Empowering people is an important quality of a leader. That’s something I have to improve on because I’m very capable and tend to think, “I’ll just do it myself.” It’s not that I don’t delegate, I’m happy to do that. But I have a pretty healthy ego, so I like to take things on. In fact, team consensus-building and empowerment are two things I need to work on because I tend to want to grab attention.
I think it’s important to find strengths in the people that you work with and help bring them forward. I have two mentors in my life, and their strength is to grow and encourage new leaders.
Other traits most admired in other leaders. Additional leadership qualities that emerging sages most admire in other leaders include perseverance, teamwork, and consensus-building:
I admire staying power, the ability to visualize and persist. The thing I most admire about great leaders is that they are able to lead in an elegant and ambitious way over a sustained period of time. I wish I had more of that.
I appreciate leaders who value teamwork, are collaborative, and can draw people into strengthening their organization. And leaders who take responsibility and who give credit where credit is due. I try my best to be that person.
Other most admired qualities are leaders who welcome differences. They demonstrate compassion, generosity, and calmness under fire:
Download Article 1K ClubI know leaders who are welcoming and embrace differences, who inspire people to come together and to accomplish something. I admire them tremendously! I also admire their ability to summarize information and bring items to a close. Thoughtfully leading meetings and staying in control without making an issue.
