One characteristic of an effective leader, to me, is a person who is willing to lead without any expecting any compensation for his or her services. A person who willing does the actions, not for his own benefit, but for the benefit of others. Another characteristic is a person who does not judge others on their past actions and accepts a person for who they are and for what they bring to the table. A person who is able to take on responsibility for his or her actions and how to confront people when something is not completed. Someone who can take charge in any given situation and incorporate everyone else in his or her decisions.
A person I believe to be a leader would be Kanye West, in a way. With his music and his words he is able to reach out to society and pull up an issue not many are able to speak up and talk about. One issue is the Blood Diamond trade going on in Africa. He dedicated a whole song called "Diamonds from Sierra Leon" to speak about the subject.
I'mma let you finish, but...
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. Interesting choice of Kanye. A couple years ago, I might have agreed with you. Now, I'm not so sure...