What Makes An Effective Leader?

When one thinks of an effective leader, many traits come to mind. One characteristic that an effective leader needs to have is bravery. If a leader is not brave then the people of his kingdom will not be confident enough in his decisions. If his people don’t follow him, then his kingdom will fall apart. Also if the leader is brave in battle then his army will follow him. Two other traits that an effective leader needs to be are smart and ambitious. A leader has to be smart to manage an empire because if he makes bad decisions then the empire could fall. He also has to be ambitious so that he can add land and make the empire greater and wealthier. A fourth trait of an effective leader is that they have to be organized. Without organizing their empire chaos will arise creating opportunities for barbarian tribes to attack. A final out of many traits a leader should be is resourceful. He should be resourceful because then he could make allies, trade better and produce more items which all ends up making the empire richer. …show more content…
Clovis I ruled from 481 to 511 A.D., and was the first king to convert to Catholicism. After Clovis, died his sons divided the kingdom among themselves and eventually these kingdoms were split into many more kingdoms. The kings fought amongst themselves and much of the royal duties were given to people called “mayors. By A.D. 700 mayors were acting like kings themselves. Out of the entire number of mayors a man by the name of Charles Martel stood out to be the most powerful. Charles Martel later led his men to an imperative victory over the Muslims. Martel had a son named Pepin who defended the pope when a people named the Lombards threatened him. He then donated the land he had gained to the pope. Charlemagne is also known as Charles the Great was Pepin's son and was declared the emperor of the new Roman