How to Unleash Instincts to Achieve Qualities of a LeadershipLeaders are all around us, yet most of the leaders we see are falling on their face as they fail to back their words. A leader will not give his word and fail to use actions to back what he says. Some of the poorest leaders in the world have made huge mistakes, and yet these leaders failed to take responsibility for the mistakes or full ownership of their leadership. This is not a true leader; rather it is someone failing to unleash instincts within while using pure leadership qualities to function. Some of the common beliefs in the world is that leaders rarely ask permission to proceed in what they intend to do. Rather the belief is a leader will actually move ahead and do what he/she intended to do. This is not always true. A leader example will help you see how this is not true in all instances. For instance, a man is head of the household and plans to buy a new car for the family. The man discusses with his wife about the new car, financial obligation and the like. The man listens to his wife, taking her thoughts on the subject in consideration, and then he moves on to buy the car. This is a loving husband and considerate leader. While he is not asking, permission is not jumping the gun either to purchase a new car without considering his wife. Leaders also accept full responsibility and ownership or their every choice made, action presented behavior, and the like. For instance, let us reverse this leadership role of the man and his wife and consider the man rushing to buy the car without taking his wife in consideration. The man returns with a new car, which somewhere down the road he realizes he made a big mistake. The car is not sufficient to handle the new arrivals at the home, and the expense monthly on the car is too much for the family to take, since new arrivals came to the home. Now, this is not a true leader since he failed to consider his wife's thoughts on purchasing a new car. However, he can still have leadership qualities by admitting his mistake and critically finding a resolve so the family will not suffer for his decisions. He could also apologize to his wife, as he should realize that his wife is a large part in all decisions he makes. Let us look at other examples of unleashed and leashed leader qualities. A woman heads off to the bar and never asks her husband once what he thinks of her decision. The husband sits on the couch accustom to his wife's behavior patterns, and says nothing. This is an example of follower-leader and follower. His wife controls the man, thus he has not unleashed his leadership qualities. While the wife is taking control and showing leadership, she is showing poor leadership qualities since she fails every time to consider her husband. Let us turn this around to a leadership situation. Ok, the wife wants to go to the bar and hang out with her friends. Instead of rushing out the door as she did in the first case scenario, she asks her husband if it is ok to go to the bar. The husband ponders, thinking carefully while considering his wife's wants. He thinks of bars, how people act in bars, what goes on in bars and the likes and finally turns to his wife and says. "Well, honey has you considered the consequences of going into such environment? If you drink alcohol, you could be pulled over and arrested." The husband continues explaining the consequences, while carefully weighing out each detail, and finally he says. It is your choice, but I prefer you stay at home, or have your friends visit you here. Whatever you choice dear, I hope that you are prepared to accept consequences, not that I am hoping anything bad happens to you. He took the lead. He realizes he cannot impose on her rights and decisions to go to the bar, but he surely let her know how he felt and what consequences could exist. Now, if she were a loving wife and leader herself she would adhere to her husband's warnings and sound advice. Readabout's Leadership Qualities Team |
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