To be an effective leader, one must communicate on a personal level to build trust and further relationships with clients and employees. Leaders should also have an open mind by seeking opposing viewpoints from others to get valuable feedback that can help them grow. Finally, strong communication requires listening skills without ego to accept feedback and criticism that allows a leader to continuously learn and improve.

1. Communication Traits Necessary
For Every Leader

2. Get Personal
• Communicating on a personal level with your
clients and employees is the key to success.
• The more personal and engaging the more
effective
• This will help further relationships and trust

3. Have an Open Mind
• A leader will get to a much more fulfilling level
is they openly seek people who have opposing
positions. This is a great way to get feedback.
• Seeking opposing dialogs will challenge you,
stretch you and ultimately develop you.

4. Learn to Listen
• Once you learn to listen and accept both
feedback and criticism it will help you become
a better leader.
• There are tons of great ideas out there you
aren’t taking advantage of because you aren’t
listening.

5. Don’t Have an Ego
• Empathetic communicators display a level of
authenticity.
• Nobody likes an egotistical leader
• Being empathetic also shows transparency.