What makes a good leader has been a question that has been confounding theorists, academicians, and researchers since long. Some believe that traits like agreeableness, extraversion, and charisma make good leaders, while others believe that true leaders are identified by their behaviour. Such people often quote Maya Angelou who had remarked, I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. Others still believe that its not behavior or trait that determines the true worth of a leader but certain situations and how people react to it separates the leader from the non-leader. This all shows that there is no tried and tested formula which can be applied to know the real worth of a leader. Daniel Assouline, the CEO of Montreal-based UpClick.com, is a person who like any good leader of a modern organization possesses in ample measures an ability to plan, equality, integrity, ability to delegate, and a strong sense of justice.A person who is empowered and secured in his knowledge, he leads his organization by example.

A leader has to be a person who is well versed with the art of getting things done. He or she should be an able motivator who can help the employees see things in positive light and channelize their effort towards achieving of the overall objective of the organization. You can take a horse to water, but you cannot force it to drink. Likewise, a stick approach may compel the employees of your organization to do your bidding but they will bolt at the slightest chance that comes their way. Motivated workers are happy workers and happy workers are productive workers. Daniel Assouline, the Chairman and co-founder of UpClick, is a leader who gets the work done without resorting to coercion or threat. He keeps his employees motivated by valuing their opinions and views. A continuous learner, Assouline is never scared of failing as he strongly believes that a person can learn as much from failures as success.

A good leader has to be a visionary with the ability to see around corners. He or she should anticipate in advance the factors that are going to help or hurt the business in near future. A capacity to think beyond the present is one of the most import quality that any CEO of a modern organization must possess. Daniel Assouline is a leader who is well-known for his proactive approach. He is a person who thinks that for any modern organization to survive for long the prevailing cut-throat competition it must continuously innovate and evolve. He believes that waiting for things to happen will leave your organization playing a never winning catch up game.

Daniel Assouline, the CEO of UpClick.com, has this unfailing dedication of making choices that puts his organization above everything else. An organization is as good or bad as its leader. A leader, in turn, has to ensure that employees give their best and see team effort as much bigger than individual effort.