Ways Leadership Orators Could Go About Describing The Qualities Needed

When it comes to the selection off an orator at a function

, the choice seems to be almost overwhelming. There are so many individuals, each with a specific message and it is not always easy to decide upon the specific topic that will transform an ordinary event into a memorable one. Leadership speakers have been a firm favorite on the circuit for some time.

There are many aspects that are deemed important when it comes to the development of leadership speakers. Respect must surely rank at the top of the list. A good leader always knows that he is part of a team and unless there is respectful relationship between the leader and the other members of the team, it would be very difficult indeed to agree on and achieve common goals.

The ability to yield leadership to another person, depending upon the situation is of paramount importance. Nobody can lead in every possible situation. A church minister, for example, needs to yield his leadership of his flock to the firemen that attend to a fire at the church. The ability to accept a new leader and to submit to the decisions of that leader is therefore a primary quality of a good leader.

Nothing frustrates people as much as an indecisive person. Anybody that has been elected, formally or informally, to lead a group has to have the guts to make decisions and to stick to them. Of course, decisions should be reached in a spirit of consultation, but in the end, somebody must take responsibility and actually take action. Real leaders should not be scared of this responsibility.

True leaders are able to put themselves in the shoes of their fellow team members. They cannot achieve anything with sympathy. In fact they need to be pragmatic but at the same time they need to be able to show empathy. They need allies, and this can only be done by developing the ability to recognize the potential of individual people. The poor part of the role is that it is necessary to say no.

Leaders have to understand that they have undertaken a role in which they will serve the group that they represent. Even those people that have opposed the leadership have the right of support. Service, not authority, is the true hallmark of true leadership. The very best leaders of history have understood the fact that they are under the rule of their followers.

Leaders have to communicate with all and sundry. It is a grave danger to assume that a specific individual does not have something to add to the collective debate. Everybody is equal and the opinion of any single person deserves a hearing. True leaders never dismiss the opinion of any person out of hand.

Truly great leadership speakers will remind their audiences that no man is an island. Everybody deserves a hearing and all men are equal. Leadership has very little to do with management and the issuing of orders. Rather, it has to do with service and a willingness to create a better world and environment for all members of the team. Regardless of how large or small the team may happen to be.

by: Dirik Hameed

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