EXEMPLARY CONCEPTS OF LEADERSHIP

October 12, 2017

Abstract

Leadership is an Art. It is not about a person’s Personality, but about a Person’s behavior, skills and abilities. A Great Leader possesses certain Personality traits that are unique, noticeable and represents his image in the minds of other people. This Project speaks about those Leadership traits that will help a person be identified as an efficient and notable Leader in any place and be an influencer to many aspirants of success in any organization.

Introduction

Leadership is nothing but an individual’s stand of excellence and success that is unique to each individual and is beyond age, gender, race and religious boundaries, ethnic and cultural borders, or any other variables. In Current Business Environment, each individual employee is motivated and encouraged to act like a leader, by taking responsibilities towards their role.

Leadership Concepts

A Leader is a person who leads the path of successful achievement of common goals. He is the one who first opens himself up for any kind of risks or problems that may arise in moving the path that all of them are headed towards. Good Leaders are not Born, they are made.

The Concepts that make a person a Leader are as below:

1.      Courage: As a Leader, a person needs to show courageous attitude. If he fears to take any action, he cannot expect his followers to do things in a manner that will help the company move towards their achievement of goals. They have to challenge the adversities, and embrace new opportunities that come in the way of growth, innovate and improve on the performances of theirs as well as their followers. Leaders do not wait for fate to smile upon them. They take risks, experiment on things and create new products, services or processes. They move forwards despite of making mistakes and facing failures. They learn from each of their mistakes and failures.

2.      Competence: Leaders are very competitive yet they bring out the best from all their followers. Dreams don’t turn into reality through actions of one single person. Dreams become a reality when the whole universe works towards the achievement of the dream. This is possible when a leader improves competition among his followers in giving out their best.

3.     Confidence: A Leader is always confident about their abilities, and make those extraordinary things happen. They have personal faith in their dreams and visions. They create the future. They have to make other people work towards common goals and make them speak in their language. Leadership is not one-way communication. It is two-way Communication. They have to involve their followers and bring out the Leaders even in the followers so that each one is encouraged to be a leader in their own way.

4.      Clarity: A Leader is recognized by their behavior and not by their title. In Nepali context, A Leader is recognized by the number of title they possess and by the amount of popularity they have. But in current business scenario all over the world, a Leader is someone who has clarity in their vision and mission and has clear explanation to all their actions. They stand up for their beliefs and also make their beliefs stand up for them.

5.      Coaching: Leaders coach and empower those around them and bring out the best of contributions from each of their followers. Leaders strengthen everyone’s capacity to deliver the promises they make and give out their best. They make people strong, committed and capable of facing anything in order to deliver the best outcome. Leaders are expected to deliver the results that feel sense of power and personalized ownership. They encourage their team and work towards achievement of common Organizational goal. They become the models of their behavior they expect of others. They must be clear about their guiding principles.

6.     Character: They must be the role model for all their subordinates and follow a strict principles and traits. Their character must not be negatively judged. They have to be positive and show appreciation to others who give out innovation, perform their best and celebrate victories and values. Encouragement of others in performing their best must be their value. Recognition of competencies must be one-to-one with many people and also they have to recognize the efficiency of their followers and bring it to the notice of the organization.

 

Key elements to strengthen the practice of Leadership:

·         Leaders must model the way for others to follow.

·         They must be an inspiration to shared vision of the group

·         They must challenge the process to help others learn from the mistakes and failures and achieve success

·         They must enable others to act by giving the best Coach

·         They must encourage the heart by believing in the abilities of the followers

Nepali Context of Leadership:

Leadership in Nepal has been judged by the number of titles a person owns, or the number of people who flatter about him, the number of interviews he faces and number of times he appears in the newspaper or on television. Nepali Leaders are not judged by Performance. They follow a style where there is significant gap between a leader and his follower.

In Nepal, Leadership is not the one about credibility and consistency. It is about making noise and getting noticed. Hence, the Leadership of Dr. Ram Shreshta of Dhulikel Hospital, who created one of the finest Institution in 15 years, is not recognized. It is individuals like Dr. Ram Shreshta that helps society move in a very successful manner. But they go unnoticed due to the fact that Nepali Culture accepts Leadership with a desire of publicity and not the genuine Leadership quality.

Conclusion:

Leadership is not about fame or popularity. Leadership is about becoming a role model and leading a path of success. Leadership is well defined by the level of confidence, character, courage, and the ability to lead a path of achievement of organizational common goals. It is about making all people coordinate and bring out the best of themselves.