to think differently
• lead followers in new directions

7.     Fairness

• dealing with others consistently and justly
• reward a leader with loyalty and dedication

8.     Assertiveness

• ability to clearly state what one expects 
• assertive to get the desired results

9.     sense of humor

•  relieve tension and boredom, as well as to defuse hostility
• energize followers