LEADERSHIP ARTICLE

Leadership is a process of influence or an example by the leader to the followers in an effort to achieve organizational goals. Natural way to learn leadership is to "do it in the workplace" with practices like apprenticeship on an artist, a craftsman, or practitioner. In this connection, the expert is expected as part of his role in the teaching/instruction.

The characteristics of a Leader

Most people still tend to say that the effective leaders of properties or have certain traits that are very important for example, the charisma, the foresight, the power of persuasion, and intensity. And indeed, when we think about the heroic leaders like Napoleon, Washington, Lincoln, Churchill, Sukarno, General Sudirman, and so we must recognize that such traits rub off on them and have them use to achieve their desired goals.

Leader traits characterized as follows:

1.      Be honest with yourself and others. Be honest with yourself strengths and weaknesses and attempt to correct it.

2.      Should sincerely empathize with subordinates.

3.      Curious and approachable so that people feel safe in submitting feedback and new ideas in an honest , straightforward and full of respect for the leader.

4.      Be transparent and able to respect and learn from their competitors in the leadership situation or business conditions in general.

5.      Have intelligence, meticulous and strong to be able to work in a professional scientific in his post.

6.      Have self-respect and personal discipline, so that they can have a sense of personal responsibility and the personal behavior.

7.      Having the ability to communicate, the spirit of "team work", creative, confident, innovative and mobility.

Various types and Leadership Style:

1.      Authoritarian Leadership

Style/Authoritarian leadership style is the focus of all decisions and measures taken of himself in full. Any division of duties and responsibilities held by the authoritarian leader, while the subordinates only carry out the tasks that have been given.

2.      Leadership Style Democratic / Democratic

Democratic leadership style is a style of leadership that gives authority to his subordinates widely. Every problem always include a subordinate as a whole team. In a democratic leadership style leaders give a lot of information about the duties and responsibilities of their subordinates.

3.      Free Leadership Style / Laissez Faire

This type of leader is only involved a small quantity d where the subordinates who are actively setting goals and resolving problems encountered.