What are the essential components of the definition of leadership? Is one more important than another? Support your conclusions.

 

Whether you are a CEO or just taking your first managerial position it is important to know how to lead. Having the authority to tell people what to do is not the same as leadership. Without the right leadership skills, you won't be able to motivate, engage and guide your team. Here are the essential components of a good leadership; First, Communication

Leadership starts with communication. Effective communication is clear, transparent and customized to the recipient. A good leader will take the time to find out which communication style and method (text, e-mail, phone or in-person) work best for each team member. By communicating with your team, you build trust, rapport and a culture of shared accountability. Communicate—often, clearly and honestly. Second, Knowing Your People a good leader knows his or her team better than anyone else—their strengths, their weaknesses, what makes them tick and what motivates them. Take the time to get to know your team and you'll know how to talk to them—and how to get things done. Third, Knowing Yourself - It's not only important to know your team; it's important to know yourself. Is this just a job to you, or do you truly want to be a leader?—Do you want to motivate, inspire and lead people? If you're just in it for the money or the prestige, you're not a true leader. Your team most likely won't be happy or engaged, and neither will you. Fourth, Democracy

If you're simply telling people what to do, you're not going to have engaged workers, and your results will probably suffer, too. Sure, sometimes you have to make a tough call and push through an unpopular agenda item, but for the most part you should try to show your team that they do have choices. Listen to their needs, take suggestions and implement the democratic process when it comes to projects. Of course, every company, department and project are different, but, for the most part, giving people the autonomy they crave will result in a more engaged workforce and better results. Gently encouraging a collaborative, democratic work environment will be more effective than forcing roles and expectations on people. Fifth, Seeking Out Feedback - It's hard to do an honest self-assessment so regularly ask for feedback—not only from your team, but other managers, mentors and other colleagues as well. Feedback helps you to understand what your strengths and weaknesses are and how to use them to your advantage. When you grow, your team grows.

In my opinion, each component is equally important for a good leadership. You can lead a te if you lack one component. Every component is relevant and inter related to each other in establishing rapport and trust with your team. For example if you are to lead a team with considering all the components without a communication. How will you be able to understand your employee like the 2nd component says know your people. You will not get know them if you don't have a good communication with them. And so tye other components also.