A famous Quote says “A Leader is someone who inspires others
to follow”. So in my opinion Leadership is not about getting things done, it is
about your actions that make others to inspire and follow.
Let me come to the topic why I mentioned Leader under the
topic Manager. Dad is my first leader I saw at home, a good teacher is the
second leader I saw at school, a good professor is the third leader I saw
during my college and after my college; a good manager is the only leader I
spend most time with. After your college, the only person who educates us is
our Manager. Knowingly or unknowingly the managers become the turning pages for
most books. They become the reason for success and failures of many.
I see most successful students always name their teacher for
the success; it is so real in corporate world also. In simple words, Managers
are like aroma that comes out of the perfume, they cannot be measured by the
quantity and the color. It is always the quality that matters
If I think of myself as a person and I can easily observe my
character and behavior went through lot of changes and today I can proudly say,
my leaders are responsible for all my good and I blame myself for all my bad.
In my opinion, the first and foremost important characteristic
for any leader is “Availability”. A manager need not be smart, a manager need
not be a solution for all problems, or a manager need not be successful but
needs to be available. Availability solves most problems.
Availability gives the team a sense of ownership; the moment
the availability is sensed, the manager is seen as a medicine. Medicine is always
the sign of Trust and confidence than cure. Success goes with the medicine and
failures go with the severity of the disease.
Once the availability is felt, each and every member of the
team will start to own the manager as a possession. This possession creates an
unshakable respect for the manager. The respect changes the word manager to “MY
Manager”. The word “My Manager” creates a sentiment, feeling and more than life
time achievement for any manager and he becomes possessive and very protective
towards the team and the team becomes “My Team”. Such chemistry is often seen only in
Families, where Dad is the leader who takes care of his kids and his entire
family and that is why most teams in corporate add family to their team name . Team - My Team, Manager - My Manager may sound simple but
they are more sensible chemistry that succeeded many things including Freedom. I
can assuredly say all the world’s greatest innovation, invention and success
are born only from such “MY Team’s and My Managers”
Such a great manager is always a true inspiration and such
an inspiration will always be considered as a Great Leader
This is my observation from a living example. I am proud that I worked under such a great leader and I will definitely cultivate this as my character.
:)
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