Post by freewill on Mar 17, 2009 21:03:35 GMT 8
Greetings!
Let me start with the saying “Many are called, but very few are chosen...” Come April 19, 2009 we would be electing our new set of officers who will eventually lead us as a team. With this is mind, allow me to share some pointers to future leader they must remember and the responsibilities’ the job entails. Here as follows;
• To become a leader, be very clear that you are willing, not seeking. It is the kind of role you are chosen for- you usually cannot volunteer. (But beware! that in times of troubles; You DON’T say you never asked for it, neither you wanted the job for it was like saying that your member had made the wrong decision in choosing you as their leader.. You always inherit both the GOOD and the BAD sirs.)
• Leadership is dangerous. While who are in leadership can on the one hand move men and women for tremendous good. At the same time, we hold the power to do , irreparable damage to our members by the mistakes we make. (Don’t make decisions or announcements unless you are sure of it and you don’t forget anyone.) Make sense?
• Leadership requires the heart and the head. Don’t treat your members like children, but it is best to treat them with adult respect. (Huwag mo silang tetestingin,, believe me mga sir! It will create chaos among the group..)
• Respect is gained, not required. Begging for the respect you want only diminishes your stand as leader.
• Leadership entails loyalty; you cannot lead your team while you are playing with another team ... It’s even about consistency-- you don’t say “see you all in the games” and be out of sight afterwards. Waiting, for us, is agonizing, frustrating, and demoralizing…
• Lastly, whenever you will feel like quitting just because it seemed to you, all has failed after all what you’ve done… Don’t you ever, ever, ever, put the blame to someone, especially any of your members! As the cause of your misery. The most courageous way to deal with it is to take it all upon you as every good leader should do.
Furthermore, here are some “POWER POINTS” I borrowed from the book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make”
How dictators like to operate:
1. Hoard decisions.
2. Make decisions alone, in a vacuum.
3. View truth and wisdom as primarily their domain as the leader.
4. Restrict decisions to an elite group.
5. Surprise their workers with edicts from above.
How facilitators lead:
1. Push decisions down-line.
2. Involve others as much as possible in key decisions.
3. View truth and wisdom as being distributed throughout the organization.
4. Be a developer.
5. See their people as their greatest resource for ideas that will make them—and their people—successful.
6. Give their people space to make decisions.
7. Let those who are responsible decide how the jobs will be done.
When the best leader’s work is done, the people will say, “We did it ourselves!”
Let me start with the saying “Many are called, but very few are chosen...” Come April 19, 2009 we would be electing our new set of officers who will eventually lead us as a team. With this is mind, allow me to share some pointers to future leader they must remember and the responsibilities’ the job entails. Here as follows;
• To become a leader, be very clear that you are willing, not seeking. It is the kind of role you are chosen for- you usually cannot volunteer. (But beware! that in times of troubles; You DON’T say you never asked for it, neither you wanted the job for it was like saying that your member had made the wrong decision in choosing you as their leader.. You always inherit both the GOOD and the BAD sirs.)
• Leadership is dangerous. While who are in leadership can on the one hand move men and women for tremendous good. At the same time, we hold the power to do , irreparable damage to our members by the mistakes we make. (Don’t make decisions or announcements unless you are sure of it and you don’t forget anyone.) Make sense?
• Leadership requires the heart and the head. Don’t treat your members like children, but it is best to treat them with adult respect. (Huwag mo silang tetestingin,, believe me mga sir! It will create chaos among the group..)
• Respect is gained, not required. Begging for the respect you want only diminishes your stand as leader.
• Leadership entails loyalty; you cannot lead your team while you are playing with another team ... It’s even about consistency-- you don’t say “see you all in the games” and be out of sight afterwards. Waiting, for us, is agonizing, frustrating, and demoralizing…
• Lastly, whenever you will feel like quitting just because it seemed to you, all has failed after all what you’ve done… Don’t you ever, ever, ever, put the blame to someone, especially any of your members! As the cause of your misery. The most courageous way to deal with it is to take it all upon you as every good leader should do.
Furthermore, here are some “POWER POINTS” I borrowed from the book “The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make”
How dictators like to operate:
1. Hoard decisions.
2. Make decisions alone, in a vacuum.
3. View truth and wisdom as primarily their domain as the leader.
4. Restrict decisions to an elite group.
5. Surprise their workers with edicts from above.
How facilitators lead:
1. Push decisions down-line.
2. Involve others as much as possible in key decisions.
3. View truth and wisdom as being distributed throughout the organization.
4. Be a developer.
5. See their people as their greatest resource for ideas that will make them—and their people—successful.
6. Give their people space to make decisions.
7. Let those who are responsible decide how the jobs will be done.
When the best leader’s work is done, the people will say, “We did it ourselves!”
