Leadership - People do what they see

A study leaders about how they acquired the leadership skills the following results. Natural gift - 10%, Result of a crisis - 5%, Influence of another leader - 85%. Only leaders are able to develop other leaders. A sergeant wrote 35 years after the war from Normandy to his commander Dick Winters "I'll never forget seeing forward to halfway towards the target. You became my inspiration. And all who were with me felt the same. "

Winters always said "It may not have been the best commander of the war, but I always tried." People simply do what they see. Leaders are visionaries but also very practical. Hanz Finzel writes: "The leaders are paid for dreaming. The higher the leadership, more is necessary to analyze the future. " At the same time, leaders are practical enough to know that a vision without action will not get anywhere. Remember to follow these three points:

1. Fans will always be watching what you do. If the heads are late, employees feel they have the same privilegio.Si heads are cut, employees will take them. People do what they see.


2. It is easier to teach what is right to do what is right. Many are those who say, "Do as I say, not as I do." One of the challenges as a leader is to elevate your lifestyle to the level of his teachings. Nothing is more confusing that people who give good advice but set a bad example. John Wooden used to say to his players: "Show me what you do, do not tell me what you do."

3. We should strive to change ourselves before trying to improve others. Leaders are responsible for the performance of their people, they can monitor their progress, act as agents of change. But as leader, the first person you need to direct it myself. The parameter of excellence should be higher for me than for others.

The same applies to the implementation of the strategy. No wonder we see that the major organizational transformation processes fall if the leader is not a clear sponsor of that change. They can make the best technology implementation, but then if the leader does not use it, teams minimize the importance of it. It can implement the best management model, but if the leader is facing another report, you will lose the reason to keep him alive. The most precious gift a leader can give to others is a good example.