Leadership is an art; like any other art form, Leadership can also be learnt. Leadership is an habit, like any other habit by repetition, leadership qualities can also be imbibed.

1. 9 Habits of Successful
Leaders
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2. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Character :
• Ability to decide the ethical course of action.
• Trustworthiness
• Not letting down the team members in order to
save one’s face or position.
• Giving due credit to team members for their
performance.
• Having empathy with the team members.

3. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Decisiveness :
• Ability to analyze the situation
• Ability to come up with options, by taking all
the inputs from various sources.
• Ability to dig deeper to find the pros and cons
of the each of the options.
• Courage to make the decision and stand by it,
even if it unpopular.

4. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Burning desire:
• The leader should have the urge to accomplish
within the set period of time.
• The leader should have the drive and self
confidence to lead the team to success.
• The leaders should be able to make the team
members feel the urgency to achieve the goal.

5. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Goal Orientation
• The leader must be able to come up with right
vision for the organization as a whole and the
time bound target for himself and the team.
• The leader should be able to articulate the goal
to the team and get the team to buy-in.
• The leader should be able to set the parameters
of performance.

6. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Confidence :
• The Leader should have the faith in his ability
to achieve.
• The leader should be confident to make the
rest of the team to achieve the goal.
• The leader should have ability to build on the
team’s mental strength.
• The leader should identify and correct the
problem areas within the team.

7. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Plan and Organize:
• The leader should be able to come up with the
plans and strategies.
• The leader should be able to assign jobs to the
right persons with right tools and skill sets.
• The leader should be able to fix the dateline,
cost, process, precisely.

8. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Execution:
• The leader should have the ability to get the
goal achieved within the time and the cost
allocated.
• The leader should be able to foresee the
possible setbacks and be ready with alternate
plans to execute the project within the time
frame.

9. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
Perseverance :
• The leader should have the determination to
accomplish, despite all the hurdles.
• The leader should be able to control her
energy and time to focus to achieve the goal.
• The leader should be able to get her team
members to dedicate and “sacrifice” to achieve
the target.

10. 9 Habits of Successful Leaders
People Management
The leader should be able to :
• Motivate
• Train
• Provide
• Control
• Reward