Leadership randy ozbirn american military universityspmt6

1. Leadership
Randy Ozbirn
American Military University
SPMT605 B001 Coaching Leadership
Dr. Barry Shollenberger
February 28, 2021
Introduction
The intended audience are coaches, players, and administrators
Coaches train players and spend most of their time providing
special skills training
Various aspects of leadership allow coaches to recognize
strengths and weaknesses
Coach should practice self-leadership to which allows for more
effective and better training
The intended audience for the presentation are coaches, players,
and administrators.
Coaches train a coaching staff and players being a leader and
providing special skills training to others.
This presentation shows various aspects of leadership that are
beneficial to coaches as well as players and administrators and
would help unearth some of their strengths and weaknesses.

2. 2
Concept of Leadership
The term leadership has no one single definition
The concept of leadership is therefore perceived and promoted
in different ways (Haber, 2012)
Traditionally, leadership is transactional, hierarchical, and
excusive
Leadership fosters creativity as well as innovation
There are various definitions of the term leadership as scholars
and other experts have failed to agree on one common
definition.
This has made the concept of leadership to be perceived and
promoted in different ways (Haber, 2012).
Traditionally, leadership is transactional, hierarchical, and
excusive.
3
Concept of Leadership (cont’)
Leadership is considered both an art and a science where people
are motivated into achieving a common goal
Therefore, leadership can be defined as the ability to influence
people into achieving a common goal (Surji, 2015)

3. Leadership can be used in improving performance
Leadership is both an art and a science helping people become
motivated so that common goals are achieved.
Leadership can therefore be defined as an art and science where
people are trained and influenced into achieving a common goal
(Surji, 2015).
4
Concept of Leadership (cont’)
The concept of leadership has undergone many changes over the
decades
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging
Leaders work with coaches, players, and administrators to hel p
motivate team members and develop visions to help provide
inspiration (Hao & Yazdanifard, 2015)
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging as they work towards achieving individual as well as
team success.
The many changes to the concept of leadership has seen leaders
working with coaches, players, and administrators to help
motivate individuals as well as teams.

4. This developing helps to provide a visions to inspire and
motivate the players as well as the team (Hao & Yazdanifar d,
2015).
5
Useful Resources
5 Ways To Strengthen Your Leadership Development Program
https://rockwoodleadership.org/leadership-development-
guide/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9ILA_JqI7wIVMvC1Ch389AEYE
AAYBCAAEgJeXPD_BwE
The 5 Kinds of Leaders Every Team Needs To Be Successful
http://www.janssensportsleadership.com/resources/janssen-
blog/the-5-kinds-of-leaders-every-team-needs-to-be-successful/
Leadership and the Role of A Leader in Sports
https://believeperform.com/leadership-and-the-role-of-a-leader-
in-sports/
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging as they work towards achieving individual as well as
team success.
The many changes to the concept of leadership has seen leaders
working with coaches, players, and administrators to help
motivate individuals as well as teams.

5. This developing helps to provide a visions to inspire and
motivate the players as well as the team (Hao & Yazdanifard,
2015).
7
Useful Resource (Video)
Leadership Skills: How to Be a Good Manager and Leader
https://youtu.be/iWZbfreEMhA
9
Leadership Skills
Leadership skills are considered a valuable asset for coaches,
players and administrators alike
Coaches, players, and administrators decide how exceptional
and successful a leader is
Leadership skills differentiate between coaches, players and
administrators (Mumford et al., 2007)

6. Leadership skills are a valuable asset for the leader as the
decision is determined if the leader is successful and
exceptional at being a leader.
Leadership skills also differentiate between the leader and other
coaches, players and administrators (Mumford et al., 2007).
10
Leadership Skills (cont’)
Communication includes verbal, non-verbal, and listening.
Other communication skills include; articulating, expression,
explaining, correspondence and leading body language
Leaders should be able to motivate coaches and players into
becoming better and innovative
Positivity, as a skill, involves creating a positive atmosphere
within the organization
Communication, as a skill, enables leaders to explain their
vision to the team. This involves communication skills like
verbal, non-verbal, listening, articulating, expression,
explaining, correspondence and leading body language.
Leaders should be able to motivate coaches as well as players
into developing a better skill set and to be more innovative.
Positivity, as a skill, involves creating a positive atmosphere

