Leadership Qualities List in the workplace

We learn best when we have the opportunity to train someone with the knowledge we have gained. In this instance I  have been strongly pursuing becoming the best leader I can become. I am not by any stretch of the imagination a natural born leader, I have always been at my best as a servant leader or a co-leader. I am guessing these were defense mechanisms that I manufactured to keep myself from failing and being the one to shoulder that failure. I have always been critical of other people’s leadership qualities list, but I really didn’t understand what leadership entailed. As I have had the opportunity to be a  leader in the company I work for, I have worked primarily at learning about  the characteristics that a true leader should have.  This includes the different leadership styles, active listening, delegation, empowerment, and ways to motivate. I have read numerous articles and formulated what I believe a leader should be. The leadership qualities listed in this article, 10 leadership qualities are in line with the foundation of a being a great leader.  I  believe by creating the best work culture primarily based off of Google’s model. This will provide huge benefits to the success of a company as it allows innovative and creative solutions to flourish and a collaborative and teamwork based work environment. The importance of a Mission Statement is priceless, since it collates the main objectives and goals of a company and reduces it down to one succinct phrase.  This statement embodies the overall goal and direction of the company and when paired with the Vision from leadership, will produce a definitive and lasting future. I have also learned that the only, true way to get someone to buy into your mission, is to live by the example that you believe. By being positive minded, solution focused and actively listening, as well as inclusive and collaborative. This will produce a work place that will be living a culture that says, “I am an important cog in the mechanism of the company, and what I do means something. If we work together, we can accomplish anything”. I believe the true leader always thinks about the employees, making sure to give them the proper positive feedback to keep them motivated. They spend their time working on making the workplace a better place to be. Also they work at creating an environment that is collaborative and involve everyone in the goals and vision of the company from upper management. They minimize the chaos in the work place by eliminating conflicts, inefficiencies and streamlining processes. What is the most important area that leader a should be focused on, in your opinion?