Characteristics Of Open Minded Leaders

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5.5 Decisive and open minded

There are many characteristics that define a great leader. Among them, a couple of important traits are that of them being decisive and open minded. At the outset, these words may sound very simple, but there is a lot of meaning in these types of traits. Decisiveness helps to take the right decisions at the individual or organization levels. There is always a lot of risk involved, but it has to be calculated and mitigated. Open minded means consideration for other people’s ideas. The ‘A’ players are successful due to these traits. They are well respected and have an influence on the team and management due to their open mindedness.

There are a few qualities in the leaders’ personality that make them open minded. This is a part of participative management. The open minded managers focus on being approachable to their team and colleagues. They listen and encourage people to think on new ideas and respond appropriately. Most of the people are used to just listening to their managers and following instructions. Open minded leaders have to be naturally flexible so that ideas from the team can be accepted, discussed and accommodated depending on the issues. Since this type of participative management gives a lot of chances for the group to pool in and discuss their ideas, there will be lot of opinions available that the leaders have to consider and make a wise decision. Decisions made in this type of environment also involve change and there is risk involved. It requires courage and flexibility to support the open minded approach to implement the

An open mind leads to new ideas, increased knowledge, new experiences, personal and professional growth, better relationships on the personal and work front. It has an overall positive approach to one 's life. These are some of the benefits of having an open mind. However due to the open mind, there is an inflow of multiple ideas and lot of information that floods the mind. The leader has to be able to filter out the bad from the good and use only the good ideas. Due to the multitude of ideas, many of which can be conflicting, there is a possibility of causing indecision. There is many staff who does not understand an open minded approach and they may see it as a sign of weakness from the leader’s part. Leaders need to be strong and believe in their approach and drive it to demonstrate