~What Makes an Outstanding Leader?

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     ~Outstanding Leaders articulate their vision with conviction.

     ~Outstanding Leaders display a passion for and have strong conviction of what they regard as the correctness of their vision.

     ~Outstanding Leaders are self-confident, determined, and persistent.

     ~Outstanding Leaders engage in extra ordinary self-sacrifice in the interest of their vision and mission.

     ~Outstanding Leaders are self-conscious about their own image; they recognize the desirability of followers perceiving them as competent, credible, and trustworthy.

     ~Outstanding Leaders set the stage for effective role-modeling because followers identify with their values, and perceive them in positive terms.

     ~Outstanding Leaders communicate expectations of high performance from their followers and have strong confidence in their followers ability to meet such expectations.

     ~Outstanding Leaders communicate their message in a inspirational manner using vivid stories, slogans, symbols, ceremonies, etc.


Adapted from Leadership "styles" (per House and Podsakoff)