Shanila's+Leader+Essay

__**Qualities Of A Great Leader **__  By: Shanila H. - 8Hillesheim

 Do you think that just because someone is a leader, they are instantly a great one? That is absolutely not true. There are many leaders in the world with their own qualities, but they don't have the qualities of being a great leader. I believe that a great leader is someone who is helpful, determined, and persuasive.

A great leader is helpful. Being helpful means that the leader likes to help others, give assistance, and it shows that they care about others. A leader should have this quality to be a great leader, because more people will admire them. Princess Diana supported charity projects, raised awareness for AIDS, and raised funds. Many people were proud of her for being a good princess by being helpful. When a leader is helpful, their kindness will be returned. Mother Teresa is a great leader that helped others a lot. She made charities for poor people and opened a school for poor kids. People thanked her and returned her kindness back by giving her money and other rewarding things. Not only should a leader be helpful to be a great leader, they should also have the quality of being determined.

All leaders should have determination. A determined leader puts their mind into doing something, and they will do almost anything to solve the issue. Being determined shows people how much the leader cares about the problem. Nelson Mandela was a very determined leader that did almost anything to help the South Africans. Even though he went to jail, he still had his hopes up and he believed that one day the South Africans will have equal rights as the whites. It showed many people how much Nelson Mandela cared about the issue. Leaders should be determined, because once people realize how much a leader cares about the issue, they will want to help end the issue. Mohandas Gandhi wanted to get India's independance from the British. Many people noticed how determined he was and then they eventually decided to help Gandhi get India's Independance. Great leaders are not only helpful and determined, they are also persuasive.

Being persuasive is a very useful quality that all leaders should have. A persuasive leader is capable of convincing people to care about an issue as much as they do. A leader should be persuasive, because then it's more easier for people to agree with the leader's reasons about the issue. Iqbal Masih made a lot of Americans aware of the problem in Pakistan. Since he was very persuasive, it made the Americans care about children in Pakistan and they stopped buying carpets from there. The more persuasive a leader is, the faster they can end their problem. Martin Luther King Jr. was very persuasive. He convinced others to stop racism of black and white people. At the end, he was successful and the racism ended because of his persuasiveness.

So who is a great leader? A great leader can only be someone who is helpful, determined, and persuasive. Those qualities of a great leader are all effective qualities for a leader to be a successful leader. A helpful leader shows that they don't only care about themselves, but that they care about others too. A determined leader shows how much they care about the problem they want to solve. Finally, a persuasive leader can convince people really easily. Next time you hear about someone saying that a leader is great, think about it. Don't just think they are instantly a great one. Ask yourself if the leader is helpful, determined, and persuasive, because those qualities are what makes a leader great!