What Is Leadership? « DawnBringer3D

17
Aug/090

What Is Leadership?

Have you ever wondered what this means? Has anyone in your organization ever defined it?

It is very important to understand what is real leadership and what is not. Here is a check list:

Leadership is about producing results. Exactly, being cool and charismatic is not enough. Is your team doing the right things?
Leadership is about responsibility. It is not about money, title, age (see http://www.dawnbringer3d.com/?p=174).. Do you take responsibility or are you shifting the burden to others?
Leadership is about honesty, we are humans after all. A great leader understands he cannot do everything by himself instead he shares the responsibility. Can you be honest?
Leadership is about visibility, set examples. By the way, this is one of the most important things to remember during changes. Do you practise what you preach?
Leadership is about trust, people trust him and you trust your team. Sharing the responsibility again for one and, for example, not shooting the messenger who brings the bad news. Are you able to trust to your team members? What about your boss?