If you aspire to be a leader you’d do well to consider the 10 basic requirements for leadership compiled by the world famous Menninger Foundation’s Center for Applied Behavioral Sciences.
1. Courage-to assume responsibility and make mistakes.
2. Trust of oneself and others.
3. Ability to communicate-upward, laterally and downward.
4. Intuition–the ability to make decisions from the heart and the gut.
5. Concern and understanding for people at all levels.
6. Sense of purpose for self, associates and organization.
7. Sense of timing – when to move, when to hold back.
8. Integrity.
9. Sense of humor; ability to laugh at oneself and with others.
10. Ability to love oneself and others.
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