Michael Dadoun Is A Truly Charismatic Leader

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Michael Dadoun Is A Truly Charismatic Leader

• Michael Dadoun

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• Any modern organization is as good as its leader.
  Productive employees mean productive organization
  and only a good leader can understand what keeps
  his subordinates motivated and performing to
  their best. Michael Dadoun, the CEO of UpClick
  maintains an optimistic view and uses passion as
  a catalyst for generating enthusiasm among his
  subordinates. He is a leader who always brings
  out the best in his employees by helping them see
  things in a positive light.
• Despite the higher level of knowledge and new
  approaches to thinking, modern employees want to
  be led it is just that they are pretty selective
  about the type of person who will lead them. Some
  important qualities that new age workers wish to
  see in their leader are as follows

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Charismatic Leadership

• The first thing that comes to our mind when we
  think about people like Martin Luther King Jr,
  Steve Jobs, Mahatma Gandhi, etc. is their
  charisma.
• Charisma, derived from the Greek word for gift
  is a trait of a person that sets him apart from
  the hoi-polloi by virtue of their having certain
  extraordinary qualities or powers.
• Research says that all the leaders who displayed
  a higher degree of charisma had four inherent
  qualities- vision, novelty, affinity for risks,
  and sensitivity to needs and preferences of
  others.

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• Charismatic leaders are aware and sympathetic to
  the needs and wants of their followers. They are
  highly compassionate and involve themselves in
  solving personal as well as professional problems
  of their subordinates.
• Good leaders are also risk takers. They are not
  afraid of challenges and are willing to go the
  distance to get things done.
• Another very important quality of charismatic
  leaders is their preference for charting their
  own course. They do not want to tread along the
  weather beaten path. They are innovative
  individuals who are always on the lookout for
  doing things differently.
• Michael Dadoun can be called a truly charismatic
  leader since his passion and optimism never fails
  to strike a chord with his workers. He inspires
  others with his enthusiasm and his empathy helps
  him tap into the emotions of his workers.

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A leader has to be a good negotiator

• Negotiation can be described as a process in
  which one party agrees to exchange a product or
  service with another party in exchange for
  something.
• A leader has to be a good negotiator as they have
  to continuously negotiate with the employees as
  well as the clients of their organization.
• Leaders of modern organizations are known to
  drive hard bargains and it is important that they
  be effective as well as efficient negotiators.
• Good leaders, though, need to know where to draw
  the line. Too hard bargaining may result in
  damaged relationships and drive out employees as
  well as clients.
• The best strategy is to adopt a negotiation
  approach in which both the parties are willing to
  concede some ground and outcome is such which is
  both perceived as favorable by both the parties.

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Good leaders need to have a vision

• A vision in an organizational perspective can be
  defined as what the organization wants to be in
  the near future.
• It presents an idealized view of the organization
  by linking the present with a better future for
  the organization. It offers a sense of purpose to
  the employees of the organization.
• True leaders are real visionaries who not only
  understand the current business environment, but
  can predict the business environment of the
  coming days as well.
• They usually anticipate what the consumers will
  need in the future and come up with products and
  services that would instantly catch the fancy of
  the consumers by fulfilling some of their unknown
  needs.

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• iPod established Steve Jobs as a visionary leader
  since he came up with a product that for the
  first time linked data storage capabilities with
  music downloading.
• The device became an instant hit since it offered
  a groundbreaking and easy to use technology to
  download and organize songs.
• A vision will fail to serve any constructive
  purpose if the leader is a person incapable of
  communicating that vision and its benefit to the
  employees.
• A leader after establishing a vision for their
  organization and communicating it to the
  employees should show confidence in their
  abilities to achieve that vision.

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• Conveying confidence is of utmost importance
  since a worker low on confidence and esteem will
  never have the requisite self-confidence and
  self-esteem to attempt achieving the goals and
  objectives of the organization.
• Michael Dadoun, the CEO of Montreal based payment
  processing company UpClick, is a visionary leader
  who has established a vision of providing
  outstanding services to online merchants.
• He continuously endeavors, through his words and
  actions, to convey the vision of the organization
  to his employees. Through his own behavior and
  values, he sets an example for his followers to
  imitate.

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Conclusion

• People who wish to see charisma in action should
  watch Martin Lurther Kings I have a dream
  speech. The reaction of the people listening to
  that speech will tell you all about charismatic
  leadership and how leaders tap into the emotions
  of their followers.
• A charismatic leader is a visionary with a high
  Emotional quotient (EQ) and a strong desire to
  better the lives of their employees and the
  organizations customers.
• Michael Dadoun is a charismatic leader with good
  negotiating skills. He displays the highest
  level of commitment and is honest in all his
  dealings.