I was flying home a few months ago coming out of a leadership management program I was teaching at a Phoenix company, and I started a conversation with a gentle lady next to me on a plane. During the conversation, I asked her if she considered her boss to be a good manager, and she said, “Yes, he is.” I then asked him if he thought his boss was a good leader, and after some thought, he said, "No, he isn't."
The man was not alone in his thoughts. According to a study by marketing information company TSN, "Less than a third of all executives and executives are seen as powerful leaders." As a result, most of our employees are unemployed. According to research
The team relies on the person in charge to lead it successfully. A true leader is moral, honest, and respected.
In our community, we have leaders and followers. Are we born of one or the other? No! Can you improve your leadership skills? Absolutely!
My favorite leaders seem to have all of these in place:
a) They think BIG! They do not replace the ceiling. Instead, there is no set limit on how big a thing can be or how much better it can be.
b) The goals are set firmly, and the eye is not on them.
c) They inform all the losers of the last product they all want, for example, when you sell widgets, it takes an x-number of widgets to get rich, or you want to win that football and trophy game in the end. Know what you want.
d) They can get compliance.
e) When goals are met, they set new goals or improve.
People will follow your lead voluntarily if you are honest, ethical, if you are consistent and treat them with respect. Rewarding someone when a job is done well is always appreciated. A good leader will also bring out someone who is always blocking the team, who is not just a team player.
True leaders are considered leaders, and their followers accept that they need to be guided by that leader, but they do not feel inferior. A good example is the captain of a sports team - hockey, baseball, netball, cricket, soccer, athletics - these are people who have one role to play, but find the time and means to encourage and motivate others to do their best, using their individual skills, knowledge and experience (scoring, defending, winning races, running home runs) at the same time working together as a team member to achieve team goals.
Interestingly, research has shown that the way women leaders describe their behavior, leadership, is in line with the style of change, with many male leaders using terms and phrases that describe the style of transactions. There are exceptions, of course, and in some cases a leader may be viewed differently by different groups. Many people in the UK would not describe Margaret Thatcher as a style changer, but they may use words like dictatorship, domination, rivalry over her opponents, but others, in her immediate group, for example, describe her as a loving, encouraging, encouraging, kind, supportive person.
You can improve your self-esteem and be an inspiration to others. How wonderful that is!
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