Leadership

 

"Developing excellent communication skills is absolutely essential to effective leadership. The leader must be able to share knowledge and ideas to transmit a sense of urgency and enthusiasm to others. If a leader can't get a message across clearly and motivate others to act on it, then having a message doesn't even matter."

Gilbert Amelio, former President and CEO of National Semiconductor Corp

Effective communication is one of the key qualities in shaping a leader, be it in a school or workplace setting. Examples of proper communication can be seen when ideas and a direction or target are clearly laid out before the team. Hence, a leader acts like a reliability pillar, constantly pacing the team and providing motivation whenever needed. By doing so, it limits the chances of miscommunication, stress, and overwork arising.

There are many famous leaders with good communication skills we can learn from, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. His world-famous speech "I have a dream" has garnered many supporters as he was able to convey his dreams and ideas to others by building a connection with his audience. With the constant repetition of the line "I have a dream", he was able to get his message across and potentially changed the future of civil rights for African Americans.

In other words, in order to become a good leader, knowing what you want and how to convey a message is important, as it sets the expectation for how the team will collaborate. With the leader being concise with their instructions while still maintaining the level of energy needed in the group, the team is able to achieve their target.