Unit-7

Bosses like people who agrees, Leaders encourage differences

Let’s understand the context behind which the above difference has been derived. When I say “Bosses like people who agrees”, I mean they prefer “Yes Men” around them whereas when I say Leaders encourage differences, I mean they like to be challenged and they welcome the differences.

Sometimes, organisation suffer from good ideas where bosses would like to push their ideas & they prevent their subordinates from giving an alternative idea, such organisation reaches a quick saturation and finds difficult to reach the top. Whereas Leaders encourages ideas and are willing to debate on the differences, it encourages the subordinates to open up more and organisation becomes innovative & keep growing at their desired phase.

When bosses are surrendered by “Yes Man” they are sunk in vanity and by the time they realise their mistakes enough of damages are done, whereas Leaders encourage differences which is debated and evaluated, in such situation, organisations will have fresh thoughts. 

When subordinates disagrees, it doesn’t mean they are cynical, it also means they have an alternative views with them, bosses discourages disagreements and hence land up having people who would contribute within their scope of work, whereas Leaders welcomes disagreements, which inspires subordinates to go beyond the scope of work.

In this fast change world knowledge and information is not only vested in the hands of the experienced, it is easily accessible to all, hence subordinates do have their perspectives, this truth is understood by the Leaders and hence they have a cohesive team under them, whereas Bosses are restoring to concept of “ boss is always right”

Ask yourself the following questions

1.   Do you have “Yes Men” around you?

2.   Do you encourage people to differ with you?
3.   Do you push your ideas?
4.   Do you seek ideas and debate on it?
5.   Are you considerate about subordinates who agree with you? 

    By answering the above question, you can understand whether there is a boss in you who is confined with your own thoughts or whether there is a Leader in you who would like have multiple thoughts?

Difference of opinion leads to inquiry and inquiry to the truth

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809.