Becoming a great leader comes down to remembering and following these 10 simple rules.
A
group of archeologists digging through ancient corporate archives
recently uncovered two mysterious tablets (aka "wall plaques") engraved
with the following laws:
I. Thou shalt remain optimistic.
Since thy employees look to thee for leadership, thou must not let
thy worries and concerns cast a black cloud over everyone else, for that
way lies certain failure.
II. Thou shalt set a clear direction.
If thou wouldst be a leader, thou must create a vision in the minds
of your followers whence and whither thou art leading them. Fail at
this, and thy organization will wander into the wilderness.
III. Thou shalt create a workable plan.
While no plan should be engraved in stone and plans should be amended
when conditions change, if thou hast failed to plan, then verily thou
hast also planned to fail.
IV. Thou shalt secure sufficient resources.
While it is written truly that faith can move mountains, that faith
must be accompanied by bulldozers, dump trucks, and paid employees who
know how to use them.
V. Thou shalt listen more than talk.
Leadership doth not consist of giving lectures and then issuing
orders. Leadership consists of understand what others desire and
harnessing that desire to serve the common good.
VI. Thou shalt not hold meetings without agendas.
Before each meeting send out a decree defining what will be discussed
and for how long. Then adhere to thy own decree as if the productivity
of the entire team depended on it. For verily it doth.
VII. Thou shalt not criticize in public.
Though thy staff and colleagues consist of fools and rogues, public
shaming creates resentment. Should a follower deserve a reprimand,
provide it in the privacy of thy office.
VIII. Thou shalt not ask an employee to do something that thou wouldst not do thyself.
Truly great leaders, should they perceive a scrap of litter on the
floor of a hallway, will bend down, pick it up and throw it into the
trash.
IX. Thou shalt not make of thyself a bottleneck.
If thou insist upon making every final decision, the progress of thy
organization will grind to a halt. If thou canst not delegate, thou hast
no business pretending to be a leader.
X. Thou shalt give thy team the credit.
True leaders accept the blame when things go awry and take no credit
when things go right. Thy rightful reward will the love and commitment
of those who continue to work for thee.
A good leadership must be a servant leader
ReplyDeleteA good leader must entertain his employee opinion
ReplyDeleteA good leader should be subjected to his/her followers opinion and advice.
ReplyDeleteA GOOD LEADER MUST BE A FELLOWER..
ReplyDeletei do not agree with number 8, one of the reason why you have follower is for you to give them task that even you might not be able to solve and from there gathering you might find solution to the problem or task.
ReplyDeletealways lead with a definite goal and purpose. Adeniyi Busayo Yetunde
ReplyDeleteA good leader must not be too harsh to enable his followers to also share their observation on matter arising by Ajayi Temitope O.
ReplyDeletea good leader must be have a goal and focus on the goal is very important by Shoneye Abosede Adetutu
ReplyDeletealways lead with a definite goal and purpose by Ayelaagbe Busayo Christianah
ReplyDeleteBUSARI OLAWUNMI TOLULOPE
ReplyDeleteA good leader is enthusiastic about their work or cause and also about their role as leader. People will respond more openly to a person of passion and dedication.
thou must not let thy worries and concerns cast a black cloud over everyone else, for that way lies certain failure.
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