Posted on Oct 7, 2015
Do you agree (3) Things Leadership Is NOT?
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Do you agree (3) Things Leadership Is NOT?
Leadership Is NOT a Position
Leadership Is NOT Power
Leadership Is NOT Pride
RP Members and Connections this is one of those lost Questions that was lost and It has been a while since I've posted something on Leadership, so here we go.
RP members do you agree or disagree with this author's assessment on the (3) things that leadership is NOT?
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by Dianna Booher Author, speaker, consultant. Leadership communication, executive presence, presentations, CEO at http://www.BooherResearch.com
Leadership—or the lack of it—has been the theme of the last decade. From political pundits, to convention keynoters, to sports team coaches, everybody claims to want a cadre of leaders to carry out their mission.
So for all the talk, training techniques, and tips on the topic, you’d think everyone would have the concept down by now. But not so. A few carrying the title of leader are still off track.
Leadership Is NOT a Position
Real leadership requires personal influence—persuasion afforded by a long track record of strong relationships built by trust. That reserve of trust may have been built by any number of things:
Direct, clear communication without intention to deceive
Consistency ̶̶ ̶̶ actions that match your words
Transparency and openness
Explanations about goals and decisions
A private life that matches the public life
Competence
Concern and compassion for others
An upbeat, positive attitude about the future
When others observe these attitudes in a leader, the personal influence compels them to listen with an open mind—and often to accept the leader’s ideas and opinions as their own.
When the personal influence is missing, a positional title often demands little more than a “hearing”—often met with open skepticism.
Leadership Is NOT Power
Positional power comes from a title—to hire, fire, write a traffic ticket, dismiss from a sports team. But members in all levels of our society have such power. The cashier has “power” to stop buyers before they walk out of store without paying for an item. The librarian has “power” to charge for an overdue book. The night security guard in the building lobby has power to turn visitors away if they don’t have a proper ID to enter the building.
But people in these positions would not necessarily be showing leadership to stop the thief, fine the book borrower, or turn away the building visitor.
Leadership comes from a higher order of power—one not simply granted by the position or title someone holds.
Leadership has to be earned. Your followers grant it. To know if you are a leader, look behind you to see if there are followers.
Leadership Is NOT Pride
Whenever I go to a conference, I’m not surprised to see the most successful attendees in the group taking the most notes. They never stop learning, growing, reflecting, tweaking to make themselves and their businesses better. The less successful often lean back as if they know it all already.
The greatest leaders demonstrate deep humility. Not a false humility, but a genuine humility. Because of their wisdom, they know the vast potential for human growth, and the standards for themselves and their own achievements remain extremely high.
The humble leader listens—to new ideas, to feedback, to those lower “on the food chain” with a different perspective. The humble leader understands that their greatest accomplishment often comes as a result from intake, not outgo.
Effective leaders communicate a lot about position, power, and pride—without ever saying a word.
Dianna Booher is the bestselling author of more than 46 books, published in 26 languages. She consults, writes, and speaks on leadership communication, executive presence, productivity, and faith. Her latest books include What MORE Can I Say: Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It, Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader and Communicate With Confidence. National media such as Good Morning America, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, Forbes.com, CNN International, NPR, Success, and Entrepreneur have interviewed her for opinions on critical workplace communication issues. http://www.booherresearch.com
Leadership Is NOT a Position
Leadership Is NOT Power
Leadership Is NOT Pride
RP Members and Connections this is one of those lost Questions that was lost and It has been a while since I've posted something on Leadership, so here we go.
RP members do you agree or disagree with this author's assessment on the (3) things that leadership is NOT?
SEE ENTIRE ARTICLE BELOW
by Dianna Booher Author, speaker, consultant. Leadership communication, executive presence, presentations, CEO at http://www.BooherResearch.com
Leadership—or the lack of it—has been the theme of the last decade. From political pundits, to convention keynoters, to sports team coaches, everybody claims to want a cadre of leaders to carry out their mission.
So for all the talk, training techniques, and tips on the topic, you’d think everyone would have the concept down by now. But not so. A few carrying the title of leader are still off track.
Leadership Is NOT a Position
Real leadership requires personal influence—persuasion afforded by a long track record of strong relationships built by trust. That reserve of trust may have been built by any number of things:
Direct, clear communication without intention to deceive
Consistency ̶̶ ̶̶ actions that match your words
Transparency and openness
Explanations about goals and decisions
A private life that matches the public life
Competence
Concern and compassion for others
An upbeat, positive attitude about the future
When others observe these attitudes in a leader, the personal influence compels them to listen with an open mind—and often to accept the leader’s ideas and opinions as their own.
When the personal influence is missing, a positional title often demands little more than a “hearing”—often met with open skepticism.
Leadership Is NOT Power
Positional power comes from a title—to hire, fire, write a traffic ticket, dismiss from a sports team. But members in all levels of our society have such power. The cashier has “power” to stop buyers before they walk out of store without paying for an item. The librarian has “power” to charge for an overdue book. The night security guard in the building lobby has power to turn visitors away if they don’t have a proper ID to enter the building.
But people in these positions would not necessarily be showing leadership to stop the thief, fine the book borrower, or turn away the building visitor.
Leadership comes from a higher order of power—one not simply granted by the position or title someone holds.
