Friday, August 19, 2011

To be a good leader, try to be a part of team first


Many people describe characteristics of a leader in a vast way. After seeing above photos, one meaningful word comes across to my mind. It is congruency. I have read this word before as a characteristic of good leaders. However, I haven’t noticed how it is crucial to become a good leader. From above three coloured photos, I have captured harmony and consistency of good leaders. A good leader must motivate, inspire and have influence on his or her followers. To be done this task, he or she needs to build up trust from followers. In my opinion, showing congruency is the best way to build up trust. A leader who is not harmony with followers will not gain their trust. Moreover, a leader who says one thing but does another will not be esteemed by followers.
A good leader will not consider he is being a king or most respectable person in the world. He will count himself in a team of followers and only view himself a part of the team. Leaders who think themselves as a part of can quickly grab the respect and trust of followers. These followers will be keen to help and give their supports as they feel the team is unity and everyone have same vision.
Knowledge and competency are also important criteria of leadership. In this case, I would like to define knowledge is information and competency is skill. A leader without these two abilities cannot lead the team to a proper vision. The followers will not admire that kind of leader too. Moreover, a good leader has responsibility to maintain integrity. In conclusion, it is very clear to understand that being a good leader is not an easy task.

Sandar
19.8.2011

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