Leadership Attributes
The table below gives a guide to some well-known attributes of a leader:
Knowledge (what they need to know) |
Skills (what they need to be able to do) |
Qualities & Attributes (how they do it) |
Rugby in their specific environment People Logistics Finance Marketing |
Lead Direct Motivate Delegate Create and maintain relationships Communicate Manage Solve problems Negotiate Moderate |
Responsible Committed Visionary Innovative Adventurous Realistic Pragmatic Reflective Positive Sensitive Tenacious |
Impact of leadership
The leader is responsible for the establishment of an organisation’s culture, climate, work and processes. Their method of leadership can have a huge impact on staff and volunteers, their morale and levels of engagement. As a result, leadership interventions need to be carefully thought through. Some potential considerations are as follows:
Leading Organisation |
Leading Others |
Leading Self |
Organisational performance Organisational culture, climate and environment Impact on the game |
Staff/volunteer engagement, morale, commitment and satisfaction Organisational culture, climate and environment Recruitment, reward and retention Training and development |
Self-awareness Professional relationships Feedback from others Personal development and action plan |