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What Makes a Good Leader
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What Makes a Good Leader

Best Tips and Growth Strategies

Jennifer Herrity
Indeed, 2021
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  • Applicable
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  • For Beginners

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Jennifer Herrity, a leadership coach at Indeed, provides a detailed overview of primary leadership styles. She helps new leaders understand why they should prioritize the needs of their teams ahead of making their own big contributions. She also gives step-by-step guidance on how to evaluate your leadership readiness and acquire the right skills to become an effective leader. Herrity describes four types of leaders and team coaches: visionary, servant leader, autocrat, or democrat. But no matter what type you are, be strategic about targeting the leadership role you want to attain.

Summary

Diagnose which leadership skills you already have and where you need to grow.

Leadership is a skill you can acquire. In your quest to become a good leader, think about the specific skills all leaders must have and the particular skills you’ll need. Which of your current skills do you need to work on and which ones have you already mastered?Start by looking at leadership competencies in these areas:

  1. “Communication” – Leadership requires being a good listener, building a common vision, making sure all team members can contribute to the conversation, and steering the creative process.

  2. “Team building” – Leaders are skilled at facilitating cooperation. They are role models who expand their employees’ learning opportunities and motivate people to grow.

  3. “Problem-solving” – Leaders remove roadblocks, establish processes that work, and teach their teams how to obtain the resources they need.

  4. “Emotional intelligence” – Leaders should work on developing trust and stronger emotional connections inside...

About the Speaker

Jennifer Herrity is a Career Coach and Senior Content Marketing Manager at Indeed.

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