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Article: Leader of the pack: learn how to be a good leader.(Reality Check)(Brief article)
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- Know Your World Extra
- Article date:
- September 21, 2007
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What do these people have in common? The captain of the football team. A Boy Scout. The class president. Answer: They are all leaders. And you can be one too!
Throughout your life, there will be times when someone needs to take charge. But you don't have to have experience as a leader--or even be outgoing--to do so.
Whether it's the leader of the free world or the group leader in a school project, there are certain qualities all good leaders have. And there are some qualities you should learn. "Honesty and trustworthiness are two key characteristic of good leaders," Norma Barquet, the executive vice president of Girl Scouts of the USA, told Extra. ...