“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way,” said John Maxwell, a No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has sold more than 24 million books in 50 languages. John C. Maxwell is the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team and EQUIP, a nonprofit organization that has trained more than 5 million leaders in 180 countries. Maxwell has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership including The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. His books have sold millions of copies, with some on the New York Times Best Seller List.

Being a leader is a tough job, they have to maintain proper growth development of their company and their employees. They have to be creative and decisive at the same time to form strategies and plans for any sudden occurring of bad situations.

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Here are five qualities required to be a strong business leader:

Self-awareness:

One of the best qualities that a good leader should have is that they should about them self in every way, they should have a good idea about their strengths and weaknesses. As a leader, you have the job to provide vision to the business and to provide a solution to any occurring problems in the future. Before that one should know how to deal with their weaknesses.

Innovative:

As a leader, you should have the trait to think out of the box to form unique solutions or strategies for the better future of the company. Alongside they also encourage their teammates and employees by providing them the freedom to develop their ideas. Successful leaders always are in the hunt for creativity and innovations, so they motivate their employees to think out of the box and provide effective results.

Honesty:

A good leader will always be brutally honest to their employees. They will not tell their employees what they want to hear but what they need to hear. This is one of the essential qualities a successful leader should have. When a leader is honest with employees that will influence the employees to form trust and loyalty with them. In a business, your honesty is one of the traits that can establish a great reputation for your company. If your employees are satisfied with your reviews and assistance they will show effective work at the workplace.

Strong communicator:

If you want to become a successful leader then you should have effective communication skills. A leader should know how to provide accurate information to their employees so that they could understand what to do and how to do it. They are very creative with their thinking and can express their communication according to the situation and this helps others to express their thoughts and ideas. Having good communication can help you to form a good relationship with your clients, customers, and your employees and your positive attitude will allow them to form trust in you. It will also provide you strong connections with other businesses and will open new gates of opportunities.

Decision-making skill:

Being decisive is one of the qualities of a leader, they are always ready to grab any opportunity and to use it for the profit of the company. They are risk-takers and are well aware that their decisions can grow or break the business.

Edward Bertrand