Some people believe that the most important characteristic for a politician or a business leader is good communication ability. There are obviously many opinions regarding this topic, but I agree with the above statement for two reasons. The concepts of problem solving and improving performance in team clearly show this theme.
First of all, when leader try to communicate and listen to others opinions, he or she can make better decision. This is mainly because, a person do not know everything and sometimes need to think with different viewpoint. The best way to learn this ability is exchanging ideas with others by communication. For example, my father, the CEO of a IT company in Korea often had difficulties when he need to make a contract with a company in different business field from his, such as education. However, after he started to sharing his ideas with his employees from diverse background, he could reduce making a mistake.
On top of that, when leader is good at communication, it can promote work environment and bring better result in workplace. This is due to the fact that, if there is good communication between leader and group members, members can feel they are respected. Such feeling can encourage people to have more sense of responsibility and work hard. For instance, last summer my sister had an internship in local restaurant, and she realized that her break time was too short. She was worried about discussing this issue with her boss, but her boss was open to talk any kind of issues about restaurant. As a result, she could have more time to recharge and put in more effort to work.
In conclusion, it seems to me that the communication skill is more important than any other characteristic for leaders. The example of decision making and workers productivity support the argument.