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Jul 12
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Traits of Excellent Leaders

“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.” – Ronald Reagan

Excellent leaders create excellent teams who develop excellent products. Is your organization putting a focus on developing leadership?

  1. There are common traits that great leaders possess that organizations should develop rather than diminish including: 1. Confidence: When you look at high-paid CEOs, you see a certain air of confidence among the group. Confidence is needed in order to persuade others to follow and to gain their respect.
  2. Independence: High performing leaders do not like to be micromanaged. They want to be entrusted with helping their team perform and relied upon to do their job. Giving a great leader some independence, allows them to flourish and become accountable for their team.
  3. Self-Motivated: Most successful leaders have a ton of self-motivation. Each day they strive for both themselves and their teams to perform better than the day before. Ambitious leaders set goals and strive to not only meet but exceed these goals.

These are only a few of the common traits excellent leaders possess. Stay tuned as we will continue to share more traits of leaders in future posts!

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About The Author

Rick is the President, CEO, and founder of Competitive Edge Performance Solutions, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. Rick has over 30 years of experience in management, and over 25 years of training experience. Rick has developed highly effective training materials and models in many disciplines and has taught these sessions all over the United States. Rick specializes in leadership, teamwork, management systems, systematic process improvement, strategy, continuous improvement, project management, performance management, innovation, re-engineering, organizational development, auditing strategies, risk management, executive coaching, and human resources management. Rick has been involved in the writing of many national guidance manuals associated with organizational management, environmental management, Lean Six Sigma, and continuous improvement. Rick is an adjunct professor at a Charleston college. As a professor he teaches management, strategy, communication, quality, auditing, and human resource management courses.