7. within the organization as well as within each player and coach.
11
Leadership skills (cont’)
A leader has to be creative and must be able to think outside the
box
Being more creative involves being able to embrace other
cultures, being innovative, and imaginative
Feedback is essential, as the coaches and players requires
constant communication concerning performance
Creativity involves thinking outside the box and always
thinking of better ways to improve a player’s skill set or how a
coach handles a particular situation.
Creativity also requires different skills such as being able to
embrace other cultures, being innovative, and imaginative.
Feedback is essential because players and coaches require
constant communication concerning their performance.
12
Inspire
Inspire is a characteristics of a good leader
A good leader will be able to inspire coaches and players
through actions and words which will enable the organization to

8. have a common vision
Great leaders provide inspiration in many different ways
Inspire is a characteristics of a very good leader. A good leaders
inspires coaches, players, and administrators trough actions and
words.
These actions and words will enable the organization to believe
in and strive for a common goal.
There are many different ways in which a leader can inspire any
team or individual.
13
Inspire (cont’)
Leaders who care about people as much as the organization are
able to provide inspiration
Inspiring leaders motivate coaches and players into becoming
better performers
A good leader learns from others aside from teaching and
delegating
A good leader values the input of others
Leaders provide inspiration to other when they care about
people as much as they care about the organization.
A good leader will motivate other coaches and players into

9. becoming a better person.
A good leader will learn from others and value the input that is
receive from other coaches, players and administrators.
14
Importance of Inspire
Having inspiration raises the performance level of individuals
as well as the team
Inspiration ignites creativity and innovatio n among the coaches
and players
Inspiration creates passion among the coaches and players
Having inspiration breeds trust between the coaches and players
Having inspiration is very important because it raises the
performance level of not only the team but the coaching staff as
well.
Inspiration ignites creativity and innovation among the coaching
staff and the players.
When the coaching staff and the players have a passion for a
common goal, a passion is created for success.
15
Useful Resource (Video)
How To Be A Leader - The 7 Great Leadership Traits
https://youtu.be/2lEp4TVpxgA

10. 16
Active Listening
Active listening is a strategy used to improve leadership skills,
communication in particular
This strategy encourages strong communication between the
coaching staff and the players
Having communication skills is equally important between
administrators and the coaching staff
This strategy allows the leader to focus on both the task at hand
and the individual performing the task
Active listening is a very good strategy used by leaders to
improve leadership skills.
This strategy allows the leader to focus on both the task and the
individual who is performing the task.
Communicating is important to improve and encourages the
relationship between the leader and team members.
17
Components of Active Listening

11. Comprehend. The listener should pay very close attention to the
speaker’s language, both verbal and non-verbal
Retain. Remembering the key points of the speaker
Respond. Confirmation that the listener understands what the
speaker is saying
The components of active listening include;
Comprehend what the speaker is saying and provide feedback is
very important in active listening.
Retain what the speaker is saying and become involved in the
conversation. This will ensure the listener is making mental
notes of what the speaker is saying.
Respond with feedback and asking questions is a very positive
way to ensure the topic is being understood by the listener.
19
Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking means planning for the future
Strategic thinking, as a concept, can be used to create a
competitive advantage for any organization (Haycock, 2012)
Leaders are tasked with implementing strategic thinking

12. Strategic thinking literary means planning for the future. There
are many ways an organization can plan for the future and
create a competitive advantage in doing so.
Any leaders can be tasked with ensuring strategic thinking is
being used when creating the competitive edge over the
competition.
20
Principles of Strategic Thinking
Distribute the responsibility of tasks. This empowers others to
make strategic decisions
Allow the flow of open information
Use a structured approach that centers on the why, what, and
how of an issue
A leader should always ask themselves this question, What does
success look like?
The various principles of strategic thinking include;
Distribute the responsibility of tasks allowing others to make
very important decisions.
A good leader should always allowing the flow of open
information.
A good leader should always approach any situation with
wanting to know the why, what and how.
A leader should ask themselves the question of what success
looks like and will my actions create that look.

