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1. What is Leadership? Can we really describe it of we only experience it? I believe the latter. If so what are its attributes? I call it OPEC....... O - Organisation orientation (also can be to a cause/mission) P - People orientation E - Expertise or Technical/Functional Orientation (Domain Knowledge) C - Customer orientation We constantly and intuitively check for these in our leaders and if we find all of them in good measure, we call them leaders. 2. What else must a leader possess? What would be the personality traits? How do know one when you see one? we do it by the 4 I's I - Intensity I - Intelligence I - Intuitive I -Introspective I assumed Integrity as a given, ofcourse. 3. How does a Leader behave? i) if you see a problem and u just state it - you are a cry baby and being just part of the problem ii) if you see a problem and you bitch about it privately to every one - you are politicking iii) if you see a problem and complain about it loudly and openly in a forum - you have an attitude problem iv) if you see a problem and you state it and also present data and state how you are going to help solve it - You are a leader. it does not matter what your title is but you are a leader, 'cos Leadership does not need titles. It needs certain attributes, personality traits and behaviours. Go forth and be a leader from tomorrow. The world needs more of them.

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