BUILDING CHARACTER ; A LEADERSHIP ESSENTIAL

    The character of a leader is seen to be of vital concern in the business world. Character provides the foundation of effective leadership.

    Character can be define as an invisible source of personal consistency and deep structures of personality that are particularly resistant to change. Habits and attitude or skills.

    Successful organisation rely on essential character. Leadership that achieves result goes beyond “how to be” and becomes “how to do”. So in order to get things done personally or organisationally, one firstneeds to get in touch with the characters of the followers. However, we often take the characters of leadership for granted. We expect good leaders to be strong in character, that is to have a moral imperative to their action. These leaders with character have been identified as authentic lesaders. Authentic leaders know who they are and what they believe in; show consistency between their values ethical reasoning and actions: develop positive psychological states such as confidence, optimism, hope resilience in themselves and their associates; and are widely known and respected  for their integrity. Without character, actions can become routine or meaningless. Character helps to identify who we really are.

     The content of a person’s character will significantly influence  their legacy of leadership. Research indicates that learder with character build organisations that are both imperative and supportive. Leaders with character not only touch hearts, but are essential building blocks to socially responsible organisations and ethical management decision making bprocess. Leaders who lacks character can create chaos and foster despair. To avoid such outcomes, it is essential that business leader recognise their character dimension. Their strength and weakness in order to prevent chaos and despair. Leaders with character is a powerful means of building company culture that have both moral and as well as economic imperatives.

ATTRIBUTES

Integrity

 Humility

Cooperation

Honesty

Fairness

Self-Discipline

Respectfulness

Courage

  Integrity is a key character, it provide the inner strength of character that enables a person to make a difficult decision and contribute to the common good in a timeless manner. Leadership character promotes sustainable organisational cultures that balance economic and moral imperatives as part of their overall strategic missions.