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leaders never ask their subordinates to do what they under normal
circumstances would not. No amount of motivation or inspirational
communication from leaders can ever be substitutes for actions that
show teams that their leaders can walk the talk and that they really
believe in the ideals and principles they preach to the rest of
the team. There is no tool as effective in making teams conjoin
their actions with the ideas of their leaders, as the leaders themselves
doing what they believe in. And consequently, the respect that the
leaders command from the teams, achieves far more by way of results
and goodwill than does mere blind obedience. It ensures that teams
follow their leaders because they choose to, not because they have
to.
There are other qualities that leaders must
have to be effective in their dealings with team members. One is
an explicitly stated willingness to learn from others. This will
always stand them in good stead besides yielding valuable feedback
from the teams. Next is the virtue of sharing credit with teams
for all successes. This brings leaders closer to their teams and
makes the communication of ideas and suggestions easier. Also, the
simplest way to motivate team members to collectively share goals
and responsibilities is to link their individual growths with the
collective success of the teams. This way, the organisation grows
stronger with each individual contributing his or her share to the
success of the team.
Leaders are really the faces of companies.
Therefore, their conduct must be impeccable, and their actions exemplary,
always. It is only when the reins are in capable hands that an organisation
can have any chance of success.
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