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Of the many qualities of leadership, leaders are mostly renowned for great vision and for taking action to make their vision a reality.

Leaders have the ability to recruit and drive others to achieve certain goals. Leaders understand how to influence people and build strategies.

There are many leadership qualities, but the most important ones are:

* Listening to other viewpoints: Good leaders know the importance of listening to and weighing other people’s opinions, and they do so in a positive way. They often find ways to base their goals and strategies on their followers’ feedback.

* Leaders are great communicators. They know how to express themselves clearly. They also know when to speak calmly or motivationally. They are also very easy to follow because they give understandable directions.

* Leaders are good at explaining problems. They help their team members see and face the obstacles that are in the way of achieving their goals. Better still, a good leader knows how to help and encourage the team to find solutions.

* One of the qualities of leadership that is often looked over, but is really essential, is delegations. Leaders know the knowledge and skills of their team. They maximize this knowledge by asking for help.

* A good leader knows how to show appropriate appreciation to team members who have done well. Good leaders know when to reward their followers.

* Leaders are respectful. In general, they strive to treat others the way they themselves would like to be treated. By following the Golden Rule, they don’t just demand respect, they demonstrate that they deserve respect.

* Good leaders set goals. They set clear objectives that are attainable and easy to understand.

* Leaders try to include creativity or innovation into the goals that are set.

* Good leaders also try to keep everyone involved in the strategies that they have implemented.

* Another one of the most important qualities of leadership is encouraging ethics, values, and integrity to flourish in the workplace.

John Quincy Adams subscribed to the believe that a leader is someone who inspires people to dream more, do more, learn more, and become more. If you are able to motivate people to do that, you are probably already becoming a great leader.