Question:
Dr.Braccio: My long time card playing friends karatay eskort and I have been debating what leadership is. Our views range from micro-managing to pretty much expecting employees to be motivated to do their best. What do you think?
Answer:
You are proving that everyone has a basic idea of what leadership is there is little agreement on what it actually is.
I would argue that leadership is the ability to effectively give a vision to others to do something and direct the task to a satisfactory completion with support and even enthusiasm of team members. The leader’s role is the same whether the organization is a home or huge corporation or government office.
The following are some key characteristics that an effective leader must have.
1. Can motivate and even inspire persons to do their best and even help staff develop abilities they never knew they had.
2. Can present his or her vision of how something is to be accomplished that others can understand and have a desire to do.
3. Is trusted and persons are willing to follow.
4. Is respected without using fear or demeaning attitude.
5. Gives information and wisdom without arrogance or looking down on the person.
6. Sees the value in everyone and makes sure each person knows this.
7. Is honest with the person who cannot do the job.
The following are a few historical quotes that I believe are right on point.
1. Aristotle. He who never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.
2. Proverbs. Where this is no vision, the people perish.
3. Napoleon. A leader is a dealer in hope.
4. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
5. James Thomas. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose egg.
6. John Adams. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
7. Publins Syrns. The greater a man is in power above others, the more he ought to excel them in virtue. None ought to govern who is not better than those governed.
8. Ginseppe Garibaldi. A bold onset is half the battle.
My response will hopefully give information for your card group to discuss. As a leader must individually search for the right combination of skills to effectively complete his or her work, it is important each of us develop our own leadership skills to help ourselves be effective as leader or as a team member helping the leader and team members effectively complete the task at hand.