Is being a leader a part of your plan? It may not be the first on your list, but it’s definitely something you aspire for. Test your Leadership potential.

Leadership is not about having people to follow what you say. Rather, it is about having people look up to you for all the good things that you do. To become a leader, you must have the heart to share what you know, so that others can reach your success. A good leader is someone who inspires others to become better.

Once you have set your eyes on becoming a leader, you must learn to find your own inspiration to improve. You must create an enterprise that will allow you to touch the lives of many and improve it in more ways than you can imagine.

You have to find a way to keep yourself and your team energized. You have to lead people into doing things to further their knowledge. However, this is easier said than done. If you aspire for leadership, you must be prepared for the changes that it brings.

Finding good people to create a wonderful team is hard. Gathering all their talents and skills together can be challenging. It is not easy, but it is necessary.

To serve as your guide in this rather daunting task, here are four important points you need to be able to check:

This might seem like too obvious to look into, but it’s vital to the success of your dream team. Read about the information they provide. What makes them qualified for the job? Know about the skill set they can offer. What can they bring into the table?

This is a step that’s quite challenging to do in testing leadership potential. It is not just about reviewing the documents that they provided or asking them about what they can and cannot do. But it is also about learning who they are and what they aspire for. All these could give you an idea whether they are good enough to make it to the team or not.

Does it matter if they like what you like? Yes, it does. If you want to be a good leader, then you should choose team members who aspire for the same things as you do. It is not about teaching people to want success. Rather, it is about learning how strong their will is to work on the task at hand with you.

How genuine is their interest to join your team? It is fairly easy for people to fake their interest in something, especially when they need a job. It is your task as a leader to be able to determine which ones have your best interest at heart and which ones are just in it for the money.

Conduct face to face interviews. Gauge their sincerity in the project you are building. Not all that you talk to will be the right fit, that’s why finding the best ones prove to be worth it. The most interested ones are genuine. They are the kind of people who will follow your leadership without questions asked.

How much do you get from a response? More than getting the answers, you will be able to gauge their integrity with how they answer your questions.

For example, when you get responses like, “Do I have to be there early?” or when some would ask “Is the break only good for ten minutes?” you should think twice about hiring them.

These answers are clues to the kind of worker that they are. They indicate character. They reveal the kind of work ethics they follow. Their attitude is a reflection of the kind of work that they will be able to create when they become a part of your team. The clues should help you decide whether they are a good fit or not.

How else can you judge the performance of a worker? There are so many things that need to be considered. Their productivity should be first on the list. Then, you should look into the results of what they have done. The completion of a task does not say it all. How it was done should be considered in the evaluation too.

There are two aspects you can look into when you consider results. The first one involves the type of work activity they’ve done. This can be done with a simple follow up. For example, you have asked a member of the team to make ten phone calls to existing clients to ask about what they need. When they begin to make excuses about how they couldn’t get it done, it should tell you something about the kind of worker that they are.

The second aspect you need to look into is their productivity. The ultimate test becomes measurable in the progress they are able to make within a reasonable time. Be upfront with what you expect from every member of the team. Do not surprise them with higher expectations than what you told them. Let them surprise you with higher results than what you expect.

Becoming a good leader is not just about you. It is about what your team can produce because of your leadership. Building a successful team is not easy. It can be one of the most challenging aspects of becoming a good leader

.However, good news can be born out of this tough responsibility. You can reap multiple rewards when you know you are with the right team.

Their success is yours as much as the success of the team is theirs. As a leader, you become good at what you do. And as members, they can be better at it too.  Tweet  Share 

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