Leadership Qualities

Leadership Qualities     
The five qualities of great leader are
Kindness: Strong leadership and kindness are not mutually exclusive and fit together effectively. The most successful leaders treat their team members with kindness. They realize that kindness is motivating.
Feel shy to blame others:
Leadership is not about blaming others, but realizing any blame levied should rest solely upon the leader. The best leaders will only point the finger at themselves. The truth of the matter is no victories are won by participating in the blame game. True leadership means having the courage to step up and accept responsibility for mistakes.
Self-discipline:
A leader tends to live by a set of rules or principles that he determines are appropriate for him and acceptable to his team. Self-discipline is the basic ingredient of self-control and the foundation of self-respect. He should be a role model for his team members.
Benevolent:
Benevolent leaders are those who create observable benefits, actions, or results for the common good. Benevolent leaders exemplify whole-hearted and genuine actions at work that benefit people around them. They all create an environment of open communication, honesty and confidence, delegating both minor and critical tasks. 
Truthfulness:
Leadership that is not deeply rooted in a foundation of truth is leadership destined to fail. The reality is that the best leaders are also absolutists when it comes to truth, they view truth as non-negotiable. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
Aiyan Thiruvalluvar says about five qualities of great leader.
அன்புநாண் ஒப்புரவு கண்ணோட்டம்  வாய்மையொடு
ஐந்துசால் ஊன்றிய தூண் (983)

लोकोपकारिता, दया, प्रेम हया औ’ साँच ।
सुगुणालय के थामते, खंभे हैं ये पाँच ॥ (९८३)

Explanation by Scholars:
Affection, shy to blame, self-discipline, benevolence and truthfulness are the five pillars on which perfect goodness rests.
அன்பு கொள்ளுதல், பழிபுரிந்திட நாணுதல், உலகஒழுக்கம் போற்றுதல், இரக்கச் செயலாற்றுதல், வாய்மை கடைப்பிடித்தல் ஆகிய ஐந்தும் சான்றாண்மையைத் தாங்கும் தூண்களாகும்.

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