13. 21
Importance of Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking allows for the proper reaction to any crisis
(Goldman, 2012)
A good leadership trait means the leader is valued by his/her
peers and players due to the ability to plan for the future
Strategic thinking always encourages a team of problem solvers
and critical thinkers
Strategic thinking is an effective leadership trait that allows the
leader to think about and plan for future of the organization.
This makes the leader valued by the coaching staff, players, and
administrators.
According to Goldman (2012), strategic thinking allows for
proper reaction to any crisis.
22
Influence
Influence is a very essential leadership skill
This skill determines the how successful a leader is
Having influence usually determines a leaders ability to
influence players in achieving team goals and objectives
A leader has an impact on the opinion, behavior, and attitude of

14. the coaching staff and players
Influence is one of the most important leadership skills any
leader must have. If a leader succeeds or fails is determined
mostly by the influence he/she has on the coaching staff and
players.
A leader is usually graded by his/her ability to influence the
coaching staff and team members in achieving individual and
team goals and objectives.
23
Importance of Influence
Influence determines the success or failure of a leader
A leader’s ability to influence determines the effort by the
organization and its team members
Value and scarcity help build influence
Having influence is very important in having quality leadership
skills
Leadership is driven by the influence a leader has on his/her
coaching staff and players as well as the influence

15. administrators have on a coaching staff. Having influence is
very important in having leadership skills.
Influence not only determines the success of the leader but also
the success of any organization
Influence also determines the effort put forth by the coaching
staff and by the members of a team or organization.
24
Enhancing Influence
Communication style. The leader should learn a communication
style that promotes relations.
Consistency. The leader should be consistent in their actions
including expectations, approaches and accountability.
Compassion. The leader should show that they care about the
team members in all aspects.
The communication style will say a lot about the leader. An
effective style will promote and enhance relations.
Consistency in their actions including expectations, approaches
and accountability.
The leader should show that they care about the team members
in all aspects
26
Creativity

16. Creativity is a valuable characteristic of an effective leader
A creative leader will be able to develop various innovative
solutions to any problem
Creativity ensures a leader achieves goals, inspires coaches and
players to be creative, and solves problems
A creative leader will develop innovative solutions to any
problem an organization is faced with.
This characteristic is very important to ensure a leader achieves
goals, inspires a coaching staff and players to be creative, and
solves any problem.
27
Importance of Creativity
Creativity improves productivity and ensures success of any
organization
Creativity allows a leader to think outside the box and gain new
perspectives on different ideas
The growth of any organization depends on the generation of
novel ideas and implementing these ideas (Lee et al., 2019).
Creativity improves productivity and skill sets as well as

17. ensuring success of any organization.
Creativity also allows a leader the ability to think outside the
box and gain a new perspective on different ideas.
The growth of any organization depends on the generation of
novel ideas and implementing these ideas (Lee et al., 2019) .
28
Useful Resource (Video)
Great Leadership Starts With Self-Leadership
https://youtu.be/vlpKyLklDDY
30
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness can be defined as being aware of ones own
personality
Self-awareness, in leadership, allows the leader to know his/her
values, personality, habits, and emotions

18. By knowing ones self, a leader is better at managing stress and
emotions
Being self-aware allows a leader to make better decisions
Self-awareness, in leadership, allows a leader to know more
about themselves such as values, personality, habits, and
emotions.
Self-Awareness allows a leader to better manage stress and
emotions.
Better decisions are usually made when a leader has self-
awareness.
31
How to increase Self-Awareness
Through the observation of others, especially the coaching staff
and players
Through preparation of performance reviews
Observing oneself and receiving feedback from peers
Objective evaluations
Feedback provided by administrators and peers usually provide

