troyed or damaged (Whitehall 1997).
According to this definition a leader must possess competencies which are imperceptible and those which are unique to him. These core competencies must be strongly rooted in a leader and must stand beyond the limits of duplication by others.
Leadership skills
Every person is born with a unique identity in this world and leadership differs from one individual to another. But there are certain skills which must be present in every leader inorder that he creates a distinguishing figure for himself among his followers.
These skills are used by leaders in the various set up of the hierarchical levels in the organisation and help him to yield positive results for his Organisation. These will help him survive the potential competitive business force in the present complex scenario.
The skills are as mentioned below:
Communicative Skills: Clear and transparent communication is the essence of receiving and emanating clear and transparent information. The leader creates followers by his ideas. It is when he is able to speak his mind and put forward his rationale that will inspire others to take his vision ahead.
It is said that to be a good speaker you should be a good listener first; the leader has to even listen the grievances and suggestions of his employees to build upon new ideas. Strong and effective communication will help provide a clear vision to the workforce and create benefits to the organisation. In today's web of complex business conditions where grapevines are a common phase lot of misinformation can occur resulting in distorted interpretations. Thus , an effective leader has to use the right communication tools commensurate with his vision success.
Integrity Skills: A good leader is a demonstrator of honesty, fair play and great moral values. A leader with integrity will take unbiased decisions and judgements which will be in the interest of the organization and its workforce. His actions will reflect his thoughts. He will place the interest of the Organisation above his interests. Resultant of his integrity will imbibe honest skills in his workforce who would perform their tasks with less operational errors and grievances and lead to the organisation's enhancement.
Team-building skills- An effective leader will try to blend the diversity of ideas among his team members to achieve a common idea and common goal.
Transformational leaders are often described as charismatic, motivation and a shared vision for those within the organisation. (Bass and Avolio, 2000). A team oriented leader will motivate even the unlike and conflicting minds of the team to share the vision of the team for team success and overall organisation success. He will try to synchronise the team energy, removing he frictions to build up healthy team relations among individual which lead in a massive team effort as an input for a massive positive output.
Decision making skills: Business today is like a labyrinth and to emerge successful a leader will have to come out of it with large number of alternatives and good problem solving techniques. Recognising the existence of problem is an equally paramount skill. Leader should develop sound decision making models and have the ability to predict the problems that might arise in the event of uncertainties. Gaining insight into key issues and abil
