8 Important Characteristics of Business Leaders: How 5 of the Greatest Exemplify Them

This article was first published in Design 2 Part magazine on October 23, 2020,

By exhibiting some or all of these characteristics, individuals who show great leadership qualities can inspire their people to accomplish amazing things.

By Peter Christian

Leadership is the ability to motivate a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. In business, this means directing the organization with a strategy and actions to meet the company’s goals and objectives.

Effective leadership is based upon communicating ideas to others in a way that engages them to act as the champion wants them to act. The leader is the inspiration and manager of the action. He or she is the person that possesses the combination of personality and skills that inspires others to actively follow his or her direction.

Company leaders are facing a dilemma. Employers now have to cater to the needs of the millennial generation who, on average, change jobs four times before they reach the age of 32. Many don’t feel empowered in their current jobs, and a large number don’t trust management. Also, too many leaders are failing to foster a sense of trust and loyalty in their employees.

That doesn’t have to be the case. Individuals who show great leadership qualities can inspire their people to accomplish amazing things, by exhibiting some or all of the following eight…