Unit-3
The Boss in you judges the people; the Leader
in you understands the people
The boss judges, means
coming to quick judgement or trying to brand a subordinate, where as the Leader
in you understands the people, means a Leader will invest time to understand his/her
subordinates better and evaluate their understanding to relate with the
subordinates.
A good Leader will not
sit on judgments he will strive to understand. Sometimes judgements go wrong
and it does severe damage in terms of people handling skills, which finally results
in attrition.
People development is a
continuous process where there should not be room for judgments, it should only
be understanding and accepting the difference. Human mind is dynamic
and the Attitude keeps changing. Here is a short story to understand, why we should not judge keeping a person
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn to not judge things too quickly. So, he sent them each on a quest, in turn, to go and look at a pear tree that was a great distance away.
The first son went in
the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son
in the fall.
When they had all gone
and come back, he called them together to describe what they had seen.
The first son said that
the tree was ugly, bent, and twisted.
The second son said no,
it was covered with green buds and full of promise.
The third son
disagreed. He said it was laden with blossoms that smelled so sweet and
looked so beautiful, it was the most graceful thing he had ever seen.
The last son disagreed
with all of them; he said it was ripe and drooping with fruit, full of life
and fulfilment.
The man then explained
to his sons that they were all correct, because they had each seen but one
season in the tree's life.
He told them that you
cannot judge a tree, or a person, by only one season, and that the essence of
who they are - and the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life - can
only be measured at the end, when all the seasons are up. If you give up when
it's winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your
summer, fulfilment of your fall. Don't let the pain of one season destroy the
joy of all the rest.
Subordinates needs to be
given chance to prove themselves over a period of time, Remember, the boss in you might
judge but the Leader in you will understand.
In order to evaluate
whether there is a Leader or boss in you ask yourself the following questions
1.
Do you deal with your subordinates based
on your judgement?
2.
Do you judge your subordinates based on
their performance?
3.
Do you judge your subordinates based on
their results?
4.
Do you judge your subordinates based on
others opinions?
5.
Do you spend time with subordinates on
one to one basis?
6.
Do you coach your subordinates on
regular basis?
The above questions
might give you an idea of whether you are sitting on Judgements or whether you
are investing your time to understand your subordinates
Time
spent on understanding people is never wasted
M.L.Narendra
Kumar
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