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How to Be the Best Leader. The best leaders are a special breed because they know themselves,
their role, their direction, and their purpose. Review the various ways to build your strengths
and raise your profile. You will need Courage Priorities Humor Vision Team Flexibility and
delegation skills. Step 1. Pursue a constructive course of action in spite of criticism. Demonstrate
moral courage in your business. The buck stops at your desk, so you have to be strong. Step
2. Exercise good judgment through your willingness to think deeply about life's reversals and
peoples' needs, and to incorporate this sensitivity when formulating plans. Intelligence isn't
nearly as critical as humility for making wise decisions. Step 3. Prioritize issues
and plot a course. Carefully allocate your time so that your mind is clear and your energies
are focused. Step 4. Maintain a sense of humor, a key element for the best leaders. Everyone
needs to be cool under pressure -- the troops will trust your example and follow suit. Step
5. Create and communicate a vision for your team. Paint a picture with words so that your
vision becomes clear to everyone. Your job is to see over the mountain and beyond tomorrow.
Step 6. Build a management team that exhibits a desire to succeed, which is a fire you must
light through your inspiring focus. The best leaders choose the right people to make them
look good. Be strong enough to take criticism and suggestions. Step 7. Decide and move on
objectives without rigidity, flexing when the market or unforeseen circumstances demand
an adjustment. Be thoughtful, not obsessive or egotistic. Utilize a 360-degree system
to get feedback from peers and employees. Step 8. Delegate authority to others -- to
involve the team and to spread the load. Step 9. Accept your limitations. Be a judicious
leader. Be aware of your power -- and the best leader because you don't abuse it. Did
you know Argentina became the first nation to have a female president in 1974, when Isabel
Peron took control.