What do great leaders do that others do not?
What do great leaders do that others do not?
There are
benefits to leadership. The leader sets goals to develop game plans to meet
those goals and makes decisions along the way. Great leaders know that this
freedom comes with many rewards, but it is also a great responsibility.
Great
leaders know that the ultimate "deer" stops with them. Whether his
team wins or loses, the leader is responsible for the outcome. Even so, for
some leaders, the hardest part is accepting responsibility for the team's
failures. The easiest way to do this is to blame the team members. Whether he
says it himself or someone else, he justifies the loss without thinking for his
team. Or, they make excuses, like competition because of it.
A strong the leader accepts this responsibility, learn from these failures, and takes steps
to never do it again. When the leader can do that, the team will learn to be
responsible for their actions.
A leader should
set a goal for the team, assign responsibilities for that goal to each team
member, and step back and let it work. I have seen leaders who do a great job
of setting goals, assigning tasks, and then moving on from their peers. They
start micro-managing tasks. They do not have the confidence to work on their
own.
I'm sure the leader can do the most frustrating things for his team, he has to tell them how
he will do it as a leader. This creates reliance on the team and the fear of
not being able to perform the task without the input of the leader. It is good
to test the team's ability to do the task by giving them the freedom to do so.
Each team member has a responsibility to do their job. The leader has a
responsibility to support and encourage his team. Asking them to imitate the
leader will not give them a chance to shine their true potential. The Quaid
will never know their potential, nor will they.
The mark of
a great leader is not that he wins every battle or game. It is their ability to
develop other strong, independent leaders who are capable of doing the job.
Great leaders make great teams, other great leaders make strong teams ... and
so
Leadership
is proving to be the best in itself, the best in others, and the best in all
situations. And those of us who have held leadership positions (faculty
leaders, counselors, campus administrators, district administrators, mothers,
fathers, etc.) know at any given time that sometimes it is difficult to find
the best of these groups. Appropriate circumstances But, leaders, it is up to
us to guide everyone through the rough waters and find the "why"
behind what happened. It is in these most difficult moments that it is
imperative to serve one's purpose as a leader and as an individual.
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