Leadership Traits And Perspectives Paper

Leadership Traits and Perspectives All great leaders have a style that is unique to their personal attributes. Some people are good talkers, allowing them to communicate effectively with the people they are leading. Others are great at motivating which allows them to lead others to perform effectively at their jobs. No matter what a person's leadership style is, they all have to deal with similar obstacles when it comes to leading people. It is difficult to give a definition for leadership, conversely “people list traits associated with leaders.” (Gould, 2013) This paper covers the importance of developing personal ideas and developing a couple of the more overlooked traits when it comes to certain leadership topics such as time management, …show more content…
Most of the time, people find ways to around working on tasks. People will try to complete minute tasks, allowing them to gain a sense of completion, when in reality, they have not completed anything worthwhile. A solid time management plan can go a long ways in making people, and in this case leaders, more effective in their jobs. For a leader to develop a time management plan, they need to first be able to prioritize. That means figuring out the most important things that need to be done and then creating a plan to get those tasks done in a timely manner. It is understood that smaller tasks will need to be completed along the way but it is important that the accomplishment of those small tasks not overshadow the larger picture of what needs to be …show more content…
Among those practices included developing a sense of preparation. Every leader approaches a situation on their own terms. A leader must develop a way to prepare that is unique to his or her personality. Ways to prepare should include talking with people close to the situation (employees who work in a area where decisions are being made ) or expert (people who have extensive experience in the field where the decision has to be made). These experts can include bank employees if the decisions is about finances or an engineer if the construction is being completed. It is vital for a leader to now as much as possible for they make a decision. Another way that a critical thinker can develop is by not dedicating every minute to finding an answer. Yes, preparation is important but so is sanity. A leader should find balance in decision making. If a leader becomes so stressed out about a decision they have to make, it is possible for them to make a knee jerk decision because they are tired of the stress. Critical thinkers need to take time to get away from what they are facing so they can refocus themselves and not get