What is Exceptional Leadership

• Exceptional leadership is
leadership beyond good
leadership, it is great
leadership.

• Exceptional leadership is
defined by the level of
excellence for which a leader
strives regardless of their
external circumstances.
 Some Qualities of Exceptional Leaders
• Be a Great Communicator
• Be Transparent
• Have Unquestionable Integrity
• Be Forward Looking (Innovative)
• Be Guided by Fairness/Equity
• Be Inspiring
• Have Charisma
• Lead by Being
• Be Accountable
1: BE A GREAT COMMUNICATOR

• Great leaders are exceptional communicators and orators

• They create an environment where people feel
comfortable
• Exceptional leaders know when to speak and when to
listen
• They are approachable.
 2: Be Transparent

• Exceptional leaders are authentic and open

• They are not masked; they do not have multiple
personalities
• They remove all uncertainty and are consistent in
their behaviour.
• Exceptional leaders involve their followership in
decision making
 3: Have Unquestionable Integrity

• Exceptional leaders adhere to unwavering good

morals
• They are uncompromisingly ethical and principled
• They take decisions and act based on sound values
• They are totally honest and admit their mistakes
4: Be Guided by Fairness/Equity

• Exceptional leaders operate by the rules

• They treat others with kindness, they respect
everyone
• They do not ask others to do what they would not
do themselves
• They mete out treatment based on what is fairly
deserved
 5: Be Inspirational

• Exceptional leaders are fueled by passion and purpose

• They stir the heart, minds and spirits of their followership
• They are unrelentingly positive and they spread this
positivity
• They are grateful to their followers, they recognize and
reward
• They get people to collaborate in the service of something
greater than themselves.
 6: Be Charismatic

• They are not empty show-persons or crowd pleasers

• They draw on wisdom and knowledge to guide the
followership
• Exceptional leaders show empathy and are
compassionate
• Exceptional leaders show charisma by being
confident, yet humble
• They monitor themselves and hold themselves to
high standards