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Initiative: It simply means the capability of the leader to take responsibility, initiate the work and carry out the job till its completion. Leader as an initiator must be able to think and plan, able to grasp opportunities, have courage, self confidence and a certain degree of creativity.
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Fairness: A leader has to be very fair and impartial, even in very small and unimportant activities, to achieve a lasting success in influencing people.
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Tact: A leader needs to be quite tactful in his actions and dealings with the group members.
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Enthusiasm: A leader must be enthusiastic full of interest and intensely devoted to each and every course of action he/she performs. He/she must always have a desire for achievement which in turn generates further enthusiasm.
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Control: A capable leader must control his emotions and not carried away with them. This minimizes the likelihood of saying untactful issues and reducing the conduct of unfair acts.
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Intelligence: It is the inherent activity of the individual to think clearly and rapidly. Good leadership exists when the leader is able to utilize the blend of qualities he is possessing, in an intelligent way. Moreover, he/she is to be intelligent in all his actions and decisions to be taken.
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Integrity: This refers to the moral facet of leadership, depicting the true character of the leader. It is the quality which makes a leader to avoid aspects of cheating, backbiting and misrepresentation.
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Loyalty: A leader must be loyal to his/her job and task undertaken, respect for the programme and have faith in the capabilities of the followers.
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Knowledge of the work: The leader must have a thorough and clear knowledge of the work he has to perform for the welfare of his followers. For greater effectiveness, he needs to be familiar with the teaching methods used in the extension programme being undertaken and able to present it. He/she must have a sound teaching ability to impart knowledge to his followers.
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Vision: A leader must have a broad vision, which means, an ability to look into the future and to anticipate events before they occur. This helps in predicting future situations with reasonable accuracy and to think of plans to meet these situations when they arise.
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Decisiveness: This refers to the leader’s ability to make good and prompt decisions or judgment that are generally sound and based on the facts and opinions of people. Good judgment is often a result of intelligence, emotional control, flexibility and vision.
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Physical fitness: Physical fitness of a leader is must, as he/she is the one representing the whole group, to meet out their needs and problems. If the leader himself/herself is dull and sick, he/she hardly can satisfy the needs of the followers and would prove an inefficient leader.
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Resourceful: A leader must always be prepared for an emergency and hence utilize his/her quality of resourcefulness. A resourceful leader is able to arrange different alternative ways of solving a problem.
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Co-operative: A leader must always cooperate with his group members. He/she must help in carrying out the plans successfully and always give a joint decision making, involving his/her followers also. He/she should never work with “go it alone” attitude.
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Language command: Command over the language is one of the important skills needed by a leader. The leader must be using the language that is familiar to his group, so that he can express himself closely, forcefully, effectively and without hesitation.
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Good communication skills: An efficient leader must have a good skill in communicating his ideas, thoughts and opinions very clearly. He/she should have both good listening ability and speaking comfortably in public.
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Positive attitude: Leaders should have a positive attitude towards his group members. He/she must recognize their ability to learn and accept them as capable learners.
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Personal effectiveness: An effective leader should be able to use his/her time effectively in learning and adjust with the level of the participants.
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Democratic outlook: A leader should give the group members opportunities to express their opinion and share experiences, which provides an enthusiastic environment for learning.
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Warm personality: Leaders should be cheerful and interested in development of others.
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Poise: An efficient leader must be comfortable with others, cope up with new situations as they arise and be confident enough to try out new things.
- Helpful: The leaders should always be helpful to their followers in learning new activities.
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