“You can not motivate managers. They are self propelled.” Comment on the statements.
Posted by Ripon Abu Hasnat on Monday, September 8, 2014 | 0 comments
Self propelled
describes something that moves, progresses or acts on its own power without
needing outside help. Like anything else, leadership ability is distributed
throughout a population. Can you be a good leader without being a good manager?
In my experience, the best leaders are also great managers, and the best
managers have strong leadership capabilities.
To be successful, you
must have both a passion for improving your organization and the capability to
drive your efforts through to completion. Some people are "natural"
leaders, others prefer to operate capably within a well-defined context, and
many people are somewhere in between. Natural leaders have important core
abilities, but they often need careful training in the more practical aspects
of converting a creative vision into a concrete program of action. Very often,
they need to understand the length of the change lifecycle so they don't underestimate
the importance of persistence.
Most people, however,
can develop their leadership skills by working at it. The process starts with
the recognition that leadership requires "ambidextrous" activities.
The first hurdle is recognizing that excellence at the day-to-day is critical,
but it is not enough. The second is the need to look inside yourself and decide
whether you are willing to be uncomfortable for a prolonged period while you
conceptualize and lead the change.
The ultimate reward is
the deep satisfaction that comes from seeing something new that wouldn't have
been there if you had not created it. Once you decide to become a leader, you
can develop the characteristics you'll need by being thoughtful about the
accomplishments that you want on your resume, and deciding to devote the time
and attention needed to achieve them. Like anything else, practice makes
perfect.
To be a great leader,
you need a certain level of intellect, but not necessarily great genius. You
need a certain level of social skills, but not necessarily those of a great
salesperson. However, you do need a compulsion to operate at two levels: to be
a great doer, and a great reflector. Most importantly, to be a great leader,
you need to find what you really like.
That's where the
passion, commitment, and integrity come from. In my experience, the most
important underlying factor in leadership is whether a person has searched out
and found a great match between what's in his or her heart, which is what he or
she really enjoys, and the work situation. Think about the definition of
leaders, "people who leave their footprints in their areas of
passion." It's easy to focus on the first part, how to leave footprints.
But the real power comes from the second, working in your area of passion.
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