Qualities of a leader

Humility and empathy are the cornerstones of great leadership. It’s shocking to see how often companies judge leadership (and promote people) based on results only. You make your numbers, you bring the results? Then you are a leader. Well, maybe you are not ! You may have a capacity to achieve your goals but that does not necessarily make you a leader. So what makes you then?

Ethos and emotional intelligence; integrity and fairness – that is what great leaders are made of.  Because these qualities lead to trust and respect. People should trust that you are going into the right direction, trust that their work will be fairly evaluated, trust that they will be supported and challenged, trust that they will be developed, trust that you will admit wrong doing if needed…And in order to gain respect, you need to demonstrate a few more things; that you walk the talk, that you pull your equal weight, that you have a genuine interest in the people and the job (and not only your career), that you are a “real person” and not a “corporate robot”… Only then you will become a leader, a person that people want to follow. Someone that will become a beacon for the rest and an asset for your company.

http://fortune.com/2016/04/27/quality-defines-leader/