Leadership List of Attributes

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	Leaders possess healthy self- esteem, and thus the natural tendency to grow it in others, which is the source of their power influence with people!
	Leaders are service orientated! They have their ego in check!
	Leaders are people of honorable character as this is the source of their trustworthiness.
	Leaders are primarily positive … they are fundamentally optimistic and tend to perceive and focus on the positives in situations and the strengths in others.
	Leaders are future focused! They take a “long term favorable future view” and realize that the best way to predict the future is to create it.
	Leaders make things happen! Leaders are proactive; they act on things as opposed to being acted upon! They take initiative! They focus their time and energy on things they can control.
	Leaders see and understand the big picture and effectively define context so that people feel their contributions are significant!
	Leaders are excellent listeners!
	Leaders are first to accept responsibility when things go wrong and they are the first to give away credit when things go right!
	Leaders are highly teachable; they welcome feedback because they are always focused on learning!
	Leaders admit to their mistakes or when they are wrong!
	Leaders are straight-talkers. They are open, honest and effective communicators, with no hidden agendas.
	Leaders focus on solving the root cause of problems rather then allocating blame and trying to pin it on someone.
	Leaders grow people by naturally expecting the best from them, giving them freedom to decide and demonstrating the courage to hold people accountable!