Traits You Should Seek When Hiring Leaders

When you are in charge of hiring for your company, you should hire employees who have leadership traits. This will allow you to give these employees growth potential and see if they can grow into long-term roles. Here are the traits you should seek when hiring leaders: 

Proactivity

If a potential candidate is proactive, they will make a good leader. This person will be able to see and act upon potential problems before they even become problems. You can test this trait in a potential employee by asking him what he or she would do in a certain problematic situation. If the answer has any hints of self-reflection, you can rest assured that this candidate is proactive.

Optimism

It’s important to remain optimistic when you’re a leader. If you hire someone who is a pessimist, it will be hard for him or her to take risks when risks are needed. This person will need to be able to inspire the team that works underneath them and keep everyone positive when times are tough. However, it’s important to make sure this person is not just an optimist, but also a realist.

Good at Listening

If a potential recruit is good at listening, he or she will make a good leader. The reason for this is that the leader will be able to take suggestions from other leaders or team members and effectively implement them. This means this person will also be able to keep him or herself from getting out of control if a situation needs to be reigned in.

Open-Minded

One very important quality of being a good leader is that the individual is open-minded. Often, situations arise in the business setting that are unexpected or less-than-ideal. You will need to hire someone who is open-minded and will be able to take a certain route even if it’s not conventional or entirely practical.

If you are looking for people who could potentially be leaders in your business, contact Award Staffing. We will find people who exemplify these positive traits and would be interested in taking on a leadership position in the future.