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Originally Posted by maysun
excerpts from Harsha Bhogle's The Winning Way (Chapter 9) on Who is a Good Leader:
- Makes the team add up to more than the sum of the parts
- Has vision and communicates to inspire
- Manages team climate
- Is trusted and respected
- Backs the team at all times
- Is approachable and understands the team
- Empowers the team, creates more leaders
- Takes them to places they never been before
- Is open, flexible, honest and a hear-a-holic
- Is positive, optimistic
- Is courageous in decision-making; always works in the interest of the team
- Is secure, willing to surround himself with people better than himself
- Can accept responsibility and give credit
- Serves as team glue
Now evaluate.
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I have to ask, are all these factors weighed equally when considering what makes a good leader? Some of these points meld into one another and it would seem that a 'team man' like Darren Sammy is a better captain than someone more 'haughty', i.e. Ponting