One of the main tasks of a leader is to plot out where the company is currently and where you want to be in the future. Developing an organisational vision is to paint a picture of how the future could be for the organisation and what you need to do now in order to get there.

Some people argue about whether leaders are made or born. But a true leader should ignore such arguments and instead concentrates on developing the leadership qualities that they lack in order to achieve the success they desire. This is the first article in a series on 5 main leadership traits or qualities (that come from Kouzes and Posner’s research into leadership that was done for the book The Leadership Challenge) that people look for in a leader.