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Thank you Everyone for your valuable input.
The question was about “THE MOST IMPORTANT ABILITY A LEADER SHOULD HAVE “
For CEOs, creativity is now the most important leadership quality for success in business, outweighing even integrity and global thinking, according to a new study by IBM. The study is the largest known sample of one-on-one CEO interviews, with over1,500 corporate heads and public sector leaders across60 nations and33 industries polled on what drives them in managing their companies in today's world.
As John Kounios explains: This is the Mind turning on itself. This is the mind disengaging from the world. This empowers a person to imagine new and different ways to transfer reality, creatively, into something better.
Creativity is needed in every aspect of life and the organization. Creative leadership is to put it simply is the ability to think, act and enable your team to think creatively.
“Alhamdullilah” Creativity is not an expensive degree and is living in each and every one of us.
The most important ability of a great leader is that he must be CREATIVE .
CREATIVITY is the imagination to bring to mind things that do not exist and bringing your imagination to work - Ideas come from people and the first role of a leader is to put people in touch with their own creative abilities and identify and make use of the talents of everyone in his team
Vision
Creativity
Communication Skills
Charisma
Integrity
A leader should have clear vision which is very important. He should have clear thinking , organisation skills and conviction to take right decesions.
Leader is separated from others in a manner that he anticipates the situation before hand and is able to influence people.
For me the most important ability for a leader is to help others to grow and in a right manner.
Set examples and ignite the potential of human resources.
Must lead by example,must have superior listening skills,must be a conflict resolver and must be a motivator.
Hi.Sir.
A leader must have a set of competencies & all are important. The top10 are given below:
1.Honesty
2. Ability to Delegate
3. Good communication skills.
4. Sense of humour
5.Confidence
6.Commitment
7.Positive Attitude
8. Creativity
9. Intution
10. Ability to inspire.
All of the above attributes are reqd to become a successful leader.
You can have a title and a position of power but this does not mean that you are a leader.
Leaders have insight, initiative,exert influence, have impact and Integrity.
Creativity & Authenticity are TOP qualities of leaders .
Any leader can be a manger but not any manger can be leader !!. leading is about influencing others so leaders must have some competences like (role model , confidence , flexiblity to change others , position of knowledge , controlling and monitoring resources , solving problem, working on the negative points and take it as advantage , empowerment of people , listening and understanding others & and know when to let others follow him and when just listen and take advice , decisiveness , committment to the task to achieve it ,the importance of ethics as inportant as well , dealing effectively with different kinds of people know when to take a serious decisions , responsibilty , the power of having along vision
1) Self-Motivation: An effective manager can’t motivate others if he or she can’t self-motivate. Self-motivation, the ability to get yourself going, and take charge of what’s next for you, is a vital personal characteristic for a manager. You have to keep yourself going — and motivate those who work with you.
2) Integrity: People trust a good manager because they know he or she has personal integrity. Workers need to know that you will fight for them, do what you say, and follow the rules.
3) Dependability/Reliability: As a person, you should be dependable and reliable. Your superiors, as well as your subordinates, need to know that you can be counted on. Others in the organization should be able to rely on you.
4) Optimism: Do you look to the future with hope? An optimistic attitude can help build morale in your employees. Your positive attitude can inspire others, and help them feel good about getting things done.
5) Confidence: Do you have confidence in yourself. You need to be able to make decisions in confidence, and show others that you are capable of making good decisions. Your confidence will rub off on others, and can be of benefit.
6) Calmness: As the manager, you can’t afford to break down when the pressure is on. The ability to remain calm and do what needs to be done is essential in a good manager.
7) Flexibility: A certain amount of flexibility is needed by a manager, since he or she may need to adapt to changing situations.
8) Industry Knowledge: What do you know about the industry you are in? It helps understand your industry so that you can answer questions and perform your work more effectively. Workers may not need industry knowledge, but a manager should have some.
9) Know When to Delegate: An effective manager knows that some tasks need to be delegated. You should be able to identify workers who will do well, and give them tasks they can succeed at — while helping the project.
10) Organization: You need to be organized in order to be a good manager. Keep track of projects, employees and assignments so that you are on top of what needs to happen in the business.
11) Basic Money Management: Understand basic financial concepts so that you understand how to manage money as part of a project you have been given.
12) Business Hierarchy: You should know how the hierarchy works at your business, and follow the chain of command. Make sure that you understand your duties, and to whom you report. You should also know how the organization affects your subordinates.
13) Legal Implications: While you don’t need to be a law expert, you should have a grasp of the legal implications of sexual harassment, proper hiring and firing practices, confidentiality, and more.
I see that the most important ability a leader should have is "effective communication skills".
