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Five Traits of a Good Person

Ocotber 2, 2002

"Humility should guide the way in which you speak and act.  Humility leads you to understand that there is much to be learned from everyone around you and that you must keep striving for a better way to lead, manage, and live life.

Respect is related to humility.  If you are humble, it is easy to give respect.  Both traits recognize the goodness in everything and elevate you to a position where you learn and grow.

Loyalty involves faithfulness to the ideals of family, culture, nation, and correct leadership principles.  As a good leader, you pass on correct principles associated with leadership effectiveness to others in the organization.  With loyalty to correct ideas, you acquire a noble leadership style that allows you to achieve a stability that helps you to become strong and effective.

When you have a sense of righteousness, it means that you stand up for high ideals and honorable activities.  It also means that you fight against immoral and unethical activities, whenever and wherever you can.

Having trust does not mean that you trust everybody but that everybody can trust you.  By showing others that you are dependable and honest, you build a reputation of sterling character, and you strengthen your relationships with others (Stephan, 2002, p. 156)."

Reference:  Stephan, E. G. (2002).  Powerful leadership: how to unleash the potential in others and simplify your own life.  Upper Saddle, NJ:  Financial Times Prentice Hall Books.

Do you have these five traits?

Powerful Leadership is available on loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center.  A complete listing of all the Leadership Center's resources is available on our website http://leadershipcenter.osu.edu/

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Created: 2008-12-13, Updated: 2009-01-06