Good Leader vs The Hypocrites

Is a leader born or made? Some people are born with endowing abilities to be a leader while others are improving to some particular skills of becoming a leader. 

“Leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.” 

-John Maxwell

Some leaders used their power for empowerment. Subordinates lose their confidence due to leaders who are greedy to power, whose very obsequious almost to a servile degree. This kind of leadership is hypocrisy! Why? Because they are only claiming to have higher standards which is delusional. 

Leaders nowadays thought that they are God, that they can do anything because of their position and power. Remember only God is God and people are people. God is perfect and people are not, God is good all the time but people changes. 

In leadership you should prove the difference between success and failure. A good leader knows how to turn a vision into a realistic goal of success. “Honesty is the best policy” so once a leader is honest it is for sure the followers will follow the same values and core beliefs. This is called integrity! A truly good leader succeeds because of honesty and having an integrity as well.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going, a song lyrics somehow I heard before that may pronounce positivity. If you are motivated and you sees every situation in a positive aspects well, congratulations! because you have the ability of being a leader. A truly motivated leader inspires their subordinates not only by words but through actions. Persuading other people is really a hard thing to do, but if you set a good example and you can handle it well your subordinates will follow you. That’s great!

A workplace is a place to admire and not a place to fear. Sometimes hearing the word “boss” is scary but in reality a boss or what we called manager is somehow the leader we have in our workplace. If we have a boss who are truly a leader we can establish a good rapport and maintain the peaceful and joyful environment while we are working. A boss who doesn’t take advantage but empower his subordinates is truly a leader. A person who doesn’t blame people but get every problem fixed resembles a good leadership. In a workplace where he always say let’s go and let’s do it  instead of going and doing it by your own. A boss who doesn’t intimidate but relying on every people in his workplace are truly good leaders, he doesn’t command instead he ask and includes his subordinates opinion in every decision making. A good leader knows how everything is being done not just by knowledge but as well as by skills. The most important thing of having a good leader is the way he give credits to his subordinates not only to take credits by the work of others! When all of these traits are emphasized by a company on choosing their trusted leaders, every employee will lasts and love their workplace indeed. Be wise in choosing who will lead your company they may be a good one but sometimes they may be the pretenders and hypocrites...

By: Maerz

The Leader in You

“Your value does not decrease for someone’s inability to see your worth”

   Every person has distinct personality and this is how we are created by God. You cannot be me and who I am cannot be the same as who you are. We are made by the image of God (Genesis 1:26) which is sets apart from animals, we are created as a rational, volitional agent. In other words as a human being we can reason and choose. This is a reflection of God’s intellect and freedom. 

     Life is too short for anything else. A person doesn’t need to be extravagant just to show others that he/she is capable. If someone valued you as a person, they can see your talent, hardwork and loyalty no need to show it. If they do not see the real value of you maybe its time to take a brand new start and go to where you are celebrated and not just tolerated.

     A leader who do not see the value of an employees do not last, anyways. A true leader can see an employees talent and hard work because it is their job to recognize the value of their people and encourage them accordingly with PRIDE.

     A good leader knows how to PROMOTE an employee where in he can  see the progress not only the mistakes. A good leader knows how to give REWARD. It is a give and take situation when you do good you will be rewarded because he can give recognition to the good service and achievemnent you’ve made. A good leader will encourage an employee to get INVOLVE or participate in an activity or situation where you can learn more and not for his selfish gains only. A good leader know how to DEFEND his subordinates and not to put them always at risk just for his own certainty. A good leader always EMPOWER his people to make them stronger and for them to gain more self esteem in claiming their rights. A person who always threaten and puts you down is not suitable to be a leader.

     Integrity is a by far most important asset of being a leader. It is doing the right thing at the right time with or without anybody is watching is an asset of a great leader. Most people quit their jobs because of a deal-breaking behavior possessed by their superior:

• To make oneself look better at the expense of others, he/she represent it as his/her own accomplishment.
• Maligning, defaming, vilifying or badmouthing others just to make financial and position advancement.
• Credit taking for someone else’s work and effort.
• Damaging someone’s reputation by spreading false rumors.
• Claiming that he/she can do all the works and responsibility even its not her job pretending he/she can do it all. (Showing off)
• Lie of omission where in telling a lie just to cover up wrongdoings.

“Honesty is a very expensive gift – don’t expect it from cheap leaders” By Warren Buffet

     Just like a mirror, what you see is what you are. If you want to see fault to others it is very easy for you to notice and points on their mistakes and wrongdoings, just like mirroring of your insecurities. It is just a plain ego, your attitude to be perfectionist and stating that you are better than anyone else. It is very pessimistic to always look on the negative side of others, you are just making yourself deppressed. Why not look on the positive aspects to see the brighter colors of life.

    If you are a leader, be curious about people. A simple human curiosity will help you know other people better. Instead of thinking if others did something right or wrong just think about why they did it. Leaders should be aware and look after the larger meaning of life, yes it is very easy to find faults with people but the question is as simply as this- if you want to find the beauty of life, appreciate and look at something good in every person you will meet. If you want to live a miserable life then go ahead and be a perfectionist. The choice is simply yours!

• If he sees mistake, I see a lesson and learned,
• If he sees a shadow, I see the light and spreadt it
• If he sees the sun, I see the whole universe
• If he sees the youth, I see the brighter future ahead.
• If he sees success, I see a journey.
• If he sees me as nothing but stranger, I see him as something like my future friend.

“If you want to see the true measure of man, watch how he treats his employees, not his equals.” By J.K Rowling