19. an individual with enough information for someone to make a
decision concerning self-awareness.
Being evaluated will also provide enough information on an
individual for a determination about self-awareness.
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Flexibility
Leaders who are flexible are able to modify an approach to a
crisis
Flexibility is a leadership trait that allows the leader to respond
to environmental changes and respond
A leader is able to adapt quickly to change
A leader can revise strategies and goals to incorporate new
changes that will help overcome challenges
Leaders who are flexible are able to modify an approach to any
crisis.
Flexibility is a leadership trait that allows the leader to respond
to environmental changes and respond.
A good leader is able to adapt quickly to changes.
A god leader will also revise his/her their strategies and goals
to incorporate new changes that will help in overcoming

20. challenges.
34
Importance of Flexibility in Leadership
Changes sometimes occur in the environment which will require
a leader to modify his/her leadership style to be a more
effective leader
Flexible leaders adapt to more uncertainties
Being flexible increases creativity and allows a leader to
implement new ideas
A leader must remain productive during any change
With many changes taking place in the environment, a leader
must also be able to modify his/her style of leadership in order
to remain an effective leader.
Flexible leaders are able to adapt to more uncertainties.
Being flexible increases creativity and allows a leader to
implement new ideas.
A leader and his/her coaching staff and players must remain
productive during the any period of change.
35
Conclusion
Being a good leader is an integral part of our lives

21. A good leader is able to influence others in a positive way and
be successful
Leadership traits and characteristics allow a leader to be
effective
Special leadership traits like flexibility, self-awareness,
strategic thinking, creativity, and active listening make a leader
very successful
Leadership is an integral part of our lives.
Leadership involves being able to influence others in a positive
way.
Leadership traits and characteristics allow the leader to be
effective.
Special leadership traits like flexibility, self-awareness,
strategic thinking, creativity, and active listening make the
leader to become more efficient.
36
References
Goldman, E.F. (2012), "Leadership practices that encourage
strategic thinking", Journal of Strategy and Management, Vol. 5
No. 1, pp. 25-40. https://doi.org/10.1108/17554251211200437
Hao Moo Jun & Dr. Yazdanifard Rashad (2015). How Effective
Leadership can Facilitate Change in Organizations through
Improvement and Innovation. Global Journal of Management
and Business Research: A Administration and Management

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Haycock Ken. (2012). Strategic thinking and Leadership.
Leadership and Management Vol 26
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Lee, A; Legood, A; Hughes, D; et al. (2019). Leadership,
creativity and innovation: a meta-analytic review. European
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(2007). The leadership skills strataplex: Leadership skill
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23. Leadership
Randy Ozbirn
American Military University
SPMT605 B001 Coaching Leadership
Dr. Barry Shollenberger
February 28, 2021
Introduction
The intended audience are coaches, players, and administrators
Coaches train players and spend most of their time providing
special skills training
Various aspects of leadership allow coaches to recognize
strengths and weaknesses
Coach should practice self-leadership to which allows for more
effective and better training
The intended audience for the presentation are coaches, players,
and administrators.
Coaches train a coaching staff and players being a leader and
providing special skills training to others.
This presentation shows various aspects of leadership that are
beneficial to coaches as well as players and administrators and
would help unearth some of their strengths and weaknesses.
2

24. Concept of Leadership
The term leadership has no one single definition
The concept of leadership is therefore perceived and promoted
in different ways (Haber, 2012)
Traditionally, leadership is transactional, hierarchical, and
excusive
Leadership fosters creativity as well as innovation
There are various definitions of the term leadership as scholars
and other experts have failed to agree on one common
definition.
This has made the concept of leadership to be perceived and
promoted in different ways (Haber, 2012).
Traditionally, leadership is transactional, hierarchical, and
excusive.
3
Concept of Leadership (cont’)
Leadership is considered both an art and a science where people
are motivated into achieving a common goal
Therefore, leadership can be defined as the ability to influence
people into achieving a common goal (Surji, 2015)
Leadership can be used in improving performance

