Walk into any successful corporation and ask the employees who is the CEO of their company. Then ask them to describe that person, their traits, characteristics and the role that they play in the company. Their response can be duplicated in most other successful corporations. Leadership can be a God given talent or a learned quality that can be honed through time and experience. Everyone possess leadership qualities, but not everyone has the ambition or the drive to polish these skills and become a leader.
Leaders influence other members of a group to a specified goal or set of goals.
While there are many aspects of successful leadership, I will attempt to list and define the qualities I find to be the most important. The CEO of the company is the benchmark for the entire company. The managers and employees look to the CEO to set the standard, what practices will and won't be accepted or tolerated. These values can be communicated in a variety of ways. Through memos, conduct at meetings, and everyday interaction.