职场英语：TheMemorableLeader Thetruetestofyourleadershipisafteryouhavegone.Doyouremainintheheartsofyourfollowers?Isthebatonpassedontofollowthevisionordoesitdiewithyou?Weseetoday,peoplearestillbeinginspiredbytheworldsgreatestleaders.Theirinfluenceseemstobestrengthenedintheirabsence.IlostoneofmymanagersacoupleofyearsagoandIcantseemtoforgethimorthelegacyheleftbehind.SometimesIllbrowsethroughsavedemailsfromhimandthinkhowawesomeapersonhewas. Thefollowingare5CommonQualitiesofMemorableLeaders: 1.IntegrityAuthenticitygohandinhand“Thesupremequalityforleadershipisunquestionablyintegrity.”DwightD.Eisenhower.Greatleadersareknownfortheethicalprinciplestheystandonandtheiractionspromotethesevalues.MyManager,Edwashonestwithemployeeseventhoughthistraitwassometimesunpopularwithtopmanagement.Heoftentooktheslackforhisteam.Ifleadershipisnotauthentic,thenwhatisit?Authenticityactsasacatalystthatearnstherespectofemployees.Authenticitybuildstrust,andfollowersloveleaderstheycantrust.Inallmyresearch,thegreatestleaderslookedinwardandwereabletotellagoodstorywithauthenticityandpassion.”DeepakChopra 2.Humilityisacriticalleadershipsuccessfactor.Leadingwithhumilitymeansfocusingonothersandpracticingtheservantleadership.Trueleadersalwaysaimtoserveratherthanbeserved.Beinghumblemakesyoumoreapproachabletoyourfollowersandallowsyoutocreateanenvironmentofopenmunicationandmoreeffectivefeedback.Atrueleaderisonewhoishumbleenoughtoadmittheirmistake.Theyarenotafraidtoseekassistanceorsaywhentheydontknow.Leadersthatsharethecreditanddontblameothersforproblemsaremorerespectedbytheirteam.Thexfactorofgreatleadershipisnotpersonality,itshumility.businessmanagementexpertJimCollins 3.Empathyplaysacriticalroleinonesabilitytobeasuccessfulleader.Itsharpensyourpeopleacumenanditinformsyourdecisions.Wetendtoconfuseempathywithsympathy;empathyisreallybeingabletounderstandtheneedsofothers.Itmeansthatyouareawareoftheirfeelingsandhowitimpactstheirperception.Empathyisanimportantponentofeffectiverelationshipsandisindeedavaluedcurrency.Empathyallowsleaderstodevelopandmaintainrelationshipswiththosetheylead.Leadersthatpossessthistraitalwaysmaketimeforpeople.Manyorganizationsarefocusedonachievinggoalsnomatterwhatthecosttoemployees.Greatleadersareconcernedaboutgettingthejobdoneaswellasthewellbeingofthoseundertheircare.Theyaresupportiveoftheiremployeesdevelopment.“Nobodycareshowmuchyouknow,untiltheyknowhowmuchyoucare”.TheodoreRoosevelt 4.CommunicationLeadershiphasbeendescribedasaprocessofsocialinfluenceinwhichapersoncanenlisttheaidandsupportofothersintheacplishmentofamongoal.Thereforetwowaymunicationiskeytoleadershipsuccess.Greatleadersareabletomunicatetheirvisioninsuchawaythatmotivatestheirteam.Theyaregreatmunicators;quicktolistenandslowtospeak.Theypossesshighemotionalintelligenceskills.Theyvalueandoftenaskfortheirteamsinput.“Ifyouwanttobuildaship,dontdrumupthementogatherwood,dividethework,andgiveorders.Instead,teachthemtoyearnforthevastandendlesssea.”AntoinedeSaintExupery 5.InspirationalInspirationalLeadershipisaboutenergizingandcreatingasenseofdirectionandpurposeforemployeesandexcitementandmomentumtoachievegoals.Inspirationalleadersarecapableoftakinganorganizationandpeopletonewheights.Theyareabletogetfollowerstodotasksevenwithoutatitle.Theyrecognizeindividualsachievements,knowledgeandcapabilitiesandopenlypraisetheiremployees.EdtaughtmetobelieveinmyselfandsawqualitiesinmeIdidntknowIhad.WordssuchasGoodworkteam,youarethebest”,“Itrustyourjudgment,”“Welldone”wereatthetopofhisdictionary.Teamspiritwashighduringhisreign.Hemadeeveryonefeelvaluedandappreciated.Thegreatestlegacyaleadercanleaveishavingdevelopedotherleaders.Ifyouwanttoleavealegacy,investinpeople.Ifyouractionsinspireotherstodreammore,learnmore,domoreandbeemore,youarealeader.JohnQuincyAdams SometimesIcanstillpictureEdwalkingthroughtheofficegreetingstaffonmorningsandmightevengivemealittlenodorpatontheback.ThosewerethespecialmomentsIstillholddear.Itdoesnttakemuchtocreatethosespecialmomentswithyourteam;sometimesitsthelittlethingsthatyoudothatcountsthemost.“Ivelearnedthatpeoplewillforgetwhatyousaid,peoplewillforgetwhatyoudid,butpeoplewillneverforgethowyoumadethemfeel.”MayaAngelou Whetheryouwanttoadmititornot,youaremakingorleavingamark.Makingamarkislikeneduntoleavingfootprintsinthesandwhereasleavingamarkisonewhichisembeddedinstone.Imreferringtounforgettablepositiveimpressions. “Peoplearewhatmatterinthisworldnotmoneyorfameorbuildingsororganizationsorinstitutions.Onlypeople.”JohnC.Maxwell.Therefore,ifyouvaluepeopleeverythingelsewillfallintoplace.