Leaders Have the Ability To Create A Vision For The Future

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There is a special quality only leaders can do. And that is, they share a common characteristic between them which is they’re able to have a clear and exciting vision for the future. Only leaders are able to think about and plan for the future each day.

Only exceptional leaders can take the time to think through and develop a clear picture of where they want their personal and professional lives will be in one, three and five years. Furthermore, leaders have the ability to communicate this vision in a way that others will accept and eventually see the vision as belonging to them.

The ability to create a vision of future possibilities or what can be, is what arouses emotion and motivates people to give of their best. The most powerful vision is always qualitative, aimed at and described in terms of values and mission rather than quantitative, described in terms of money. Now of course, money is important, but the decision and commitment to "be the best” is far more exciting.

You must first lead by example to encourage others, to instill confidence in them and to help them to perform at their best.

A study conducted at the Stanford Business School examined the qualities that companies look for in promoting young managers toward senior executive positions, especially the position of Chief Executive Officer. This study concluded that there were two important qualities required for outstanding success in leadership. The first is the ability to put together a team and function as a good team player. Now, since all work is ultimately done by teams, and the managers' output is the output of the team, success in management came from the ability to select team members, set objectives, delegate responsibility and get the job done.

The second quality required for quick promotion was found to be the ability to function well under pressure. Keeping your cool in a crisis was a key component. It means to practice patience and self-control under difficult or disappointing circumstances.

Your character is developed and demonstrated in these critical moments under fire, when everyone is watching, observing and privately taking notes. As Rudyard Kipling once said, "If you can keep your head when all around you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, then the world is yours and all that's in it".