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Since leadership requires lots of human <-> human interactions, involving empathy and other illogical behaviors, are you sure this is the role you should seek?
by chupa-chups 7y ago
Since leadership requires lots of human <-> human interactions, involving empathy and other illogical behaviors, are you sure this is the role you should seek?
This is an honest question. Suppose someone with not-so-good skills in arts wants to pursue a career as an artist, s/he would have quite a steep learning curve ahead.
Speaking as someone on the autism spectrum (though I don't like to identify myself this way) having leadership experience, my personal life improved after I was able to detach myself from people management.
There are lots of career paths available which skip people management.
- TimTheTinker 7y agoI already am and have been in various leadership roles at my church - volunteer groups, a bible study, etc. I seem to do OK in those contexts, and I think it's largely because of a years-long, intense leadership training internship I went through in my late teens at the same church, as well as an incredibly supportive and fun social group I was with for years. Much of operating in social contexts involves understanding roles and social expectations in those roles. That understanding doesn't come naturally, but I have found that I can pick it up. So I do have some confidence that I could eventually lead well at work with enough of a commitment to learning what I don't naturally pick up.