25. Leadership is both an art and a science helping people become
motivated so that common goals are achieved.
Leadership can therefore be defined as an art and science where
people are trained and influenced into achieving a common goal
(Surji, 2015).
4
Concept of Leadership (cont’)
The concept of leadership has undergone many changes over the
decades
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging
Leaders work with coaches, players, and administrators to help
motivate team members and develop visions to help provide
inspiration (Hao & Yazdanifard, 2015)
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging as they work towards achieving individual as well as
team success.
The many changes to the concept of leadership has seen leaders
working with coaches, players, and administrators to help
motivate individuals as well as teams.
This developing helps to provide a visions to inspire and

26. motivate the players as well as the team (Hao & Yazdanifard,
2015).
5
Useful Resources
5 Ways To Strengthen Your Leadership Development Program
https://rockwoodleadership.org/leadership-development-
guide/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9ILA_JqI7wIVMvC1Ch389AEYE
AAYBCAAEgJeXPD_BwE
The 5 Kinds of Leaders Every Team Needs To Be Successful
http://www.janssensportsleadership.com/resources/janssen-
blog/the-5-kinds-of-leaders-every-team-needs-to-be-successful/
Leadership and the Role of A Leader in Sports
https://believeperform.com/leadership-and-the-role-of-a-leader-
in-sports/
Leaders have become more influential, charismatic, and
engaging as they work towards achieving individual as well as
team success.
The many changes to the concept of leadership has seen leaders
working with coaches, players, and administrators to help
motivate individuals as well as teams.
This developing helps to provide a visions to inspire and

27. motivate the players as well as the team (Hao & Yazdanifard,
2015).
7
Useful Resource (Video)
Leadership Skills: How to Be a Good Manager and Leader
https://youtu.be/iWZbfreEMhA
9
Leadership Skills
Leadership skills are considered a valuable asset for coaches,
players and administrators alike
Coaches, players, and administrators decide how exceptional
and successful a leader is
Leadership skills differentiate between coaches, players and
administrators (Mumford et al., 2007)

28. Leadership skills are a valuable asset for the leader as the
decision is determined if the leader is successful and
exceptional at being a leader.
Leadership skills also differentiate between the leader and other
coaches, players and administrators (Mumford et al., 2007).
10
Leadership Skills (cont’)
Communication includes verbal, non-verbal, and listening.
Other communication skills include; articulating, expression,
explaining, correspondence and leading body language
Leaders should be able to motivate coaches and players into
becoming better and innovative
Positivity, as a skill, involves creating a positive atmosphere
within the organization
Communication, as a skill, enables leaders to explain their
vision to the team. This involves communication skills like
verbal, non-verbal, listening, articulating, expression,
explaining, correspondence and leading body language.
Leaders should be able to motivate coaches as well as players
into developing a better skill set and to be more innovative.
Positivity, as a skill, involves creating a positive atmosphere
within the organization as well as within each player and coach.

29. 11
Leadership skills (cont’)
A leader has to be creative and must be able to think outside the
box
Being more creative involves being able to embrace other
cultures, being innovative, and imaginative
Feedback is essential, as the coaches and players requires
constant communication concerning performance
Creativity involves thinking outside the box and always
thinking of better ways to improve a player’s skill set or how a
coach handles a particular situation.
Creativity also requires different skills such as being able to
embrace other cultures, being innovative, and imaginative.
Feedback is essential because players and coaches require
constant communication concerning their performance.
12
Inspire
Inspire is a characteristics of a good leader
A good leader will be able to inspire coaches and players
through actions and words which will enable the organization to
have a common vision

30. Great leaders provide inspiration in many different ways
Inspire is a characteristics of a very good leader. A good leaders
inspires coaches, players, and administrators trough actions and
words.
These actions and words will enable the organization to believe
in and strive for a common goal.
There are many different ways in which a leader can inspire any
team or individual.
13
Inspire (cont’)
Leaders who care about people as much as the organization are
able to provide inspiration
Inspiring leaders motivate coaches and players into becoming
better performers
A good leader learns from others aside from teaching and
delegating
A good leader values the input of others
Leaders provide inspiration to other when they care about
people as much as they care about the organization.
A good leader will motivate other coaches and players into
becoming a better person.

