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Be a Leader and Inspire Others

Posted August 1, 2016 & filed under Leadership

Be a Leader and Inspire Others

Leading others can be wonderful. The workplace can be a stressful place, but it doesn’t have to be stressful for everyone, because leaders can help create a positive work environment. Leaders can inspire others, and this can be a truly remarkable phenomenon. What makes someone a leader? Can anyone be a leader? Inspirational leaders have confidence and have built that confidence up by working on leadership skills and by focusing on being self-aware. You do not need to be born with leadership skills, you can work on becoming a leader at any time in your work life. Anyone can be a leader.

So, what does it take to become a leader? What traits do leaders have to master in order to inspire others? Let’s look at what traits can make anyone an inspiring leader.

Specific traits in particular help make anyone into an inspiring leader and these traits include:

  • Be Personable – connect with others; it helps to make a personal connection and to show interest in the lives of others…take time to get to know the people you are working with and get to know what they bring to the table and then connect with these individuals
  • Earn Trust – be credible and make sure those around you believe in you and find you to be trustworthy…when people believe in you they will listen to you and you can then lead them
  • Be Authentic – you will be able to lead better if you are authentic and your real self…be true to yourself and be honest with your team as you lead them along the way…show that you have integrity, and your team with respond to your leadership

Information gathered from Inc.com article :

http://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/6-powerful-traits-of-the-most-inspiring-business-leaders.html