loyalty noun, plural -ties. 1. the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness to commitments or obligations. 2.

faithful adherence to a sovereign, government, leader, cause, etc. 3. an example or instance of faithfulness, adherence, or the like: a man with fierce loyalties. Loyalty through leadership 10 Elemental Characteristics or Qualities of Good Leadership What are the characteristics of a good leader? Where should you start if you want to be a good leader? What are the most important qualities of a good leader? In fact, what are the 10 most essential characteristics without which a person cannot become a good leader? The 10 Essential Characteristics of Good Leader So what are those characteristics or qualities? Below are the 10 characteristics that are absolutely necessary for being a good leader. 1. Character The first thing a good leader needs is a strong character. We all know of someone who is in a leadership position or is a leader with not so strong character, and we all know how these people end up. These leaders with not-so-strong characters, often go down as fast as they climbed the ladder of success. Therefore, to be a good and sustainable leader character is the most important quality you need. 2. Communication If a leader can not do the rest of it, she at least needs to be good at this communication. The leadership and its implications revolve around this quality. It is an absolutely important quality a leader needs. The importance of communication can not be overemphasized for being a good leader. 3. Listening What goes hand in hand with communication is listening. A good leader needs to listen to her followers. She needs to get feedback on a regular basis, open her eyes and ears and keep listening. Now a word of caution. Listening does not mean to blindly follow and accept everything that is said and shown. 4. Relationships The next important quality of a good leader is building and maintaining relationships. A good leader knows the importance of relationships. She knows that the strength of a leader comes from the people that follow and support her. And that is why a good leader takes good care in building relationships. 5. Vision Vision is important for everyone, leader or not, for their growth. But vision is specially important for those who as want to lead. Knowing what outcome you want from an assignment, a project or any task gives you authority and helps you and your team to have clear communication and well-defined expectations from each other. In past, we posted a whole series on how to develop a personal vision.

5. Passion Passion is the fuel for your burning desires. It is this quality that differentiates between the ordinary and the extraordinary. For being a good leader, it is important to know about the subject matter of the area you want to lead in. Passion is the first step of achievement. 5. Positive Attitude The Yes Attitude, the power of positivity. This quality is a required not just for a leader but everybody. However, this is specially necessary for a leader. A Leader needs to be positive and motivate his team, in times that are hard and times that are brutal. When times are tough and his team is absolutely down, when times are really frustrating, a leader is the who carries his team and his organization forward and that is what a leader needs to do look at the bright side of each and everything. 8. Responsibility Ever heard of an irresponsible leader? No? Think again and a little harder. You will see a lot of them if you look around in the politics today. A leader influences people and has a lot of power to move his team and followers. An irresponsible leader can create a disaster if he does not act responsibly. 9. Decision Making Leaders make a lot of crucial and decisions. The ability to make good decisions is therefore essential for becoming a good leader. Decision making, the ability to make decisions, helps the leader make rights choices when there are several options and several paths to choose from. 10. Initiative By definition a leader is someone who takes the lead or initiative in some part of life. Taking lead in the crux of being a leader and this quality is inherent in a leader. Qualities of Friendship Susan Helene Kramer To have a friend, be a friend; be friendly. As in the word, a friend is like a ship that carries us, abides with us unfailingly, through the calm and rough seas of life. Is there any purer relationship than friendship? It is unconditional loyalty and love. Friendship is a bond of steadfastness and acceptance that allows us to be who we are, fully, without fear that love will be withdrawn. Over a lifetime, it is the bond of friendship that allows us to explore our depths with non-judgmental feedback and supportiveness. Sometimes, the friendship we give is not returned, but we benefit in another way: The process of extending friendship expands our consciousness. While giving and in the afterglow, we feel a sense of connection. Once we experience the connection we feel while giving with care, we know that it is not just what we receive in life that makes us happy. It is mainly the connection that we feel when our own boundaries of selfcenteredness break down through our lovingness, that we feel our internal sense of peace and happiness. HONESTY in friendship: Honesty is a quality that allows us to look in the mirror and see the reflection of how we really are. In honesty we see clearly and can make course adjustments. If we live each day in accordance with our conscience, our reflection in the mirror and how others see us will be well-balanced.

