A REAL LEADER

A real leader leads people. He or she does not lead machines or processes. And why not? Because you can’t lead machines or processes! When it comes to leadership, it is people that you people. You lead their minds and hearts. You lead them into the future from the present. You lead them by inspiring a bright future that bridges the gap between the present state and the desired state. When it comes to machines, a person manages the machine’s activities, maintenance, use, etc. But not so with people. People can hardly be managed at all and if you do find a way to manage them, they will resent you for it! And in the long term, all your techniques, manipulations, games, control, etc. will fail. Witness what’s happening in the Middle Eastern Countries.

So, a real leader leads people and leads them by bringing out the best in them via empowering them to be their best selves— to learn how to do self-leadership and to become leaders. The circle completes, leaders create the next-generation leaders! So are you doing that? Have you begun? Are you ready for this as a stretch goal?