Leadership Simplified-Part-9-Leader Leads from the Front, Leads from Besides and Leads from the Back
Leader Leads from the Front, Leads from Besides and
Leads from the Back
A Leader
Understands the subordinates and knows when to lead from the front, when to
Lead from besides and when to Lead from the back. Leaders who can understand such situations
wins the respect & Trust of their team members. Here are the situations in
which Leaders lead in different ways:
Leaders
Leads from the Front- When their subordinates are novice i.e. when
their skills and knowledge is untested. Leaders know When, why and how to
demonstrate their experience in such situation. such an act will increase the
trust between the Leader and the subordinates.
Leaders
Leads from Beside – When the subordinates move from novice to a
dependent stage, Leaders walks besides them to handle unforeseen difficulties
and challenges that comes all the way. Such an act will help the subordinates
improve their ability and reduce their dependence on their Leaders
Leaders
Leads from the Back- When the subordinates are confident about
their performance, they are seen as an experts by the stake holders, in such a
stage Leaders leads from the back and stand behind the subordinates for their
decisions and actions. At this stage leaders live with a principle that
Responsibility can be Delegated but not the Accountability.
Remember,
some of your subordinates wants you to stand in the front as a Teacher, some
wants you to hold your hands as a Mentor and some wants you to stand as a Moral
support, identify who requires what.
True Leaders Lead from various positions,
irrespective of their Position
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