31. A good leader will learn from others and value the input that is
receive from other coaches, players and administrators.
14
Importance of Inspire
Having inspiration raises the performance level of individuals
as well as the team
Inspiration ignites creativity and innovation among the coaches
and players
Inspiration creates passion among the coaches and players
Having inspiration breeds trust between the coaches and players
Having inspiration is very important because it raises the
performance level of not only the team but the coaching staff as
well.
Inspiration ignites creativity and innovation among the coaching
staff and the players.
When the coaching staff and the players have a passion for a
common goal, a passion is created for success.
15
Useful Resource (Video)
How To Be A Leader - The 7 Great Leadership Traits
https://youtu.be/2lEp4TVpxgA

32. 16
Active Listening
Active listening is a strategy used to improve leadership skills,
communication in particular
This strategy encourages strong communication between the
coaching staff and the players
Having communication skills is equally important between
administrators and the coaching staff
This strategy allows the leader to focus on both the task at hand
and the individual performing the task
Active listening is a very good strategy used by leaders to
improve leadership skills.
This strategy allows the leader to focus on both the task and the
individual who is performing the task.
Communicating is important to improve and encourages the
relationship between the leader and team members.
17
Components of Active Listening
Comprehend. The listener should pay very close attention to the

33. speaker’s language, both verbal and non-verbal
Retain. Remembering the key points of the speaker
Respond. Confirmation that the listener understands what the
speaker is saying
The components of active listening include;
Comprehend what the speaker is saying and provide feedback is
very important in active listening.
Retain what the speaker is saying and become involved in the
conversation. This will ensure the listener is making mental
notes of what the speaker is saying.
Respond with feedback and asking questions is a very positive
way to ensure the topic is being understood by the listener.
19
Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking means planning for the future
Strategic thinking, as a concept, can be used to create a
competitive advantage for any organization (Haycock, 2012)
Leaders are tasked with implementing strategic thinking

34. Strategic thinking literary means planning for the future. There
are many ways an organization can plan for the future and
create a competitive advantage in doing so.
Any leaders can be tasked with ensuring strategic thinking is
being used when creating the competitive edge over the
competition.
20
Principles of Strategic Thinking
Distribute the responsibility of tasks. This empowers others to
make strategic decisions
Allow the flow of open information
Use a structured approach that centers on the why, what, and
how of an issue
A leader should always ask themselves this question, What does
success look like?
The various principles of strategic thinking include;
Distribute the responsibility of tasks allowing others to make
very important decisions.
A good leader should always allowing the flow of open
information.
A good leader should always approach any situation with
wanting to know the why, what and how.
A leader should ask themselves the question of what success
looks like and will my actions create that look.
21

35. Importance of Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking allows for the proper reaction to any crisis
(Goldman, 2012)
A good leadership trait means the leader is valued by his/her
peers and players due to the ability to plan for the future
Strategic thinking always encourages a team of problem solvers
and critical thinkers
Strategic thinking is an effective leadership trait that allows the
leader to think about and plan for future of the organization.
This makes the leader valued by the coaching staff, players, and
administrators.
According to Goldman (2012), strategic thinking allows for
proper reaction to any crisis.
22
Influence
Influence is a very essential leadership skill
This skill determines the how successful a leader is
Having influence usually determines a leaders ability to
influence players in achieving team goals and objectives
A leader has an impact on the opinion, behavior, and attitude of
the coaching staff and players

36. Influence is one of the most important leadership skills any
leader must have. If a leader succeeds or fails is determined
mostly by the influence he/she has on the coaching staff and
players.
A leader is usually graded by his/her ability to influence the
coaching staff and team members in achieving individual and
team goals and objectives.
23
Importance of Influence
Influence determines the success or failure of a leader
A leader’s ability to influence determines the effort by the
organization and its team members
Value and scarcity help build influence
Having influence is very important in having quality leadership
skills
Leadership is driven by the influence a leader has on his/her
coaching staff and players as well as the influence
administrators have on a coaching staff. Having influence is

