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Leadership is simple: Be proactive and do the right thing. That’s it. But being proactive and doing the right thing is often painful and difficult, so people a
by alexmingoia 7y ago
Leadership is simple: Be proactive and do the right thing.
That’s it. But being proactive and doing the right thing is often painful and difficult, so people avoid it.
We typically think of leaders as people being at the top of an organizational hierarchy, but everyone in an organization can be a leader according to this definition. Leadership doesn't arise from assuming a role, it arises from using one's role to further the objectives of the organization.
You don’t need books and instructions on how to be a leader. You just need to step up to the plate and have the courage to be one.
- jojo2000 7y agoThis. The leader is the target and his/her actions will be scrutinized and critisized. Yet if you build upon your team and create mutual trust, people will follow you and work really hard. That's the rewarding part of the job. Regarding higher-ups, you have to choose wisely, most of the time it's very difficult because you give them what they want, but it costs a lot of time, energy and money. Be pedagogic, explain, and explain. The most difficult part is when you want to take action that doesn't give reward instantly (CI/refactoring/...). Until they've been bitten by this, they won't understand. But you won't know beforehand, so ask the question in interviews ! Promote your best teammates eagerly and give them responsibilities. Share as much information as possible with the team. Enforce collective decision processes based on technical merit and cost (RFC-style), to rally everyone to the chosen solution.