Thoughts are forms of energy and produce their exact genetic offspring. Good thoughts produce good; selfish actions lead to repeated dissatisfactions. Just as swimming in cloudy water puts us at risk of facing hurtful obstacles, a cloudy thought process keeps us from viewing and resolving situations clearly. Congruency between our words, feelings and actions, keeping our intentions for the highest good, breeds happiness in living. Honest to good feelings with an attitude for the best resolve reap honest to good thoughts and actions. LOYALTY in friendship: Loyalty doing what one has committed to amidst changing circumstances. Loyalty is a quality that develops our consciousness. Loyalty leads us deep into a situation, through it, and out the other side emerging as a more developed person. Loyalty is an essential in friendship. Acquaintances become friends through mutual loyalty. Loyalty is an essential in friendship that has developed into the commitment of hearts between two people. Loyalty in a heart to heart relationship develops mutual trust. The 7 Qualities of a Good Friend What is the key to maintaining quality relationships, especially in todays hurried world? Karol Ladd, bestselling author of The Power of a Positive Woman, believes it goes back to something our grandmothers told us: If you want to have friends, you must show yourself friendly. 1 Take a genuine interest in others. Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People, said, You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get people interested in you. As we listen to others and show an interest in what is important to them, we begin to truly love and understand them. Every person has an invisible sign around his or her neck that reads, I want to feel important. Everyone has something to offer this world. We need to search for it, find it, and bring it to the surface. 2. Be a giver, not a taker Ask not what your friends can give to you but rather what you can give to your friends. (Sound familiar? Sorry, John, for reworking your quote.) What can we give to others? How about a smile, a hug, a kind word, a listening ear, help with an errand, a prayer, an encouraging note, a meal? We can come up with many things to give others if we are willing to be attentive to their needs. (Hint, hint: To know someones needs, you must take a genuine interest in the person first.) Giving may take time. It may take us out of our way. But giving and selfsacrifice are part of the definition of love. I like this little poem by John Oxenham: Art thou lonely, O my brother? Share thy little with another. Stretch a hand to one unfriended, And thy loneliness is ended. 3. Be loyal. Loyalty is a rare commodity in todays world, but its an absolute requirement in true and abiding friendships. When we are loyal to one friend, we prove ourselves worthy of many. One way we show our loyalty is through our words or lack thereof. In fact, a key to being loyal is keeping a tight rein on our tongues. If were loyal, we wont tear a friend down behind her back or share her personal story without her permission. Its easy to gossip or pass judgment; its much harder to keep silent. I like what Marsh Sinetar said: When you find yourself judging someone, silently say to yourself, They are doing the best they can right now. Then mentally forgive yourself for judging. As positive women, we need to make sure our tongues are used for good and not evil. We should be builders with our words, not demolishers. Jealousy, envy, and a range of other negative emotions can keep us from being loyal. But true loyalty overcomes all of them. I think of the beautiful Old Testament story about the friendship between Jonathan and