37. very important in having leadership skills.
Influence not only determines the success of the leader but also
the success of any organization
Influence also determines the effort put forth by the coaching
staff and by the members of a team or organization.
24
Enhancing Influence
Communication style. The leader should learn a communication
style that promotes relations.
Consistency. The leader should be consistent in their actions
including expectations, approaches and accountability.
Compassion. The leader should show that they care about the
team members in all aspects.
The communication style will say a lot about the leader. An
effective style will promote and enhance relations.
Consistency in their actions including expectations, approaches
and accountability.
The leader should show that they care about the team members
in all aspects
26
Creativity
Creativity is a valuable characteristic of an effective leader

38. A creative leader will be able to develop various innovative
solutions to any problem
Creativity ensures a leader achieves goals, inspires coaches and
players to be creative, and solves problems
A creative leader will develop innovative solutions to any
problem an organization is faced with.
This characteristic is very important to ensure a leader achieves
goals, inspires a coaching staff and players to be creative, and
solves any problem.
27
Importance of Creativity
Creativity improves productivity and ensures success of any
organization
Creativity allows a leader to think outside the box and gain new
perspectives on different ideas
The growth of any organization depends on the generation of
novel ideas and implementing these ideas (Lee et al., 2019).
Creativity improves productivity and skill sets as well as
ensuring success of any organization.

39. Creativity also allows a leader the ability to think outside the
box and gain a new perspective on different ideas.
The growth of any organization depends on the generation of
novel ideas and implementing these ideas (Lee et al., 2019).
28
Useful Resource (Video)
Great Leadership Starts With Self-Leadership
https://youtu.be/vlpKyLklDDY
30
Self-Awareness
Self-awareness can be defined as being aware of ones own
personality
Self-awareness, in leadership, allows the leader to know his/her
values, personality, habits, and emotions
By knowing ones self, a leader is better at managing stress and

40. emotions
Being self-aware allows a leader to make better decisions
Self-awareness, in leadership, allows a leader to know more
about themselves such as values, personality, habits, and
emotions.
Self-Awareness allows a leader to better manage stress and
emotions.
Better decisions are usually made when a leader has self-
awareness.
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How to increase Self-Awareness
Through the observation of others, especially the coaching staff
and players
Through preparation of performance reviews
Observing oneself and receiving feedback from peers
Objective evaluations
Feedback provided by administrators and peers usually provide
an individual with enough information for someone to make a

41. decision concerning self-awareness.
Being evaluated will also provide enough information on an
individual for a determination about self-awareness.
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Flexibility
Leaders who are flexible are able to modify an approach to a
crisis
Flexibility is a leadership trait that allows the leader to respond
to environmental changes and respond
A leader is able to adapt quickly to change
A leader can revise strategies and goals to incorporate new
changes that will help overcome challenges
Leaders who are flexible are able to modify an approach to any
crisis.
Flexibility is a leadership trait that allows the leader to respond
to environmental changes and respond.
A good leader is able to adapt quickly to changes.
A god leader will also revise his/her their strategies and goals
to incorporate new changes that will help in overcoming
challenges.

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Importance of Flexibility in Leadership
Changes sometimes occur in the environment which will require
a leader to modify his/her leadership style to be a more
effective leader
Flexible leaders adapt to more uncertainties
Being flexible increases creativity and allows a leader to
implement new ideas
A leader must remain productive during any change
With many changes taking place in the environment, a leader
must also be able to modify his/her style of leadership in order
to remain an effective leader.
Flexible leaders are able to adapt to more uncertainties.
Being flexible increases creativity and allows a leader to
implement new ideas.
A leader and his/her coaching staff and players must remain
productive during the any period of change.
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Conclusion
Being a good leader is an integral part of our lives

43. A good leader is able to influence others in a positive way and
be successful
Leadership traits and characteristics allow a leader to be
effective
Special leadership traits like flexibility, self-awareness,
strategic thinking, creativity, and active listening make a leader
very successful
Leadership is an integral part of our lives.
Leadership involves being able to influence others in a positive
way.
Leadership traits and characteristics allow the leader to be
effective.
Special leadership traits like flexibility, self-awareness,
strategic thinking, creativity, and active listening make the
leader to become more efficient.
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