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Inspired today, by a true leader.  Tuesday, May 24, 2011   Apparently there are two kinds of people out there - One, who lead and thus are known as leaders. The others who are led, and hence are followers. I beg to differ. Wait, why am I begging? I differ in opinion. I think there are people who are lead, but are not necessarily leaders. And those who are leaders but are unable to lead, do not know how to lead or simply fail at leading. Those are the real followers. Today I am inspired by a real leader. He is a leader who listens to others, asks for opinions and ideas, believes in the value of verbal communication and most of all, recognizes the work that his team has done. I saw a leader today that personally acknowledges the time and effort that his team has put into making a piece of work more than just a task. Many leaders see the work that their team members do as work done for the company they all work for. The leader does not own the company. The company pays the employees for the work that they do. They are compensated for their hard work. Or are they? Monetary compensation and all the other benefits that come with a job, makes it just that. A job. Each task done everyday is just that. A task for the sake of doing it. Add that to the fact that the minute something is not done right, there are going to be an entire hierarchy of people cascading a million different comments on what someone did wrong and why. How many actually bother to walk to your cubicle and say "well done" when something goes really well? How many of those people, are direct supervisors or bosses? How many of them are leaders? There are many ways for a person to reach the top of the corporate ladder. Every company that recruits fresh talent is looking for leadership skill within the new joiners. Ever stopped to think what is it really that "leadership" means? Does it mean the ability to plan and delegate? - That would be a manager. Not a leader. Does it mean the ability to review, analyse and intelligently criticize? - That makes an analyst. Not a leader. OR is it simply the ability to hold undivided attention, to listen and understand a different point of view, to be at ease with people from any age group and career level? - Almost there. Still, in my eyes this would be a teacher. Not a leader. To be a leader is to be able to inspire. Without even trying. || MizJinX's thoughts || <9:31:00 PM> 1 comments