Leadership is at the heart of every good entrepreneur, no one can be a good leader and a bad entrepreneur. as truly said by John Calvin Maxwell, “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has many books in his name, primarily focusing on leadership. It reflects in his words that the attributes of a good leader who knows, guides as well as leads the path to success. Hence, an entrepreneur needs to be a strong leader to motivate his/her team and to communicate the vision as well as identifying the barriers and overcoming them with help of his/her teammates and resources at dispense. Following are the five leadership skills to become a stronger entrepreneur.
Assemble a Committed and Flexible Team:
While putting a team together a leader must focus more on building a team which is determined and possesses prerequisite skills to be successful instead of going on for endless socializing methods and gimmicks. Here the focus should be on building not only a committed but as well as a flexible team too, along with the provision of the right direction which will be able to produce great and tangible results.
Develop Solid Communication Skills:
A good leader knows and appreciates the importance of communication. Good communication skills enable us to be more persuasive and effectively transfer our vision, ideas, and goals to those who are and will come in the sphere of our influence. As well as help us to be actively involved and understand their needs, negotiating and fulfilling them.
Identify and Interpret shortcomings:
Mostly as an entrepreneur, we are ambitious and tend to believe that we are working towards our goal. There is nothing wrong in it, but in the capacity of a leader, we must be thoughtful and give time to identify and resolve the shortcomings which we may tend to arise if we overlook it now.
A Clear Mission Statement Clear:
As an entrepreneur, we may assume that our co-workers and clients are well versed with the company’s objectives and understand them. But, when we are focusing on leadership our aim should be to make sure that we revisit the mission statement to ensure that it is understood clearly on their part.
We can look at Sam Mizrahi who is the president and founder of Mizrahi Developments, a Toronto-based real estate development company that specializes in catering to the luxury market. Today, much of Sam Mizrahi and his team’s focus is directed toward the development of The One, Toronto’s first supertall skyscraper, which is located at the intersection of Yonge and Bloor streets in downtown Toronto which could not have been possible without excellent leadership skills.
Motivate your team:
We can’t call ourselves a leader if our workplace seems dull and unstimulating and our team is unambitious and doesn’t care much. As a leader, we must be able to inspire a passion in them for the attainment of the goals and vision. We can’t possibly generate a great team if we cannot make them think and inspire based on their work.
Conclusion:
In order to run a successful business leadership skills are needed in every entrepreneur. If we are looking forward to building a sustainable and reliable business, we need strong leadership skills to come out as a strong entrepreneur.
