The Meaning of Leadership
By Dr. Hanan Hassan Mustafa
There are numerous definitions of leadership, with researchers agreeing on some points and disagreeing on others. However, most writers and researchers agree that leadership represents: guiding people towards a specific goal through a number of skills and capabilities possessed by the leader to influence them and motivate them towards that goal.
A successful leader possesses several skills and characteristics, including:
The ability to: Communicate effectively, mastering both listening and expressing oneself, so as to articulate one's desires and listen to others.
The ability to: Influence others through sound argumentation and finding acceptable logic behind what is presented.
The ability to: Make decisions, provided that they are made at the appropriate time. A decision is only sound if it is made at the right time; otherwise, its necessity may outweigh its benefits. The ability to:
Planning... which means anticipating what will happen next and preparing for it by coordinating and organizing resources and capabilities.
Time management: Time is a resource that needs to be managed and organized to be used effectively.
Self-management:
This refers to self-discipline and control, ensuring the isolation of negative traits or at least managing them in a beneficial way. When we talk about self-management, we acknowledge that every individual, whether a leader or not, may possess some negative personal characteristics, or at least characteristics that negatively impact their work. Their skill lies in mitigating the impact of these characteristics on their work or their role as a leader.
The ability to work as part of a team and cooperate with others... Leadership is not individual work, but rather a collective effort that requires interaction with others.
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