The myths of leadership

Leadership - the knowledge of how things were and should help people to realize their abilities.

Experience in the recruitment market shows how few organizations helps to reveal the potential of their employees. The main reason - to old-fashioned methods of leadership, fear and unwillingness to encourage leaders. One of the reasons - the myths surrounding this concept.

Myth - this is what is false, but it is true. Unfortunately, myths outlined below, often do not provide a sensible managers to express themselves in time. I try to formulate some of these false beliefs.

Myth 1. Leadership - a rare gift given to few

Many people believe that leaders are born, not made. This is not true. Truer aphorism "Leadership can not be taught, it can only learn." So, it is still possible! A lot more people than are considered to have the potential to be a good organizer. Like most skills, leadership requires time, training and work on the bugs. The key quality that makes people leaders - the ability to care for others. Agree, this is not a unique quality. The second quality - a sense of purpose, a mission. Leader outlines the purpose and indicates where to move. The question is whether the other to follow him, or chase him ...

Myth 2. The leader should be charismatic

Yes, many leaders are charismatic, t. E. Have certain exceptional personal qualities and competence. However, a careful study is that most successful leaders - not. Most of the world-famous personalities have their flaws and problems. more important for the leader of social skills than technical. It makes you charismatic and charming your business and mission. And not vice versa.

Of course, the charismatic leader spends fewer resources to produce results. However, the administrative system also works successfully, especially in the technical industries. On the other hand, the charismatic management system is more fragile, because at its center there is one person. Happened with this person - the system could collapse.

Myth # 3: Effective leadership is based on control, coercion and manipulation

Far from it. The most effective leadership based on personal example, the ability to inspire, respect and the ability to make decisions quickly.

Leadership works more on the future than on the past. "The leader, the one for whom you go to where to go do not dare." The main functions of the leader - save and protect, feed and Heating, Judge and to the right (A.Kalabin). And they are based on the basic human instinct of self-preservation and survival.

People follow a leader because they share his vision and purpose ...

A good leader helps people to become better than they are. It creates a work environment that attracts, keeps and motivates employees.

Myth 4: The leader - a man of high position / rank / title / title

True leadership is not based on the position. At its heart - the activity, efficiency and capacity. Many of us have witnessed, when the "leaders" simply appointed to these roles, which demoralized the people and harms business. Most companies try to identify and grow many leaders as possible. "Gore and partners" practicing "natural leadership example." They are not appointed leaders. They allow you to go upstairs by himself. People are attracted to those whom they respect, who can be an example, from whom they can learn and someone to emulate.

Myth 5. Good leaders have a higher level of education than other people

There is no connection between the number of diplomas, their prestige and level of leadership qualities. When it comes to the management of people, the best teacher - only experience better engine - will.

As they say, formal education will allow you to earn a living; self-education will bring you money, and will - power. As is known, the most famous gurus of business and politics do not always even finished university. They believed that "in business schools build wonderful models nonexistent world" (P.Draker). Learning - is learning the rules. Experience - the study of exceptions. Great leaders set their own rules.

conclusion

The best leadership development program have modern army in the developed countries. There you will always start from the bottom. Gradually you move higher and carefully evaluated. Your level of responsibility extends only to the growth of your experience. Experience following weeks and months of formal training and training.

A unique test for the true leaders - the time spent on the front, in the areas of fighting. It was there that people rapidly learn to control the relationships and conflicts. Control the balance between the overall objective and individual needs. War, unfortunately, quickly puts everyone on their place in life.

Army leadership development model, of course, can not be called perfect, but as long as it is an unattainable standard for most peace organizations.