In one group, there will always be someone who will stand out and acts as the leader, so called alpha male. But not all those who stand out can be a leader, some can be a boss. Being a leader and a boss will never be the same.
In an engineering project one must posses a leadership skills in order to accomplish a project. To be a good leader, for me, one must possess the following qualities.
1. Honesty and Integrity. You should be someone who can be trusted. Your subordinate can rely on his opinion.
2. Inspire Others. Being a leader does not mean you will do all the work. Being a good leader, you must be able to do jobs through your subordinates.
3. Commitment and Passion. You must be committed to what you do. Your work will be worthless if you dont love your craft.
4. Good Communicator. You must be able to express your idea and commands both oral and written.
5. Decision-Making Capabilities. You must be able to decide logically as problem arises. Your decision will be intrumental to solve the problem.
6. Accountability. You must be accountable on both failures and accomplishment. You should not let your subordinates bear all problems when there is failure.
7. Delegation and Empowerment. You must trust your subordinates and give them task you know they can accomplish.
8. Creativity and Innovation. Lastly, a good leader must be creative and innovative to improve things within the organization.
These are just something a remembered in our management subject. You should apply these things to become a leader and research for more to become the best. You might not be the best now but you can be in the future.