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8 ESSENTIAL TRAITS OF
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
1.They have a vision
 Their focus is wide, big picture orientated and strategic
 Have a clear vision and strategy for the team
 Even in the midst of turmoil, keep the team focused on goals and
strategy
 Involve the team in setting and evolving the teams vision and
making progress toward it.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
2. Empowerment
coaching, training, support
Inspirational leaders provide their teams with the required
coaching, training, and support to enable them to make
their own decisions, achieve their objectives and learn
along the way so they can keep on improving and become
the inspirational leaders of the future.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
3. Responsibility, Accountability & Trust
 Empowering teams instils a sense of trust and respect and that this also means holding
others accountable for their results.
 Being held accountable, having responsibility and being trusted with important tasks
and decisions is scary, but ultimately the only way to learn and grow.
 Without accountability, being given responsibility is mere window-dressing.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
4. Communicate and embody purpose & vision
 Inspirational leaders do more than talk the talk; and they walk the walk, too. They
embody their purpose and vision.
 Also, lead by example. And they communicate their vision and purpose to the people
they lead.
 If you dont know and understand your leaders purpose, how can you follow that
leader and help them achieve their vision?
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
5. Make time  listen
Whether were at work or at play, we are human beings and our emotive state has a huge
impact on our performance. By listening, inspirational leaders make their reports and
colleagues feel valued.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx
6. Take Blame  Give Credit
Truly inspirational leaders will look at their own responsibilities in
events that went wrong and wont be afraid to shoulder the
blame. Leadership can bring many rewards, but inspirational leaders
are also prepared to carry the risks and burdens that their position
entails.
7. Give Credit
Inspirational leaders give credit where it is due and
recognise that their achievements are rarely theirs alone.
Their achievements are due at least as much to the efforts
of the teams and individuals they lead as they are to their
own leadership qualities.
8. Innovate/think outside the box
Innovation  technological and ideological  is essential to progress. Inspirational
leaders understand this and are prone to thinking outside the box as well as
encouraging creative and innovative thinking amongst those they lead.
Look at Richard Branson, for example, but also Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Martin
Luther King. All thought/think differently than everyone around them. They go
against the grain. Badged as thought leaders that take action and inspire others
to help them achieve their vision.
INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx

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INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP.pptx

  • 3. 8 ESSENTIAL TRAITS OF INSPIRATIONAL LEADERSHIP
  • 4. 1.They have a vision Their focus is wide, big picture orientated and strategic Have a clear vision and strategy for the team Even in the midst of turmoil, keep the team focused on goals and strategy Involve the team in setting and evolving the teams vision and making progress toward it.
  • 6. 2. Empowerment coaching, training, support Inspirational leaders provide their teams with the required coaching, training, and support to enable them to make their own decisions, achieve their objectives and learn along the way so they can keep on improving and become the inspirational leaders of the future.
  • 9. 3. Responsibility, Accountability & Trust Empowering teams instils a sense of trust and respect and that this also means holding others accountable for their results. Being held accountable, having responsibility and being trusted with important tasks and decisions is scary, but ultimately the only way to learn and grow. Without accountability, being given responsibility is mere window-dressing.
  • 11. 4. Communicate and embody purpose & vision Inspirational leaders do more than talk the talk; and they walk the walk, too. They embody their purpose and vision. Also, lead by example. And they communicate their vision and purpose to the people they lead. If you dont know and understand your leaders purpose, how can you follow that leader and help them achieve their vision?
  • 13. 5. Make time listen Whether were at work or at play, we are human beings and our emotive state has a huge impact on our performance. By listening, inspirational leaders make their reports and colleagues feel valued.
  • 15. 6. Take Blame Give Credit Truly inspirational leaders will look at their own responsibilities in events that went wrong and wont be afraid to shoulder the blame. Leadership can bring many rewards, but inspirational leaders are also prepared to carry the risks and burdens that their position entails.
  • 16. 7. Give Credit Inspirational leaders give credit where it is due and recognise that their achievements are rarely theirs alone. Their achievements are due at least as much to the efforts of the teams and individuals they lead as they are to their own leadership qualities.
  • 17. 8. Innovate/think outside the box Innovation technological and ideological is essential to progress. Inspirational leaders understand this and are prone to thinking outside the box as well as encouraging creative and innovative thinking amongst those they lead. Look at Richard Branson, for example, but also Mahatma Gandhi and Dr Martin Luther King. All thought/think differently than everyone around them. They go against the grain. Badged as thought leaders that take action and inspire others to help them achieve their vision.