Lincoln: The Leader Quality

Lincoln

Lincoln leadership from my point of view was grounded in those qualities below that always aspired, and that are also timeless leader qualities: self-determination; a fierce drive toward justice; an unwavering commitment to individual freedom.

1- Be decisive:

It's helpful to get more than one opinion, strong leaders know when and how to make decisions. Managers and bosses could have argued forever, but Lincoln had the ability to know when he had all of the information he needed. He was able to determine the best solution and make a decision without wavering.The best leaders clarify their decision criteria, identifying musts and wants.

2- Capacity to Listen to Different Points of View:

Lincoln had the capacity to listen to different points of view. He created a climate where members were free to disagree without fear of retaliation. At the same time, he knew when to stop the discussion and after listening to the various opinions, make a final decision.

3- Connect with people on a personal level:

Lincoln made himself accessible. As president of the United States, he kept regular office hours and citizens were allowed to see him.

"It's not how smart you are, strong personal relationships and high levels of trust was the foundation of effective leadership, Good leaders must demonstrate empathy, take an interest in others and find out details about them.

4- Awareness of Own Weaknesses:

Lincoln had the tendency to give people too many chances, because he was aware and he was able to compensate for that weakness.

Decisive Leaders Succession

Decisive:
Employees rely on leaders to make decisions that are quick, logical and correct. Understanding the extent of the professions your employees operate, the concerns of your manager, financial constraints and any other pertinent aspects will enable you to make fast and right decisions.

1.Employee and Leader

Decisive” automatically doesn’t mean the leader makes immediate decisions. It means the leatd
er can structure discussion with others to wisely encourage an agreement. When a decision only be accomplished by the leader, the leader competence to

convey a logical basis for it. In other cases a leader may not be able to make a specific resolution for example; an employee suggests an enhancement for his department by changing a process work out that affects several departments. In that case, the employee will help the manager t encourage appropriate decision makers and do his paramount to convince that person that the change is influential.
The decisive leaders’ success as following:

1. A leader manages his time to wholly understand all opportunities before making a decision.

2. A leader makes decisions in a well-timed manner and effective decisions with
in his role without unnecessarily seeking permission.

3. A leader makes decisions that are conceivable and dependable with the company priorities and basis standards of the business, he establishes all systems of Decision-Making techniques and standards to ensure a willing culture of effective decision-making.

 4. A leader makes challenging decisions, under complexity and can do so in the absence of entire information.

5. A leader had the authority to accomplish his decisions, creates clarity for others to make decisions, and creates setting for others to act decisively by clarifying roles and responsibilities and boundaries of decision-making.

6. A leader is innovative, entrepreneurial and open minded, demonstrates audacity to support decisions, addressing the underlying issues that preclude effective decision-making.

7. A Leader is willing to deal with conflict by confrontation rather than by evasion.

8. A leader’s move to engage the competition (the challengers) in the marketplace, rather than wait for the competition to come to them.

9. A leader reacts quickly to changes in the situation; they remain flexible.

The below image for decision making styles:

2. Decision Making Style

Decision-making is kind of a challenging skill and trait. The leader has to make a decision based on all the inputs from his team, data and systems, nevertheless often he has to think and make a decision which is independent from what mainly of his team needs. Therefore he has to make the needed decision and also set the team feel like they have come up to to this inference collectively. For making the ideal decisions the leader will need the following steps to get the decisions that are quick, logical and correct:


3.Leader decision steps

find the link below as examole for decisive leader:

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