Daniel Assouline, the Former Chairman of UpClick, is an Inspirational Leader

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Daniel Assouline, the Former Chairman of UpClick,
is an Inspirational Leader
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Leaders need a vision and a strong sense of
purpose to successfully lead their organizations
in an increasingly complex and chaotic business
environment. Daniel Assouline, the former
chairman of Montreal-based UpClick, is a
visionary leader with strong communication
skills. Leaders, who lack vision, will find it
unbelievingly tough to get the best out of their
employees. Visionless leaders do not enjoy the
complete trust and faith of their employees.
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Fortunately, a leader, who had some solid
experience, a vision, and the skills to turn that
vision into reality, changed things for UpClick.
In the following section, we are going to
discuss some very important leadership traits or
characteristics that a person strongly needs to
successfully emerge as a leader.
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A Vision and a Clear Sense of Purpose
A person without a vision and a clear cut purpose
may find the going incredibly tough. Leaders must
provide vision and purpose for the organization
and its employees. Lack of purpose will greatly
demoralize your workforce, as they will be like a
rudderless ship tossing and turning in a highly
competitive and everchanging marketplace.
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• Followers will not put in their best, as they
  will have no objective or goals to aim and
  achieve. They will not know what is best for
  their company nor will they know what is best for
  them.
• It, therefore, becomes very important for the
  leader to get the organization and its employees
  behind a vision. They need to think strategically
  and have the foresightedness to understand the
  future requirements of their target audience.
• Having a clear vision, however, is only a half
  job done. The leader must ensure that he has the
  right resources, investment decisions, and
  motivated employees along the way to turn that
  vision into reality.

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Daniel Assouline, the former chairman of
e-commerce solution provider UpClick, is a
visionary leader who has the right amount of
attitude and flexibility to energize and enthuse
his employees. A relentless worker and a
realistic leader, Daniel knows what will work for
his organization and its employees. His vision
for the future and the ability to plan for
achieving that vision is extraordinary. A
strategic thinker, he knows how to streamline the
energy of his employees to achieve the overall
objective of the organization.
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Ability to Inspire
This is another very important leadership quality
that often separates a performer from a
non-performer. People wish to be inspired and
will give their best for a leader who possesses
the ability to inspire.   Inspiring leaders have
the ability to communicate clearly the mission
and objective of the organization.  
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They make their followers believe that their
organization is there to fulfill an important
need of the society. Achievements of goals that
the organization has set will result in a better
tomorrow for the employees as well as the people
it intends to serve. Being inspirational as such
is all about showing people the bigger picture
and helping them understand that their individual
contribution is of utmost importance to complete
the overall picture. Motivated employees, who
have a better idea of their individual roles and
responsibilities, will focus more intensively on
contributing to the overall development and
growth of the organization.
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One truly memorable example of an inspiring
leader could be that of legendary Apple CEO Steve
Jobs. He lured the vice president of Pepsi into
Apple by asking him, Do you want to sell sugar
water for the rest of your life or do you want to
change the world? This example perfectly helps
us understand how a truly inspirational leader
can help generate motivation by showing people
the big picture and helping them respond to their
true calling.
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• Daniel Assouline, the former CEO of payment
  processing firm UpClick.com, is a highly
  charismatic and inspirational leader. A person
  with intelligence and excellent communication
  skills, Daniel knows how to connect emotionally
  with his followers to help them truly understand
  the importance of their work.
• He passionately communicates his vision and this
  enables him to leave a much stronger imprint on
  the minds of his followers.

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Good Communication Skills
You may be a person with a strong sense of
purpose, a clear cut vision and a lot of
charisma, but the chances of you succeeding are
close to cipher, if you lack good communication
skills. Leaders must have sound communication
skills and the ability to communicate both
internally and externally. In this age of social
media and globalization, good communication
skills are a prerequisite for good leadership.
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Leaders of any organization must facilitate both
upward and downward communication and be a good
listener. This will help them thrive and prosper
in a cut throat business environment. Daniel
Assouline, the former CEO of UpClick.com, is a
leader with strong communication skills and a
clear cut vision. A leader with high level of
flexibility and innovativeness, Daniel makes
continuous effort in developing his own
leadership skills as well as promote a culture of
unity and cohesiveness in the organization he
leads.
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Thank You

• Daniel Assouline
• http//danielassouline.com/