John Maxwell said that 「Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.」 Great Leaders.Don’t set out to be Leaders... They set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role always about the goal.
Here are six traits of a successful leader:
約翰麥克斯韋說：「領導者之所以偉大，不是因為他們的權力，而是因為他們有能力授權他人」偉大的領導，不是試圖只成為領導者。他們打算有所作為，這與角色無關，總是與目標有關。
以下是成功領導者身上顯現的六大特質：
1. Delegation 授權，委託處理
"When you delegate tasks, you create followers. When you delegate authority, you create leaders"
"當你委派任務時，你就創造了追隨者。當你授權時，你創造了領導者"
As a leader, one should learn how to delegate the work and what to. The right delegation would impact their team members』 career positively and help to build their career. This would also help to elevate successive leaders through succession planning.
作為一個領導者，你應該學會如何委派工作以及做什麼。合適的代表將對團隊成員的職業生涯產生積極影響，而且幫助他們成就自己事業。這也有助於通過繼任計劃提升繼任領導人的地位。
This is one of the responsibilities of a leader, However; remember leaders can only delegate their authority and not their responsibilities.
這是領導者的責任之一，無論如何，記住，領導只能下放權力，不能下放責任。
Things to remember when delegating:授權時要記住的事項：
Recognizing the right person, as picking the wrong person causes a major failure.要識別到合適的人，因為選錯人會導致重大的失敗Compare the required skill set and the skill set of the person whom you are willing to assign比較所需技能集，以及你願意指派的人的技能集Choose the real talent based on the objective criteria.根據客觀標準選擇真正的人才Discuss and have open communication with the team on the roles and responsibilities.討論並與團隊就角色和職責進行公開溝通
2. Letting others speak 讓團隊其他成員有說話權
「If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.」 – George Washington
「如果言論自由被剝奪了，那麼我們可能會陷入沉默，像羊到屠宰場。」 – 喬治·華盛頓
A successful leader will encourage others to speak up. They will always be surrounded by the people who are smarter than them. They will listen what others say and understand other’s perspective as well. They are true professionals and make sure that the environment is comfortable for everyone to share their opinions and views. By giving the freedom of sharing their opinions they encourage the team to be more innovative and creative.
一個成功的領導者會鼓勵別人直言不諱。他們總是被比他們聰明的人包圍著。他們會傾聽別人的意見，也會理解他人的觀點。他們是真正的專業人士，確保環境適合每個人可以分享他們的意見和觀點。通過給予團隊分享意見的自由，他們鼓勵團隊更具創新性和創造性。
3. Leading by Example: 樹立榜樣
"Lead with direction, and try to lead by Example」
「要有方向，要以身作則」
Leading by example may sound easy but only a few leaders could be successful and consistent with this. Practising what they preach with their action is very difficult particularly for the new leaders. A friend would like to share his personal experience on this. When he was working in one of the MNC Company as a Supervisor,he noticed that the team members were not coming regularly to the shift timing which typically starts at 8.30 AM. As a new Supervisor of the team, he did not want to insist them to come on time. Instead, though it was not mandated he started coming to office by 8.15 AM. Within a week's time, all the team members were present on time to the shift. This might be a small example but would help to understand the impact the leader can create an action.
Before others find shortfall successful leaders would realize proactively and change the results.
以身作則聽起來很容易，但只有少數領導者能夠成功並堅持這一點。用行動實踐他們所宣揚的對新領導人來說尤其困難。一位朋友想分享他的個人經驗.當他在一家跨國公司擔任主管時,他注意到團隊成員們沒有定期參加通常早晨8：30開始的輪班。作為團隊的新主管，他不想強求他們準時來。相反，儘管這不是強制性的，他開始堅持每天8：30來辦公室。一周後，所有成員都準時到班。這可能是一個小例子，但有助於理解領導者創造行動的影響力。
在其他人發現不足之前，成功的領導者會主動意識到並改變結果。
4. Continuous and honest feedback:持續誠實的反饋
Providing continuous and honest feedback would help team members to identify their areas of improvement.Also, remember it should happen in both the ways. True leaders should also seek the feedback from their team members to get to know about their areas of improvement. They will also analyze the same and act on it if required. These feedback sessions should happen continuously to maintain the good health of the team.
提供持續和誠實的反饋將有助於團隊成員辨別出他們需要改進的地方。同時，記住這兩種情況都應該發生。真正的領導者也應該從他們的團隊成員那裡尋求反饋，了解他們需要改進的地方。他們還將分析相同的情況，並在需要時採取行動。這些反饋會議應該持續進行，以保持團隊的健康。
5. Recommendation and rewards: 推薦與獎勵：
"Recognising and rewarding the right talents at the right place at the right time is vital for successful leader".
「在適當的時間和地點，對合適的人才表示認可和獎勵，對成功的領導者而言至關重要。」
Retaining talents is one of the main objectives of a good team leader. The reward doesn't mean to be monetary and can just be an appreciation through an email or an appreciation in a team meeting. This would alleviate the team motivation. As a perfect leader, it is important to be open, honest and unbiased while recognizing and rewarding the team members.
留住人才是優秀團隊領導者的主要目標之一。獎勵並不意味著金錢，只是通過電子郵件表達的欣賞之情，或者在團隊會議上表示感激。這也許會減輕團隊的動力。作為一個好領導，當表彰和獎勵團隊成員時，公開、誠實和無偏見是很重要的。
6. Accountable for Failures and sharing success: 對失敗負責，分享成功
Blaming team members for any failure would impact the inventive environment of the team. By doing this the team would hesitate to take any creative and innovative steps. As a lead, taking accountability for any Failures will lead the team members being more independent and creative. While providing the freedom and hassle-free environment, leads should also learn how to get the control of the activities performed by the team members. While taking the accountability of the failures, effective leaders will not own the success rather they will share it with the team.
把失敗歸咎於團隊成員會影響團隊的創造力環境。通過這樣做，團隊以後會猶豫是否採取任何創造性和創新的步驟。作為領導，要對任何失敗負責，這會使團隊成員更加具有獨立性和富有創造力。在提供自由和無障礙的環境的時候，領導還應該學習如何控制團隊成員的行為活動。在承擔失敗責任的同時，有影響力的領導者不會獨自享受成功，而是會與他們分享成功。