5 Skills You Need to Be a Leader at Work

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The Daily Muse Editor for The Daily Muse 2014-01-08 20:00:02 UTC

If you've got your eye on a management role — especially one on the top of the totem pole — you have your work cut out for you. After all, there's more to being a boss than, well, bossing people around.

You see, if you want to be a truly inspirational and effective leader, there are big picture skills you need to learn — that is, figuring out how to manage your team in a way that impacts the success of the whole company in the long run.

So, for all you current, developing, and hopeful leaders out there, check out this infographic for five essential skills to start (and continue!) developing.

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