A good leader is not necessarily the most popular person in their business, but the best ones are liked because they are respected for their clarity and vision.

-Alan Sugar

Leadership, most times we tie it to only position and Titles, but that is not what leadership is, people can have a big positions and aren't good leaders. There are some people who called themselves leaders but those who work under them laugh at them behind, they can not trust them because they know they aren't people that could be trusted.

When they speak, those who are under them have no respect for their words because they know that when they say it's day they need to check outside whether it's dark or there is truly day light. Then they aren't really their leaders, they are the just men/women that for economical reason or whatever reason they submit to for their benefits. Not because they respect, they honour or that they will influence that which is important in their lives.

Leadership is not about title, it's about the character, the fruit of our interactions with others. The fruit of our ability to influence others positively.

From time past, we have heard people who held titles, occupied big positions but were inhumane in their doings. Were those kinds of people good leaders? Absolutely No. Does occupying big post qualify them to be a good leader? No.

Now, who is a good Leader?

A good leader is a person who wants growth, improvement, increase, progress for others, he or she propels others to be more active as to the fulfilling of their life dreams and visions. He/she has the interest of others at heart, and wants to see them doing better everyday.

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A good leader has the fear of God.

If you're a person who fears God, that means you will be a leader with the genuine heart, a leader that will build your community and not the the one that will destroy it, you will be a leader that will add value to people's life and not the one that will steal the public fund.

I read it sometimes back about a man, he was appointed as the leader of a group that worked against economy crimes and financial crimes in country, this man was later arrested for stealing the Money and properties they collected from criminals, multi millions of dollars where found in the account he opened in different countries. The case of this man is like the criminal committed crime, he caught them and he stole the money again.

Now tell me, can we call such person a good leader? No, we can never, because i don't think there is fear of God in him at all.

A good leader has the mind of serving Humanity.

No matter who you will become as a leader of any capacity, the first thing you will learn that will set you apart and make it impossible for anything to stop you from completing the assignment, will be that you will have mind of serving humanity. In the course of your service, let it always resound in your mind that you're there representing the interest of others, the growth and progress of others should matter to you. It mustn't just be able only you.

A good leader has Visions.

Visions is the mental view of how you want the future to be.

To be a good leader, it's one of the requirements you must have, it stays in your mind and be the guide in whatever you do. Vision will give you sense of purpose, it will also show you where you are headed.

Just imagine leader without vision; how would such be successful in his leadership? Just imagine a president of a country who does not even have plans for the country, tell me, how will such put the country in the progression mood. it will be very hard for such country to progress.

Visions strengthens the focus ability in you irrespective of the distractions that might come. Vision will you to focus on what is important and significant.

A good leader is a strategic thinker.

As a good leader, you must be able to think in the right way, you must be the person that will lead your followers the right way at all times and when they are at the junction of confusion. It will not sound well when they look up to you for answer at one point or the other, and you find it hard to give them the right answer or lead them aright.

A good leader has integrity.

In my 400 level in the university, there were these sets of executives we had in my department, i could give them excellent grades for their good leadership. I discovered they were people who had integrity. They really exercised uprightness and truthfulness in the things they did. I saw transparency in their administration. They were never like the previous administration that embezzled the departmental dues students paid. To be a good leader, make sure you have integrity, people will never forget you for it.

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