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What Makes a Good Leader?
Not everyone is made to be a leader? there are leaders and then there are followers. What makes a good leader? Leaders come from all walks of life, economic background and from either gender. Leadership does not discriminate. Some people are natural leaders; they are born with the characteristics and qualities it takes to be a good leader. Some individuals develop into good leaders. They draw on their personal lives, the experiences in the workforce or from others they have chosen to emulate because of their leadership style. Everyone will be challenged to be a good leader at some point in their lifetimes. Unfortunately, many of these individuals will fail or never reach the level of respect as a leader because they lack the right skills to demonstrate good leadership; they lack sufficient experience, the ability to learn to be a good leader or the desire to work with others effectively and efficiently. Leaders need to be able to influence, persuade, stimulate, and inspire others to perform tasks with little or no question and without regard for their own self-interest; the result is the goal of the organization. Leaders, like companies, can perform well until a certain level. An individual needs to understand their own limitations and be able to relinquish the authority when their skills are not sufficient to complete the task at hand. This paper will analyze three situations where organizations have faltered under power leadership and recommendations on how the situation could have changed.
Scenario #1
A research and consulting firm, worth between $125M and $150M with approximately 500 employee ...