WHAT DETERMINES GOOD LEADERSHIP.......
Trust is an important virtue that determines the success or failure of any leadership at any level. A leader is expected to be trustworthy in order to gain the confidence and co-operation of the people. And the reason why trust is so essential in leadership is that it is very hard to support willingly or invest in a system that does not ensure credibility.
Dora Akunyuli, former Nigerian's information minister painted the word trust in this statement "One thing we must avoid is telling lies to the public. When we lie to the public about any situation, they will surely find out and thereafter lose confidence in us and if this happens, no matter how well intention we eventually become, the public would have lost confidence in us that they they will reject whatever programmes or policies we introduce, no matter how incredible"
Trust demand the following from a leader:
- To do the right thing at the right time.
- To do equity before seeking equity.
- To be firm without compromising regardless of whose horse is gored.
At this juncture, it is important to know that leadership by example is better than leadership by speeches. In other words, example is better than precept. If a leader is not able to pattern his attitude after the policies he makes, obviously he will be labeled a deceiver.
The quality of your character is the measure of your leadership effectiveness.
What you know is not as important as what you do with what you know. Head knowledge is useless when there is no corresponding character or lifestyle.
SELFLESS SYNDROME
Selfless service is an epitome of a great leader. Therefore, in becoming a great leader, self must be put aside irrespective of the degree of leadership in order to lead effectively and peacefully. However, remember that self is the greatest opposition in every leadership and it takes a quality sacrifice to overcome it.
Service to the people is not a profession, It is a vocation and a leader must make a lot of sacrifices.
A leader does not complain when things are not going too well since that is one of the things he must face as a leader
A leader must not try to amass wealth for his personal gains. Though the temptation might be great, there is nothing more counter productive in leadership than corruption. A leader apart from constantly reassuring his people must be acceptable to everyone. To do this he has to be above board in all his dealings.
A true leader must be a servant to all and not a servant of few.
A leader's sacrifice determines the people's satisfaction. Therefore, great leaders are those who have been able to rise above self and until he rises above self interest , he will remain a demagogue leader.
That would be all for now guys. Watch out on my next post still on Leadership. Hope you guys enjoyed this motivational topic.
LEAD BY EXAMPLE NOT BY FORCE
Thanks for reading.
Example leadership is all what u need
You have made leadership so simple.....
Yeah I guess, thanks for reading.
leading by example is the best way to lead
A leader must be ready to submit... Nice one