The Portal September 2016 | Page 19

THE P RTAL September 2016 Page 19 Good leaders should be humble Using St Benedict as his example, Donato Tallo examines the qualities required for good leadership “The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.” (Ray Kroc, American Businessman, 1902-1984)  Good leaders in any walk of life need a range of qualities in order to be effective leaders and while many necessary leadership skills will be directly related to a particular organisation, community, workplace, family structure or institution, many of the common concepts, ideals and traits of good leadership a