The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership

Chapter 6: Leadership and teambuilding 127

Leadership characteristics

THE NEED QUALITY FUNCTIONAL VALUE

Task Initiative gets the group moving

Perseverance prevents the group giving up

Efficiency

Honesty establishing facts

Self-confidence facing facts

Industry

Audacity

Humility

Team Integrity

Humour

Audacity

Self-confidence trusted by others

Justice

Honesty wins respect

Humility not selfish, shares praise, not

arrogant and divisive

fair dealing builds group

discipline

inspire through originality or

verve

relieving tension and

maintaining a sense of

proportion

integrating the team and

creating trust

facing up to mistakes and

not blaming others

when not to be restrained by

rules or convention

steady application pays

dividends

work done well knowing costs

(energy, time and money)