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What is a good leader - stephenkhoo - 09-23-2015 10:17 AM
to be a leader one must be a visionary and a dreamer.
A leader who simply maintains the status quo is not a good leader. A leader without a vision will eventually stifle and kill the organization under his charge. Either his followers will die a natural death or join another group that can give life.
it is not enough to be a visionary. The vision must be broad and inclusive
the leader must delegate and empower those under his charge
A proactive leader is who knows who to choose to share his dreams and then get the disparate group to work together and complement each other in skills, knowledge and strength. Having the charism to tap each individual’s strengths whilst overlooking their weaknesses and rallying them to work together is a necessary attribute of a great leader.
The failure of leaders to delegate is the cause of inefficiency. When a leader chooses to do all things by himself, he micromanages. As a consequence, his vision and mission becomes very narrow. This is often the result of insecurity. Such leadership is often authoritarian.
Delegation comes with empowerment. It is not possible to delegate without at the same time bestowing power on those whom we delegate. This is the other mistake of leadership. Some leaders do delegate but they would override the decisions of their subordinates who have been assigned to do the task. This causes the subordinates to lose respect and credibility among their peers. They lose authority and effectiveness.
Leaders must give the directions whilst allowing those under their charge to find their own creative ways to bring about the vision
in whatever we do, we must not be burdened or held back by non-essentials
Without teamwork and fraternal support, we can travel fast but not far because of our limitations. We must never work alone but always with others
a good leader would review with his subordinates regularly
It is important that with delegation there must also be a review and feedback. Delegation without supervision, evaluation and accountability would end up with each person building his or her own kingdom or cause the whole team to malfunction.