Key traits of anyone wanting to manage other people

Do you aspire to become a team leader? Are you applying for promotion or already a manager? Do you want to know if you have what it takes to manage people? Here are five key traits anybody wanting to lead others must possess.

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This list was published by Business2Community.

Listening skills

Leading others is an interactive process. Without the ability to listen to other people and a willingness genuinely to think about what they say, you can never become a good leader.

Willingness to help others

Another key personal trait is a willingness and ability to help others, give advice and mentor (in a positive sense). Your behaviour should make it clear you are interested in bringing out the best in others.

Planning skills

A good manager plans thoroughly; moreover, they have scheduled slots in which they plan strategies and systems for their future work.

Adaptability

A natural leader realises that every person is an individual, and treats them as such. Through their behaviour, the leader inspires but is also able to communicate with individual people in a way that suits them.

Ability to trust others

Leaders should not do everything on their own but also give a certain level of autonomy and trust to others. You must know what the expertise of individual people is and then support it.

 

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