David. Jonathan had reason to be jealous of his friend, David. Jonathan was King Sauls son and in line to succeed his father to the throne, but God anointed David to be the next king instead. At the same time, David easily could have been angry with Jonathan. Jonathans father, the king, chased David out of the country and tried to kill him. Yet these two men pledged their loyalty in friendship and never wavered from it. Eventually Jonathan saved Davids life, and David continued to show his loyalty to his friend by watching out for Jonathans son. Jealousy, envy, bitterness, and anger are all sisters in sin and killers of loyalty in relationships. But if we continually take these emotions to God and ask for his help in overcoming them, we can remain loyal to our friends through the thick and thin of life. 4. Be a positive person. The most consistent comment I hear about what people want in friendships is this: I want a friend I can laugh with. We all want friends we can enjoy! People who consistently bring us down with their problems and complaints are generally not the ones we want to pal around with for any length of time. O f course, sometimes a friend will go through a difficult time, and we need to be ready and willing to hold a hand and provide a listening ear. But a friend in need is different than a habitual whiner. We want our friendships to be positive and uplifting and that means we must be positive, uplifting friends ourselves. It has been said that there are two kinds of people: those who brighten the room when they enter, and those who brighten the room when they leave. Lets make sure were brightening our friendships with our presence. Positive women demonstrate an attitude and a spirit that sees God at work in all of life and encourages others to see him too. They are generous with praise, with smiles, and with love, remembering what Francis Bacon said: Friendship doubles joys and halves griefs. 5. Appreciate the differences in others. Variety is the spice of life. Im so glad that when I walk into an ice cream store, vanilla isnt the only option! Im glad, too, that God created people with a variety of personalities, talents, and interests. Each one of us is a unique creation. Mixed together we blend to form the body of Christ. So why is it that, instead of appreciating our differences, we tend to despise them or become jealous of them? Apparently this was as much a challenge in the early church as it is today. Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 12:18-25: But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them just as he wanted them to be. If they were all one part, where would the body be? As it is, there are many parts, but one body. 6. Build on common interests. What is it that brings friends together in the first place? There is usually something that draws us to others a common hobby, a sport, a Bible study, a volunteer project, a childrens activity. My friend Karen and I got to know each other as our daughters grew to be friends at school. Our friendship developed as we took our kids to activities together and talked and planned over the phone. We go to the same church, which gives us another common bond. Karen and her husband, Dick, organize many of the mission opportunities at the church, so Curt and I join them occasionally to help feed the homeless. Since our husbands enjoy hunting and golfing together, we build on their common interests as well. In our busy society, it can be difficult to create times to get together with people. But if we take advantage of the common activities and interests we have with others, we can fit the time for friendship into our schedules. If you and a friend both like to exercise, work out together. If you both like to read, go to the bookstore together to pick out your next selection, grab some coffee, and talk about the last book you read. If your kids are your common interest, consider getting together on a regular basis to pray for them. The point is to allow your common interests to draw you together. continually tended here on earth. Mignon McLaughlin puts it this way, A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. 7. Be open, honest, and real. The word hypocrite originally described actors on a stage who covered their faces with masks to conceal their real identities. Today the word describes people who pretend to be something theyre not. True friendship cannot be built on false images. We must be true to ourselves. We may think we have to present a faultless picture of ourselves to the rest of the world, but why? No one wants to be friends with someone who is perfect! We simply need to be our best selves and allow people to know the real us.

How To Find True Friends 8 Qualities of a Good Friend

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What are the qualities of a good friend? True friendships can start instantly but they take time to build. Here are a few qualities to look for when making friends as a teen -- and beyond. 1. A good friend is honest. A good friend may not share every detail of every second of their life, but they do try to be clear about their intentions. This means that they try to present an accurate picture of who they are and of different situations. When something doesn't seem right, they let you know. Sponsored Links Friendship on FacebookFacebook helps you connect and share with friends. Sign up today!www.Facebook.com Love HoroscopeFree Relationship Compatibility Assessment - Get Your Score Now!Moonit.com Meet Foreign MenForeign Men Seek Filipina Ladies for Dating and Chat. Join Free Now! www.FilipinoCupid.com/Friends 2. A good friend is fun, unique and interesting. OK, this is a given, and probably the reason you became friends in the first place. But there's a lot to be said for chemistry and shared interests. As for fun, it depends how you define it: Some friends are fun because they're the life of the party, others are fun because they notice every strange little detail about a situation. Some people are fun simply because they see life like no one else does. 3. A good friend is attentive and adaptable. A good friend is at least a fairly good listener and notices how little, day-to-day things affect you. They can't read your mind, but chances are they can usually tell when you're happy, sad, excited, shocked or upset. If they're aware that they're doing something that annoys you, they try to change their ways or at least talk to you about it. 4. A good friend is supportive of you and your goals. Sure, your friend may think you're cool, but are they on the same page as you? Do they know what you want most out of life? A really good friend will know what makes you tick and help you become the person you want to be. They won't try to change who you are or drag you into situations that make you uncomfortable or put you at risk of losing something that matters to you. 5. A good friend is a friend you can trust. A true friend won't try to steal your girlfriend or boyfriend, your job or your personality. They won't gossip about you constantly or try to damage your reputation. They will let you know when they're concerned and do their best to stick up for you when you're in trouble. 6. A good friend makes it clear that they care about you. Different people may have different ways of letting you know that they care about you. One person may give you a big hug whereas another person might gently tease you. A

