Here are 5 key characteristics of effective leaders, from Mark Sanborn’s You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference. Effective leaders:
- Believe they can positively shape their lives and careers.
- Lead through their relationships with people, as opposed to their control over people.
- Collaborate rather than control.
- Persuade others to contribute, rather than order them to.
- Get others to follow them out of respect and commitment rather than fear and compliance.