Dear All,

"Making of a great leader"...you can read the whole article at  http://www.bpoindia.org/research/making-great-leaders.shtml  

Abstract of the article

When I think of a "Term" leader, I think about Martin Luther King, Napoleon, Abram Lincoln, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela etc, but then even George Bush, Osama bin Ladin, Saddam Hussein, Gen. Mushraf, and even over own to list a few Mr. Laloo Prasad Yadav are also leader, so what is a difference between great and not so great leaders.

ASK any motivational guru and they'll promptly tell you the bald facts of leadership: leadership is not for wimps. It takes strength of character, diplomatic skills and a set of steadfast principles to amount to good leadership.

Anyone who is a leader - a team leader, a business leader, a political leader - will inevitably face the same task, that of exercising leadership in the face of adversity with a cool, calm smile.

The hallmarks of a great leader lie in the ability of the person in charge to bring certain key factors across to his workforce or teammates. In other words, a leader has got to be charismatic enough to infect his workforce with the will and motivation to get the task done. The primary key in achieving this revolves around the notion of "vision".