Why is Leadership so Important?

Leadership development is vital because organizations take on
the personality of their leaders. Leadership training and development
can maximize productivity, shape a positive culture and promote
harmony. To achieve this, key people must lead individuals and
teams using an appropriate leadership style.

Leadership skills and how they can help you?

Leadership is never easy. No matter how effortlessly some leaders
appear to manage, the path of a leader is one fraught with constant
challenge and surprise. However, the leader does not face the
challenge alone. By definition, a leader has a group or organization
working to meet each challenge and achieve each goal. The leader's
job is not to solve every problem alone, but to inspire those he or
she leads to solve the problems.Good leaders recognize that they do
not have all the answers and are constantly reeducating themselves
on their businesses and sharpening their leadership skills.Beyond
personal qualities such as vision and positive thought, a leader must
also take careful steps to communicate with his or her staff in the
best way possible. Formerly rare processes such as goal-setting,
constant feedback, and a system of rewards are now the norm in most
workplaces. Some of the most important lessons of this book concentrate
on your interactions with your group as a team, but also as individuals.

How is Leadership important to Economic growth
It is important to have good leaders in four sectors of the
country -- political sector, public service,business sector
and the people sector.

Leadership is not only important in a battle but also crucial
in peacetime in terms of generating economic growth.

"If you track the performance of a country in the last 30 years,
you will come to the conclusion that there is a co-relationship
between the leadership of a country and economic performance of
the country," Goh said.

"The better the leadership, the better the government, more
enlightened, more visionary. The more honest the government,
the better the economic performance," he added.


Examples of Good Leaders in SG

Lee Kuan Yew

Goh Chok Tong

Lee Hsien Loong

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