Peter Drucker on Effective Leadership

According to Peter Drucker, effective leaders do not necessarily a stereotypical charisma, but  some common characteristics:  Effective leaders always ask :What  we need to do ?   This simple question is designed to address business needs  and not the wishes of the leader.   Effective leaders always ask : what is good for business?  Not what is good   for shareholders, employees,   manager , but what is best for the     company as a whole.  Any initiative that is beneficial to company will by definition be beneficial to these groups. Effective leaders always think in  plural; " we " rather than "I". Sounds easy but  very difficult in practice.  Effective leaders have robust action plans, and should be continually reviewed after each success or failure. Without a plan of action, a leader  is just a prisoner of emerging developments.  Effective leaders have the responsibility  of communicating action plans and seek the comments and feedback from all levels of management hierarchy.   Effective leaders will always bear the  responsibility for their decisions .   Effective leaders strive for their meetings to be productive . Modern business with    emphasis on teamwork and cross-departmental cooperation  involves several meetings . The effective leader clearly defines the purpose of the meeting, the way of collaboration and the processing of ideas to fulfill its purpose. Effective leaders listen first and talk later. O2ibm  Visit this Open Forum