What is the role of leader?

A good leader must also be a good follower. If he knows how to follow and know when to be humble, then that helps make a person a good leader. A good leader knows how to motivate his subordinates, get a hold of them and learn how to get them together and not control anyone but rather knows how to encourage those below him to do the right thing. A good leader acts and sets a good example to his constituents in order to gain other people's respect. It's not about just having the abilities to plan or organize but he needs to know how to value every thing he works for.

No, what you are talking about is a manager; learn to appreciate and enact the difference and you will be a truly great leader all the best urban

A good leader should be able to see the 'large picture'. He should not concern himself with detail but should know his team and their skills well enough to be able to delegate and trust them to deal with the minutiae. A good leader is humble. He knows his own skills, of course, but he also knows and respects the skills of his team-members (and, in particular aspects, members of his team may have better and more individual skills than he posesses). Imagine a sledge driver with a team of dogs. He could not hope to pull the sledge as fast or as far as any one of his dogs but then the dogs could not know where best to direct the sledge. As a team, a good sledge driver and his dogs are superb. Take away either the leader or the dogs and the sledge would not go! A good leader must therefore realise that he is only part of the team (and also human). He should be able to make the most of his team's strengths but he must also be able to empathise with their individual weaknesses and, ideally, be able to recognise the strengths within the weaknesses. The best leaders I have known have always been able to socialise with their team members and relate to them honestly and as friends in human terms.

A good leader should ofcourse know how to lead his subordinate. It's important for a leader to be motivated and know his direction to where he'll be leading his people. He should be strict but open minded. He should also know how to ask from others, accept and learn from mistakes. A good leader is also a good manager whatever it is that needs to be managed. Also, a good leader is a possitive thinker and someone who doesn't easily gives up. Someone who makes every event a good opportunity.

being a leader is a big responsibility, other qualification is they should also a good listener and a good follower... and the rest obligation followed