It is a very common saying that leaders lead by example. But is it really true in today's world? You are leading a team, doing the right things (of course which you think are right), you are trying to set the example, walk the talk. But will that be good enough? Will people learn or follow any leader because he is leading by example?
If people starts following a leader, does it really helps to have more leaders or have good team? Are we following too much?
Take the example of our education system ( I know this is something that does not seems to be related to leadership, but hang in there for few more lines). All around our education system, someone decides our syllabus, decides the text books, exam schedule, number of lectures, labs etc etc etc. We are students and we follow the defined system and if we do it right, with few other ingredients you come out to be a successful student at the end of your eduction.
You join a company, you will find few good leaders in every organization (they might have different leadership style, then what you presume but yes there are leaders in every organization). They are setting good examples, and you start following them? But when and how do leaders makes good leaders? Will a good follower will be a good leader?
Please don't misunderstand this, I am not saying don't follow a leader, please do. But I think for today's generation you not only need to lead by example, but you also need to enable them to think. You need to make them understand and train them for the process of "Thinking"
You not only set the example, but provide them a platform where they can try to set some of the new examples, keep them in your shoes, teach them your job, give them the situation you face and let them think, how to solve it.
Unless you enable and empower your team to "Think" of course in a creative way, and not just make the follow and you keeping on leading them by example, I personally believe that them teams might not grow.
Leadership is not only to set examples and walk the talk, but also to enable the team and empower the team to "Think" give them the platform, make them think, make them realize the growth they need to attain and become future leaders.
Rahul V Shah
1 comment:
Hi Rahul,
It is really a nice blog on leadership. Recently I have faced the same in my Synopsys assignment for my one project.
What I have been realized by some senior people is, this is the environment and you have to enhance with these features. Think on to enhance it by your own way and define some flow for the same. There were leaders but they were busy in their work and because of that I got chance to think on to define some flow to enhance their environment. If leaders would have defined the flow I would have simply followed them. But with this experience I have successfully finished that assignment and with that got confidence to do the same thing.
So now I have realized the same. Now a days we should think on our way (of cause in a creative direction) instead of simply following our leaders.
Recently I have read one article published in 'Businees World' and in that there was one statement written by JamashedJi Erani was "For every 100 people in the world, 99 are borne to work for 100th one, So try to become that 100th Guy" which is really inspirable for me.
Thanks,
Ankit
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