Why Should Anyone Be Led by You

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Derek Mitchell Dr. Sum BUED 101 10/15/12 Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? Ever good leader should ask themselves a very important question, “Why should anyone be led by you?” This question strikes fear into most executives in the business world down to their core. They realize that they cannot do anything without any followers, and in these hard times followers are hard to find. However, only great leaders can excel by influencing and capturing the hearts and minds of their followers. But, how can a leader accomplish all of these things while still be effective. Of course they need to have vision in order to be able to see whom their ideas affect. They also need the energy in order to carry out with these ideas. They also must have the authority in order command these ideas in to action. And finally they must have the strategic direction so he can implement these ideas and put the actions together so they can produce an outcome. However, even with these four traits it is not enough to be an effective leader. Great leaders have additional qualities one of them is showing their followers that they are human and have weaknesses. This is very important because no one want to work for a person who is seemingly perfect. If a person seems perfect then they do not appear to need any help, so to help your employees feel wanted and important show that their presence is needed and wanted. With this quality is important because it helps build collaboration and solidarity between leader and employee. But, a great leader must not expose fatal flaws to their employees though, they must pick flaw so they other can relate or see as strength. Another quality that a great leader should have is to be able to become a sensor. They need to able to interpret interpersonal cues, needing to detect what is going on without others having to spell it out. This can be
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