Recently I was evaluated by my Boss. He said that my leadership character quality is bad! The reason was not so clear, but it seems like he said that because my physical appearance doesn't impress him so much.
Well, I was completely lost in that conversation. I thought my Boss was not fair and that he must had said something wrong.
Whatever it was, I took it as an evaluation and I try to realize that this could be a good lesson for me.
But the question keep circling in my mind: "How do you measure the quality of someone's leadership?" Maybe one of you ever experienced the same fate like I did, so I tried to find out about it.
Well, there are many article and comment about leadership. Wikipedia described it as the process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task. So, I think, leadership has something to do with other people. Either my action affecting other or other people affect my action.
In my case, I think my Boss wants me to perform better towards my team. So I search again to find what are the qualities that I need to become a good leader and I found these points from a good article about leadership:
1. Get talking: a good communication skill is always needed to become an effective leader so that you can deliver your mission to your team in a way that they can understand you :).
2. Get things moving: (now this one is hard for me) you have to be able to motivate your team instead of being their watch-dog.
3. Teamwork: two heads are better than one! A good leader must be able to trust his/her employee and share responsibilities. Let them do it in their own way.
4. Never stop learning: never think that you are already a good leader. Never be ashamed to ask advice from other, sharing your problems with other more experienced leader and always take advantage from a nearby bookstore ;).
But, I think again, that I have possessed some of those values. Well, maybe you can learn from Kristine Geimure, a successful young entrepreneur. She mentioned 7 mistakes that leaders usually do:
1. Neglecting workers.
2. Not being able to handle criticisms.
3. Unable to delegate responsibilities.
4. Knowing everything.
5. Procrastination.
6. Lack of focus.
7. Afraid to change.
So, what do you think? Do you have a good leadership qualities, yet? He3... have fun everyone!!!
