Being a good leader is the key to the success of your team or even of the entire company.  A good leader tries to enhance some qualities that in part can be innate or require specific training through the targeted training.

Il Gruppo La Meridiana through its consultants supports leaders in a course of vocational training with specific advice that are able to enhance the natural abilities and to strengthen existing weakness. The starting point is certainly to know what are your strengths and weaknesses in order to explore the path to take towards a good leadership. It’s often refers to a SWOT analysis, known as Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats, that “strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.” Knowing yourself is therefore a fundamental starting point for a process of effective training.

What are the characteristics for a good leader? Experts from Il Gruppo La Meridiana have highlighted certain elements which we have summarized as follows.

Have clear ideas

It is very important to show that you have clear ideas during conversations and presentations. This ability can be measured by the degree of involvement and responses from listeners. Very often the thought is clearly associated with the sense of direction that in organizations is essential. The leader must ensure that its employees share the process of thinking so that it is not required to follow them on the basis of blind faith.

Be decided

Surely we can say that the initiative reflects a “proactive” style of the manager rather than a “reactive” one. The leader takes the initiative and makes something happen. And he/she is prepared to take the head of the group, to make suggestions and drag people to follow him/her.

Be courage

A good leader has the courage to make any tough decisions. When he/she takes a wrong decision, he/she has the honesty to admit it and make adjustments to solve the problem. Having courage means also give useful feedback. A good leader is able to give feedback on the activity of someone and discuss the future so that people receive the message clearly. Without too many soothing words a good leader is good at giving advice without offending but helping people to improve their outcomes.

Be determined

Determination is the ability to “convey” its belief on decisions. This is the ability to make clear decisions and implement them within the group, working in a positive way on any doubts that may arise about the result. No nervousness, no “perhaps” or “maybe”, but decisions with confidence and enthusiasm.

Be honest and authentic

The perception of honesty (or authenticity) is important because people do not want to work for someone who lacks in integrity. A good leader is willing to show her human character to the people he/she is working with. Sharing openly personal life allows others to connect with and share the difficulties and successes of their work. An authentic leader admits when a decision did not give the best results and celebrates with colleagues when things work well. With this attitude the leader enjoys respect and receives the most when he has to get active cooperation of the whole team.

In conclusion, every good leader is built on the basis of their innate aptitudes and develops, often with the support of recognized trainers, those that lack of consistency. Il Gruppo La Meridiana is specialized in the education of charismatic and successful leaders thanks to the continuous professional updating of its consultants. It guarantees quickly acquiring skills and confidence for them to perform the role of leader of a team or the whole company.