Leadership is a precious gift.
‘Sharing the credits makes you a good manager, taking the blame makes you a great leader!’
We all know them, bosses who micro manage their staff by telling them how to do their work. Bosses who frustrate innovation and new ideas. Bosses who only share credits when targets are met. Bosses who are feared and respected by their employees. But never loved.
Why become bosses like this?
- They are appointed not chosen
- They feel inferior to their staffs knowledge
- They are afraid to make mistakes
- They are reacting instead of acting
- They make their staff accountable
- They lack humor
‘Relax and laugh. Life finds its way!’
You can’t control life and you can’t control people all the time. Things often go in unexpected ways. It is a funny twist of life. It requires leadership to deal with new challenges. The best way to deal with it is with a little humor. Take a little distance. That is what real leaders do best. Accept, relax, laugh and go on with their plan.
‘Don’t be afraid to lose control but keep your eyes on the goal!’
What makes leaders really great?
- They serve their people
- They trust their staffs knowledge
- They accept brilliant failures
- They set goals
- They make themselves accountable
- They embrace humor
Bosses try to be in control by taking back control. Leader know they are in control by giving up control.
‘Take life seriously, yourself lightly!’
Bosses try very hard to be a boss. Leaders never try to be a leader. Leadership is not a title or a trophy. It is living by example. Leadership is a precious gift.
‘You become a leader the moment your people make you a leader!’
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2 年So important.Thank you Kees van der Ent.
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2 年Kees van der Ent I think you captured it well in the quote “You become a leader the moment your people make you a leader!”. Leadership is not a title, it is earned due to the people you may be leading because you win their hearts.
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2 年Kees van der Ent Salam Peace to a Peaceful Soul as You Kees, it's been awhile! Yes, I always like what you wrote , what motivates to ignite the engine of our fellow HappySoul MindfulHeart&Soul. Leader it's kinda of ohh! MY best is the bestful leadership of all . Tell me, you feel like you are at chain working for something or you are working for Happiness ?? , Priceless Job Keen Van a priceless TIME , Happy SoulfulSoul. MindfulHeart HappySoul is pattern that could and should be added in a Happy thesaurus or dictionaries for the children's of today the generations next can embrace if does it deep happiness LEADER should be ? It says that I'AM NOT A ROBOT, does It appears to the appropriate word of under a Manager boss or a HappySoul LEADER ? WHO'S GOT TO BE SCREWED ? Who does the SCREWS and Who gonna be the SCREWS ? Where does the SCREWS came from? Ah! Challenging to think tank the tank thinkable. At END No one beat A HappySoul LEADER , the process it may a questions to filtered one SoulfulSoul to a MindfulHeart for the HAPPINESS of ALL.
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2 年I agree with you Kees van der Ent , leaders are made and Mar by the people. Leadership is a gift from others. leaders are born not made.