big clue that someone cares is that they talk to you fairly often and, in general, know what's going on in your life and act interested about it. 7. A good friend sticks with you in good times and bad. Loyalty is a quality almost everyone lists when asked what they look for in a friend. A loyal friend will stick with you when your new play is a flop, when you bomb the SATs or when your parents get divorced. If you move or switch schools, they'll do their best to stay in touch with you. 8. A good friend accepts you for who you are, even when you're being a butthead. In friendship, being accepting goes hand in hand with being loyal. A true friend rolls with the punches as you grow and change and know how to deal with your quirks and faults. They are also patient with you when you make mistakes -- even big ones -- and learn how to forgive you when you hurt them. In other words, they treat you as you'd like to be treated, even when you aren't at your best. verses loyalty Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 21:21 Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor. Ecclesiastes 10:4 If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness will lay great offenses to rest. Titus 3:1 Remind them to be submissive to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, Matthew 26:35 Peter said to him, Even if I must die with you, I will not deny you! And all the disciples said the same. Matthew 26:33 Peter answered him, Though they all fall away because of you, I will never fall away. Matthew 18:15 If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy. Romans 13:1 Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.

Friendship Proverbs 18:24 A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand hima threefold cord is not quickly broken. Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 17:17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 27:6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. Leadership 1 Timothy 4:12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 2 Chronicles 15:7 But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded. 1 Timothy 3:1-4 The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, 2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. Isaiah 30:21 And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. Acts 20:28

Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, which he obtained with his own blood. Proverbs 11:14 Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety. Qualities of a good friend
1.)God-centered-To be God-centered is a phrase used to describe someone who puts God before everything

and in everything they do. They honor God above all else and live their daily lives as ambassadors for him. 1 John 5:3-4 "This is love for God: to obey his commands. And his commands are not burdensome for everyone born of God overcomes the world."
2.) Faithful

1. strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker. 2. true to one's word, promises, vows, etc. 3. steady in allegiance or affection; loyal; constant: faithful friends. 4. reliable, trusted, or believed. 5. adhering or true to fact, a standard, or an original; accurate: a faithful account; a faithful copy
3.) Honest

Honesty refers to a facet of moral character and denotes positive, virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness along with the absence of lying, cheating, or theft
4.) Responsible

Answerable for an act performed or for its consequences; accountable; amenable, especially legally or politically. Parents are responsible for their child's behaviour. Capable of responding to any reasonable claim; able to answer reasonably for one's conduct and obligations; capable of rational conduct.
5.) Loyal Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause (Philosophers disagree as to what things one can be loyal to. Some, as explained in more detail below, argue that one can be loyal to a broad range of things, whilst others argue that it is only possible for loyalty to be to another person and that it is strictly interpersonal.) 6.) Caring

feeling or showing care and compassion a caring attitude Social Welfare) of or relating to professional social or medical care nursing is a caring job
7.)Happy happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" 8.) Forgiving

1. Inclined or able to forgive. 2. Providing a margin for error or shortcomings.

9.) Humble

1. Marked by meekness or modesty in behavior, attitude, or spirit; not arrogant or prideful. 2. Showing deferential or submissive respect: a humble apology. 3. Low in rank, quality, or station; unpretentious or lowly: a humble cottage.
10.)Good Leader-leader as a first or principal performer of a group. Somebody who has a commanding authority or influence for whoever they represent. Whether it be a party, or a team, or even a country

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1.Happy 2. spiritual 3.kind to others. 4.forgiving 5.Humble 6.inner intelligent 7.light hearted 8.giving with out expecting nothing in return 9.trustworthy .honest 10.good listener

1.) God-centered 2.) Faithful 3.) Honest 4.) Responsible 5.) Optimistic 6.) Generous 7.) Compassionate 8.) Forgiving 9.) Grateful 10.) Humorous 1. extremely tolerant 2. nonjudgmental 3. forgiving 4. responsible 5. sense of humor 6. being loved and lovable 7. cynical 8. not religious, nor superstitious (which are really the same thing) 9. kind 10. intelligent Honest Trustworthy Responsible Reliable Kind Caring Loving Humble Generous Friendly 1.Honesty 2.Dignified 3.Responsible 4.Humbleness 5.Respecting all 6.Loving all soul despite of discriminate 7.Knowledgeable 8.Punctual 9.Caring 10.Righteous

