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ENTHUSIASM
perception. Leaders who have charisma are areas of your personality that you feel are
Leaders are usually seen as expressive and able to arouse strong emotions in their em- not up to par. On the other end, if relating

energetic. They are often optimistic and ployees by deining a vision that unites and to others has always come naturally, but

open to change. Overall, they are quick captivates them. Using this vision, leaders you have trouble making logical decisions,
and alert and tend to be uninhibited.
motivate employees to reach toward a try learning about tough-mindedness

future goal by tying the goal to substantial and how to develop more psychological
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
personal rewards and values.
resistance.

Leaders are often dominated by a sense of
duty and tend to be very exacting in char- Circumstances and persistence are The U.S. Small Business Administration is an independent federal

acter. They usually have a very high stan- major components in the developmental agency. Its mission is to provide small business owners with counsel-
dard of excellence and an inward desire process of any leader, so if your goal is to
ing, capital, and contracting opportunities. Contact the SBA’s New
to do their best. They also have a need for become a one, work on developing those
Jersey district ofice at 973.645.2434 or visit sba.gov/nj.
order and tend to be very self-disciplined.

SOCIAL BOLDNESS

Leaders tend to be spontaneous risk-
takers. They are usually socially aggres- Is your company

sive and generally thick-skinned. Overall,
they are responsive to others and tend to

be high in emotional stamina.
afraid of

SELF-ASSURANCE
the “D” word?
Self-conidence and resiliency are com-
mon traits among leaders. They tend to be

free of guilt and have little or no need for
approval. They are generally unafected
Debt. It’s not a moral failing. It’s a legitimate business tool.
by prior mistakes or failures.
Businesses use it to grow, seize opportunities, or just

COMPULSIVENESS
manage their capital low. EisnerAmper can show you
Leaders are controlled and very precise
how to approach debt in ways that are responsible,
in their social interactions. Overall, they conservative, and—best of all—productive. So you don’t
are very protective of their integrity and
have to think of debt as just another four-letter word.
reputation, and consequently tend to be
socially aware and careful, abundant in
Read more about debt at EisnerAmper.com/debt.
foresight, and very careful when making

decisions or determining speciic actions.

INTUITIVENESS
Rapid changes in the world today, com-

bined with information overload, result in Let’s get down to business.® eisneramper.com
an inability to know everything. In other
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words, reasoning and logic will not get you 732.243.7149
through all situations. In fact, more and

more leaders are learning the value of us-
ing their intuition and trusting their gut.

EMPATHY

Being able to put yourself in the other per-
son’s shoes is a key trait of leaders today.

Without empathy, you can’t build trust;
without trust, you will never be able to get

the best efort from your employees.

CHARISMA

People usually perceive leaders as larger
than life. Charisma plays a large part in this

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