6 Crucial Leadership Skills for New and Aspiring Leaders

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The opportunity to step up into a leadership role is one of life’s most exciting transitions, but developing leadership skills to fulfill that role can be daunting.

There are countless leadership training resources, including books, podcasts, and other media. So, where does a person begin to develop their leadership ability?

There are many styles & no one right way to lead. However, good leaders work to constantly develop their strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, mentorship, & interpersonal skills.

Interpersonal Communication

You must be able to communicate effectively in a variety of ways. One of your core job is coordinating people, events & solutions. 

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Empathy and Compassion

Great leaders are in touch with the emotions of the people around them. They consider others’ feelings so they can better support their teams when making decisions

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Positive Thinking

A good leader needs to have a can-do attitude. That means focusing on positives over negatives whenever possible, showing optimism about future possibilities!

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Strategic Planning

One of the primary reasons leaders exist is that orchestrating solutions to large-scale problems work best when a few people create a plan for a larger number of people to follow.

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Domain Skills

Not every leadership style requires a high level of expertise in the underlying work, but understanding your team’s core functions is almost always a beneficial leadership trait.

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Starting Your Leadership Skills Training

The best leaders have great soft skills. They motivate their teams. But, most importantly, they make a continuous effort to develop skills.