Principles of Business and Nonprofit Leadership Term Paper

Business & Nonprofit Leadership

Principles of Business Leadership

Know yourself and seek self-improvement. In order to know yourself, you have to understand your "be," "know," and "do" attributes. This is possible by continually strengthening your attributes by reading and self-study.

Be technically proficient. As a leader, you must know your job and have a solid familiarity with your employees' jobs.

Seek responsibility and take responsibility for your actions. Search for ways to guide your organization to new heights. Moreover, when things go wrong, do not blame others.

Make sound and timely decisions. Use good problem solving, decision-making, and planning tools.

Set the example. Be a good role model for you employees. They will believe what they see not what they hear.

Know your people and look out for their well-being. Know human nature and the importance of sincerely caring for your workers.

Keep your people informed. Know how to communicate with your people, seniors, and other key people within the organization.

8. Develop a sense of accountability, ownership, and responsibility in your people. These traits will help them carry out their professional responsibilities.

9. Ensure that tasks are understood, supervised, and accomplished. Communication is the key to this responsibility.

10. Train your people as a team. By developing team spirit, you will be able to employ your organization, department, section, etc. To its fullest capabilities.

11. Inspire a shared vision -- Next, share you vision in words that can be understood by your followers.

12. Challenge the process -- First, find a process that you believe needs to be improved the most.

13. Enable others to act - Give them the tools, authority, and methods to solve problems themselves.

14. Model the way -- When the process gets tough, get your hands dirty. A boss tells others what to do; a leader shows it can be done.

15. Develop leadership skills --…