“Your title gives you claim to the throne of our country, but men don't follow titles, they follow courage. If you would just lead them to freedom, they'd follow you. And so would I.”
Does a leader need a position or a title? Does one become a leader only when he/she becomes a Manager, Senior Manager or a Board Member?
Conversely are all people in such positions really leaders?
Leadership does not lie in a position; it is derived from thoughts and actions in any situation. People can be leaders without having titles and others would automatically follow them and then there would be many who would have huge titles and people would wonder how they got there!
A positive change agent, one who understands people and collaborates, creates win-win situations for everyone, challenges conventional wisdom and the status quo, not for the heck of it but to make things better, one who is always willing to help and solve problems, one who builds other leaders and is still amazingly grounded, is a leader.
So think big, think different, be honest and speak the truth, take stands and say the right things to the right people at the right time. Always keep your spine upright and at the same time have empathy and sensitivity towards others.
Things are not always ideal, so one may fall behind sometimes. However such a person would always walk with a head held high, never be scared, earn and not demand the respect of others and have grudging admiration from adversaries as well. And, in the long run, will succeed.
If you are in a managerial or leadership role, just try to do a simple test on yourself, I saw in a video sometime back. I have done this on myself and this has helped me improve.
So ask yourself this question and answer honestly. “If tomorrow, my role, my position and power is taken away from me, would my subordinates still gladly follow me as a leader?”
What answer did you get?
- William Wallace to Robert Bruce in the movie “Brave heart”.
Does a leader need a position or a title? Does one become a leader only when he/she becomes a Manager, Senior Manager or a Board Member?
Conversely are all people in such positions really leaders?
Leadership does not lie in a position; it is derived from thoughts and actions in any situation. People can be leaders without having titles and others would automatically follow them and then there would be many who would have huge titles and people would wonder how they got there!
A positive change agent, one who understands people and collaborates, creates win-win situations for everyone, challenges conventional wisdom and the status quo, not for the heck of it but to make things better, one who is always willing to help and solve problems, one who builds other leaders and is still amazingly grounded, is a leader.
So think big, think different, be honest and speak the truth, take stands and say the right things to the right people at the right time. Always keep your spine upright and at the same time have empathy and sensitivity towards others.
Things are not always ideal, so one may fall behind sometimes. However such a person would always walk with a head held high, never be scared, earn and not demand the respect of others and have grudging admiration from adversaries as well. And, in the long run, will succeed.
If you are in a managerial or leadership role, just try to do a simple test on yourself, I saw in a video sometime back. I have done this on myself and this has helped me improve.
So ask yourself this question and answer honestly. “If tomorrow, my role, my position and power is taken away from me, would my subordinates still gladly follow me as a leader?”
What answer did you get?
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