Daniel Assouline, the former CEO of Montreal, Canada based UpClick.com is a development oriented leader who makes things happen rather than waiting for things to happen.
Modern organizations operating in a highly challenging business environment need a dynamic and experienced leader who can steer modern firms in the right direction.
A highly proactive leader, Daniel creates opportunity for growth and development of his employees as well as the organization he heads by enlisting the help of people around him.
The competency and intelligence level of the leader is the single most important factor that determines the success of an organization.
There are also other important characteristics and traits as well that are good pointers to how a person will perform as the head of an organization.
Some of the important traits that define successful leadership are:
Result oriented
Leaders have to be result oriented no matter what. At the end of the day, as a leader, you have to deliver the result however they are defined. Efforts and good intentions definitely count but what matters and people really care about is what you have accomplished at the end of the day.
Successful leaders are acutely aware of this aspect of leadership and as such spend their time and energy on the most effective activities to achieve the greatest outcomes.
Make high quality decisions
In an immensely challenging marketplace, the ability to take quick and right decisions by a leader is an asset, more precious than rubies.
Successful leaders are highly effective decision makers who more often than not get it right when it comes to making right decisions.
Daniel Assouline, the former CEO and chairman of Montreal based UpClick whose quality decision-making has contributed in a major way to his success as a leader.
A CEO known for making quality and timely decisions, Daniel spends time reflecting upon his decision-making and how can he improve it.
Superior employee management skills
Setting a clear cut vision is an important part of the job of a good leader. In the absence of a crystal clear vision, leaders are unlikely to motivate their employees in attaining the bigger picture and efficiently fulfill the objectives and mission of an organization.
However, having a clear cut vision will account for little if you lack the communication skills to communicate it to your employees.
Successful leaders as such are those who have a vision and possess excellent communication skills to communicate that vision effectively and efficiently to their subordinates.
Communication is one of the fundamental leadership capabilities. It is with the help of sound communication skills that leaders manage to align the goals and aspirations of the employees with the overall objective and values of the organization.
Highly successful CEOs like Daniel Assouline are visionary leaders who have perfected the art of listening along with speaking. An incredibly good listener, Daniel carefully listens to the suggestions and inputs of his employees and implements them when feasible.
Apart from the above mentioned qualities, Daniel Assouline the former CEO of UpClick.com is also customer focused, honest, flexible and highly efficient decision maker who is also a good delegator.
