Inspirational leader

Inspirational leaders are the best form of leaders. Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) who recently died is a great example of inspirational leader. He was the first black president in South Africa who served 27 years of imprisonment in his successful stand against apartheid. He was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1993 for the role he played in ending apartheid in South Africa. He fought for the freedom of thousands of African slaves but he could not have wiped out racial inequality from whole South Africa by himself alone. His sacrifice and his belief inspired and motivated people to fight for the common goal and ultimately they achieved it. Hence, an inspirational leader is someone who leads in such a way that the people are motivated to do a better job in order to achieve their goals and ultimately make them a better person.

To accomplish something significant, one needs help. He or she could not frighten people to give their hearts. Instead, he or she needs to become inspirational leader, who can inspire them to give their best effort for the sake of great cause. Below are the main characteristics of an inspirational leader.

Characteristics of an Inspirational leader

i. Vision

“A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”— Ralph Lauren. In this world, nothing extraordinary would have happened without clear vision of leaders. Vision and direction are very important so that people who agree to it, can act upon it and deliver on that vision. They help people to prepare themselves in order to fully commit to achieve desired goal. An inspirational leader should always enlist his people in his vision, making it a common vision. In order to achieve this he must have d...

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...rust of people and have deep understanding of people and their abilities. He needs to have a vision which he needs to project to his people so that they clearly understands his intension. He should strengthen his people by providing training to make them competent and confident at their work. His optimism should spread positive vibes among people to keep pushing themselves even in bad situations. An inspirational leader should challenge current system or process to improve it. He needs to give challenging work to his people to develop their skills. Delegation of authority is another important characteristic to have in inspirational leader. A leader should not forget that he can give other the power to do task on his behalf but if something goes wrong or even if the task was accomplished excellently, the responsibility always lies with the one delegating authority.