What is a true leader?
I have always thought that managers are the ones who do things right, while leaders are people who do the right thing. This statement brings me back to my earlier post about the five C’s to successful management. A good manager will ensure that the process, whatever it may be, is as efficient as possible, whereas a good leader will ensure that their employees are being effective.
In my experience, I came across one of the best quotes that describe a true leader. Ironically, this quote was written between 300 and 600 B.C. by a Chinese Philosopher, Lao Tzu. What really hits home is the last sentence!“The best of all leaders is the one who helps people so eventually they don’t need him. Then comes the one they love and admire. Then comes the one they fear. The worst is the one who lets people push him around. People don’t trust a leader who doesn’t trust them. The best leader says little, but when he speaks people listen and when he is finished with his work, the people say we did it ourselves.”
A great speaker once said the following, which I live by in everything I do: “Leadership is the challenge to be something more than average!”
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