Why it's important the leader should be a cheerleader

What makes a good cheerleader?

1. Cheerleaders help you understand yourself. They make you accentuate your positives and eliminate your negatives
   
    
2. Cheerleaders focus on making you realise and master the small things that make a big difference to your performance
   
    
3. A cheerleader is a champion – you should look up to him/her for expert advice
   
    
4. A cheerleader takes a 360 view and gives you competitive benchmarks with recommended strategy while you are busy running the race
   
    
5. Through deep insights, cheerleaders know your strengths, vulnerabilities, triggers and palpitations. He/she writes your winning recipe
   
    
6. A true cheerleader understands you best. He or she uses a bespoke combination of praise and critique to make you a grounded winner
   
    
7. Cheerleaders are sharp and sensitive. They know when to 'clap', when to 'snap' and when to use the figurative 'slap' for best results
   
    
8. Cheerleaders know where to draw the line between action and influence. Evolved leaders influence team behaviours and induce action
   
    
9. Only a cheerleader can make you strive for excellence even when you could win by mediocre performance, raising the bar higher
   
    
10. A leader who cannot be a ‘cheerleader' can only be a 'fear-leader'. That style will not take him or her further with the team