7 Essential Qualities of All Great Leaders

hello I'm Brian Tracy and I want to talk to you now about leadership qualities more than 50 qualities have been identified that are important to great leaders but there are seven leadership qualities that seem to stand out as being more important than the others the good news is that each of these leadership qualities can be learned and they must be learned by practice and repetition first of all great leaders have Vision they can see into the future future they they have a clear exciting idea of where they are going and what they're trying to accomplish

and they're excellent at strategic planning in getting there now this quality of vision separates them from managers having a Clear Vision turns the individual into a special type of person this quality of vision changes a transactional manager someone who works with people to get the job done into a transformational leader someone who transforms the future of the the business while a manager gets the job done great leaders tap into the emotions of their employees now the second quality of a great leader is courage the quality of Courage means that you are willing to take risks

in the achievement of your goals with no Assurance of success because there's no certainty in Life or business every commitment you make and every action you take entails a risk of some kind among the seven leadership qualities courage is the most outwardly identifiable trait of a leader the third quality is integrity in every strategic planning session that I've conducted for large and small corporations the first value that all the gathered Executives agree upon for their company is integrity they all agree on the importance of complete honesty in everything they do both internally and externally the

core of Integrity is truthfulness integrity requires that you always tell the truth to all people in every situation truthfulness is the foundation quality of the trust that is necessary for the success of any business the fourth quality of a great leader is humility great leaders are those who are strong and decisive but also humble humility doesn't mean that you're weak or unsure of yourself it means that you have the self-confidence and self-awareness to recognize the value of others with without feeling threatened it means that you are willing to admit that you could be wrong that

you recognize you may not have all the answers and it means that you give credit where credit is due the fifth quality is strategic planning great leaders are also outstanding at strategic planning they have the ability to look ahead to anticipate with some accuracy where the industry and the markets are going leaders have the ability to anticipate Trends well in advance of their competitors they continually ask based on what is happening today where is the market going where is it likely to be in 3 months 6 months one year and two years what will customers

want and they do this through thoughtful strategic planning leaders always focus on the needs of the company and the situation leaders focus on results on what must be achieved by themselves and by others and by the company great leaders focus on strengths in themselves and in others they focus on the strengths of the organization on the things that the company does best in satisfying demanding customers in a competitive Marketplace your ability as a leader to call the shots and make sure that everyone is focused and concentrated on the most valuable use of their time is

essential to the excellent performance of your company the most important contribution you can make to your company is to be a leader to accept responsibility for results and to dare to go forward now thank you for watching this video on leadership qualities if you enjoyed this video please press the like button below and click on the link on the screen to subscribe to my YouTube channel