7 myths about which you need to forget, to become a leader
A Life / / December 19, 2019
The leader - a man who is able to lead others. Many are eager to become a leader, shtudiruet same name hundreds of pamphlets and books, attend workshops under the title "Take the Lead in 48 hours."
Today we want to share with you the thoughts of Mark Sanborn, president of Sanborn & Associates Inc., who believes that around the leader and leadership concepts swirling variety of myths in general. But to become a true leader, according to Mark, you need to stop believing these false beliefs.
1. All managers are leaders
In fact: some managers are able to lead people, others - no. Management - is one of leadership opportunities, but not equivalent.
Managers are well-developed communication skills, they are able to organize the workflow. They hire people to work. But if they are not able to identify the best employees to continuously improve the organization's work and develop their employees, they do not become leaders.
Leadership implies a priori favorable changes, continuous improvement and development.
2. Some people are born to be leaders
In fact: even those who have a predisposition for leadership is required to master the skills of leadership.
The child may be predisposed to basketball, but if it will not be hard to train, it is unlikely he will be a great basketball player.
In addition, the propensity for leadership is not always as obvious as it might seem at first glance. So you'd better focus on what you can do now, what to think and try to discover life purpose.
3. The leader always has the right answers
In fact: Leaders know how to ask the right questions and know where to find appropriate answers.
If people from your company constantly turning to you with questions that they might find the answer yourself, remember that you are depriving their capabilities, "including the brain and think."
If you give a man a fish - he will eat for a day. And if you give the bait - he will eat for a lifetime.
Leaders know not "absolutely answers all questions", they just know where to look for them.
4. To be a leader, you need a high position
In fact: to lead people, you only need to know when it is best to do it and how to do it. And, most importantly, you should be able to take responsibility for themselves and others.
When I stayed at the hotel, most of the people I encounter there - from the administrator and finishing with waiters and cleaners - do not have a high position or authority over the people, but they are responsible for the comfortable stay of all visitors hotel. Good staff more often than top managers (who, in fact, is the formal leader), is ready to take responsibility.
The leader always makes people's lives better. The successful organizations of any employee is able to be held liable, even if his position is not high.
5. Leaders do their own
In fact: the leader is able to motivate to work themselves and their team.
If the leader has a great desire to work on a task, but it can not "infect" the same rush of his team - he is not a true leader. This leader is different from the manager: the manager is usually focused on the task, and the leader can make the focus was not only himself, but also the people in his team.
6. Leadership - This ambition
In fact: Leadership - is the ability and the desire to benefit the people.
There's nothing wrong with ambition, but they usually only play into the hands of the man himself. If what you are doing, only benefits you, it is unlikely you can be considered a leader.
If what you do benefits others - customers, colleagues, suppliers and society in general - you can truly be called a true leader.
7. Anyone can become a leader
In fact: a leader can only be one who wants to become a leader.
You can not force a man to lead, if he does not want it. You can lead a horse to water but you can not make it drink. Besides talent and abilities, it is necessary more and the desire.
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