I challenge readers to write in one sentence what leadership means to them. A leader is someone who is confident and competent, has character and is committed, can make decisions and take action through influencing. To achieve results, others must be encouraged. Effective Leadership Add an adjective to get the meaning of effective leader. Some people find it easiest to describe an effective leader by describing a deficient leader and then inverting the meaning. Everyone has had to deal with a deficient leader who made it difficult or impossible to accomplish a task or initiative. Some people can cope, others give up to pursue other interests. However, defective leaders can create a hostile work environment. After examining what makes a bad leader, what makes an effective leader? As a guide to effectiveness, I used eight points from **What Makes a Good Executive by Peter F. Drucker. Substitute leader for executive and presto. These are the characteristics of a leader who is effective:
Please share your leadership definitions and experiences with defective or effective leadership. References *About Peter Correa click link: http://atlanta.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=178200&type_news=latest **What Makes an Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker: http://ai.arizona.edu/hchen/chencourse/Peter%20Drucker%20-%20Harvard%20Business%202004.pdf