HOW TO BE A GOOD LEADER

Remember: leadership skills and techniques can be learned. You don't have to be a natural leader. Very few people are. Care for your team. That means knowing what matters to each member: their health, their partner, their children, their relatives, their interests, their hopes, their fears. Stay close to your team. At some point, every day, walk around the office and say "Hi" to everyone who works for you. If you're not in the office that day, call and see how people are. This gives you a chance to enquire or encourage and gives them an opportunity to raise issues or make suggestions. Meet your team. Regularly - daily, weekly or monthly, depending on your place and type of work have meetings of all the members of the team. Keep these meetings short, focused and action-orientated. Make sure every member of the team contributes in some way and acknowledge that. Train your team. Every team member should have at least two days training a year. Newer and more senior colleagues should have more. If they don't ask to go on training sessions, suggest some suitable courses. Grow your team. Through varied experience and regular training, you should be developing each team member to be more and more confident and more skilled. Inspire your team. Consider making available a motivational quote or story every week or month [for lots of good quotes click here]. Celebrate with your team. This might be a personal event, such as a member's birthday or anniversary, or a professional occasion, such as completing a project or winning oa contract. Socialize with your team. Have lunch or an after-work drink with them, especially when a member has a birthday or there's another reason to celebrate. Set objectives for each team member. As far as possible, these objective such be SMART - Specific Measurable Achievable Resourced Timed. Review the performance of each team member. At least once a year - at least quarterly for the first year of a new team member - have a review session where you assess performance, give feed-back and agree future objectives and training. Thank constantly. The words "Thank you" take seconds to say, but mean so much. Praise constantly. The words "Well done" take seconds to say, but will be long remembered and appreciated. Communicate constantly. Don't assume that people know what you're doing, still less what you are planning or thinking. Tell them, using all the communication tools to hand: team briefings, electronic newsletters, organisational newspapers. Eliminate. Too often we do things because they've always been done. Life changes. Consider whether you could stop doing certain things altogether. Delegate. You don't have to do everything. Develop your team members by training them to do more and trusting them to take over some of the things you've been doing. Empower. A really effective leader sets clear objectives for his team members, but leaves detailed implementation of these objectives to the discretion and judgement of individual members of the team. As Second World War U.S. General George S. Patton put it: "Don't tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results. Facilitate. A confident leader does not try to micro-manage his team, but makes it clear that, if team members need advice or assistance, he is always there to facilitate and support. Be on time. Always start meetings on time and finish them on time. Natural breaks keep people fresh. Short meetings concentrate the mind. Be seen. Don't just talk the talk, but walk the walk. So visit each unit or department for which you are responsible on a regular basis. Don't do this unannounced - you are not out to undermine other leaders or catch out staff. So arrange with the unit leader or departmental head when you'll visit and ask him or her to walk round with you. Make time. Managers are often very busy and this can deter people from approaching you, so make time for people and be approachable. People will appreciate you taking five minutes out of your busy schedule, especially if you act on/listen to what they say. Really listen. Many of us - especially those who think they are important - don't really listen, but instead think about what they're going to say next. Give the person speaking to you your full attention and really take on board what they are saying. [For more detailed advice on listening click here]

Accept honest criticism. Criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance or a stranger - but it's a powerful tool of learning. Above all, assess criticism on merit, without regard to its originator. Think strategically. The doers cut a path through the jungle; the managers are behind them sharpening the machetes; the leaders find time to think, climb the nearest tree, and shout "Wrong jungle!" Find time to climb the trees. Have a mentor or buddy, someone doing similar work in the same or a similar organisation with whom you can regularly and frankly discuss your progress and your problems as a leader. Have a role model, someone who can inspire you to be a truly great leader. If you can't find one, study Jed Bartlet as the American President in any episode of the television series "The West Wing". Constantly revisit and review these tips. In his seminal work, "The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People", Stephen Covey puts it this way: "Sharpen the saw". Plan your succession. You won't be there forever and you may not be in control of the timing and circumstances of your departure. So start now to mentor and train at least one colleague who could take over from you.