The Leader and the Follower

The Leader and the Follower

Leadership is a heavy responsibility to take, and even heavier when you realize that leaders are not just born to boss around, dictate and dominate. Leaders have a very big role to take, so before you take on the challenge, you need to be sure that you are ready for the responsibility. As a leader, the spotlight is on you, and you will know how to shine, for your own benefit.

The Principles of Leadership

Many wannabe leaders still do not understand how leadership works. They think that leaders are mere figures of power, but there is really more to leadership than just bossing people around. There is so much more about leadership than just power. Leadership is guided by the following principles, and you should equip yourself with these things to empower yourself more:

·        Be more self-aware: As a leader, you should understand your weaknesses and strengths, so that you can enhance and improve them for your benefit. As a leader, you should strive harder to be a better version of yourself, so that you can lead more responsibly.

·        Make sound judgments and decisions: Since you are making decisions more than for yourself, you have to make sure that you make smart ones. The decisions that you make have the potential to ruin people. They also have the ability to bring people up, especially if you do the right thing about it.

·        Be a good example: If you want to be an effective leader, you should show your people how to be more sufficient. Tasks need to be covered and work has to be done. They should be done efficiently, and your leadership skills can guarantee this.

·        Build a great team: To be a good leader, you have to build an effective team. As a leader, you have the opportunity to pick the players whom you will be working with, and if you do your best in building your team, you can fortify the foundation that will hold you all together.

Being the Leader Who is a Follower

As a leader, you will have people under you and these people will look up to you when they make decisions for themselves. Despite this position that you have, you need to realize that leaders are also supposed to be followers. To be able to lead a group of people, they should know how it is to be at the other side of the fence. To be able to direct a flock, they should know how it is to be amongst those who are expected to follow. The most effective leaders of this world are those who are able to put themselves on their followers’ shoes. They lead not because they want to be applauded for their work; they do it because they understand how great it means for their people.

Everyone Can Be a Leader

Everyone can be a leader, but not everyone can be a good one. There are thousands of leaders that have come by in history, and the most effective ones are those that have truly understood what leadership entails. Are you an effective leader?