what are the main factors of leadership?

Leader you must have an honest understanding of who you are, what you know,and what you can do.
to be successful you have to convince your followers,not yourself or your superiors you are worthy of being followed.
Followers different people require different styles of leadership (new hire requires more supervision than an experienced employee you must know your people! the fundamental starting point is having a good understanding of human nature, such as needs,emotions,and motivation.
Communication you lead through two-way communication.
much of it is nonverbal Decide the best course of action according to situation

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Time Management You can’t “manage time”..
for time will pass no matter what you do.
What you can do is manage energy & activity.
You can either choose to utilize the limited time you have in the most effective manner through energy & activity management, or you can allow time to pass-by while you stare at yet another to-do list that hasn’t been completed.
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Effective Communications The secret to effective communication is 80% listening & 20% talking.
Continuing on from that 80/20 rule, if 80% of our talking time is focused on posing questions around logic & expected results, I guarantee you will become the most effective communicator you know.
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Delegation The secret behind effective delegation isn’t “telling some what to do”..
it’s explaining the logic (thought process and philosophy) behind what needs to be done & why.
The next time you have an issue you feel can be delegated, (1)gather everybody around, (2)answer the question / solve the issue and explain the philosophy, (3)make sure everyone understands the thought process, (4)ask one person to write / update a manual if appropriate or create / document a process, and finally (5)let them know they can decide this without you next time.
When your team is running “the business”, you are free to actually improve the business! 4.
Motivation When employees find meaning in their lives & work, this is when they are their most motivated.
In order to help employee motivation, a leader must “inspire” his team.
People want to be led, not managed.
Instead, leaders must manage their actions and lead by example.
Follow the steps above & make sure you have time for your people, be purposeful & effective in your communications, delegate & empower your team by allowing them to understand the logic of how decisions are suppose to be made.
Bottom line, the role of leadership is to add value to other people and the true measure of leadership is influence, thus a great leader must have the ability to change the attitude or behavior of others.
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Goal Settings & Periodic Reviews People only stay motivated when they understand why they do what they do, how what they do contributes to the success of the company they work for, and they can measure progress toward that end.
This is what “Employees finding meaning in their work” is all about.
Be transparent and set SMARTER goals, followed by frequent & appropriate pulse-checks that will allow for the agile adjustments necessary to deliver your expected results.
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Recruitment & Interviewing You won’t be able to do any of the above if you haven’t built the right team to support you! The most effective recruitment & on-boarding process starts with Top Grading, a proven process based on bullet proof reference checks & expected results scorecards.
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Customer Centric This is your final horizon! You’ve mastered all of the above so that you can more effectively speak with, think about, and act on behalf of your customers.

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Time Management 2.
Effective Communications 3.
Delegation 4.
Motivation 5.
Goal Settings & Periodic Reviews

Start looking at the problems in its entirety, not just the data science part. Your motto should be to build great products, not just great models or algorithms.

To be a proven Leader one needs to emulate himself/herself to following commandments,and exibit following:

1.Integrity.

2.Dedication.

3.Magnanimity.

4.Openness.

5.Creativity.

6.Fairness.

7.Assertiveness.

8.Humility.

9.Sense of Humor.

10.Respect for Others.