Leadership has to be earned. Your followers grant it. To know if you are a leader, look behind you to see if there are followers.
Leadership Is NOT Pride
Whenever I go to a conference, I’m not surprised to see the most successful attendees in the group taking the most notes. They never stop learning, growing, reflecting, tweaking to make themselves and their businesses better. The less successful often lean back as if they know it all already.
The greatest leaders demonstrate deep humility. Not a false humility, but a genuine humility. Because of their wisdom, they know the vast potential for human growth, and the standards for themselves and their own achievements remain extremely high.
The humble leader listens—to new ideas, to feedback, to those lower “on the food chain” with a different perspective. The humble leader understands that their greatest accomplishment often comes as a result from intake, not outgo.
Effective leaders communicate a lot about position, power, and pride—without ever saying a word.
Dianna Booher is the bestselling author of more than 46 books, published in 26 languages. She consults, writes, and speaks on leadership communication, executive presence, productivity, and faith. Her latest books include What MORE Can I Say: Why Communication Fails and What to Do About It, Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader and Communicate With Confidence. National media such as Good Morning America, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Bloomberg, Forbes.com, CNN International, NPR, Success, and Entrepreneur have interviewed her for opinions on critical workplace communication issues. http://www.booherresearch.com
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I agree.
1. Leaders can be in any position, even "subordinate" to those they lead
2. To a certain extent the leader does need power, but not always in the traditional sense, so I agree overall
3. Pride can be the downfall of many great leaders, so is definitely not a requirement or positive. However I don't feel it is "always" a negative either.
1. Leaders can be in any position, even "subordinate" to those they lead
2. To a certain extent the leader does need power, but not always in the traditional sense, so I agree overall
3. Pride can be the downfall of many great leaders, so is definitely not a requirement or positive. However I don't feel it is "always" a negative either.
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I completely and wholeheartedly agree! You have it down--position, power, and pride are NOT leadership, and the things you listed are. I think we often get leadership confused with management. You can manage something because you have the power and authority to do so, and you may get compliance for awhile. Without good leadership, you will never get commitment. Yet that's what a leader is for--to get commitment. I really like some of the leadership competencies in the Leadership publication of the Army-- A leader:
1. Provides purpose and motivation (I used to like my boss who would always do "commanders intent." We had a clear direction on where to end up.
2. Builds trust and builds and sustains morale.
3. Negotiates, builds confidence and resolves conflicts.
4. Leads by example.
5. Demonstrates total integrity.
6. Uses sound judgment and emotional stability
7. Takes care of people and celebrates diversity. (I love the term "servant leader." I don't think you can be a real leader without understanding you are serving your people, not the other way around.)
I would add all of yours, especially competence, private life matches public life (are you walking your talk?), and humility. I love what you brought out on humility--no real leader ever has to tell you they are the boss. They make you want to follow them by their inspiration and confidence in you (not themselves). I've never had a great leader who thought they knew it all. Like you, they were always learning, taking notes, and asking questions because they sincerely wanted to get better.
I have been fortunate to have both great ones and some who weren't good at all, but both served their purpose: to teach me how to do it better.
Thank you for the great discussion on leadership. We don't talk enough about it as a people. And everyone can be a great leader--of their family, their community, their job, their church, and if none of these fit, we can all learn to be better leaders of ourselves.
1. Provides purpose and motivation (I used to like my boss who would always do "commanders intent." We had a clear direction on where to end up.
2. Builds trust and builds and sustains morale.
3. Negotiates, builds confidence and resolves conflicts.
4. Leads by example.
5. Demonstrates total integrity.
6. Uses sound judgment and emotional stability
7. Takes care of people and celebrates diversity. (I love the term "servant leader." I don't think you can be a real leader without understanding you are serving your people, not the other way around.)
I would add all of yours, especially competence, private life matches public life (are you walking your talk?), and humility. I love what you brought out on humility--no real leader ever has to tell you they are the boss. They make you want to follow them by their inspiration and confidence in you (not themselves). I've never had a great leader who thought they knew it all. Like you, they were always learning, taking notes, and asking questions because they sincerely wanted to get better.
I have been fortunate to have both great ones and some who weren't good at all, but both served their purpose: to teach me how to do it better.
Thank you for the great discussion on leadership. We don't talk enough about it as a people. And everyone can be a great leader--of their family, their community, their job, their church, and if none of these fit, we can all learn to be better leaders of ourselves.
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Leadership is not those three. It is so much more.
Leadership is an honor. Not everyone can do it, and it is extrmely hard. Retired General Stanley McChystral gave a really good TED Talk on Leadership and Shared Purpose, one I cite often to people who chose to listen and to the soldiers I lead. Leadership requires personal sacrifice. It requires being something better than what you precieve yourself to be, because leaders set the standard.
Leadership is an honor. Not everyone can do it, and it is extrmely hard. Retired General Stanley McChystral gave a really good TED Talk on Leadership and Shared Purpose, one I cite often to people who chose to listen and to the soldiers I lead. Leadership requires personal sacrifice. It requires being something better than what you precieve yourself to be, because leaders set the standard.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs, I definitely and strongly agree with all three. I was a leader as a junior Soldier. That demonstration of positive influence over my peers eventually led to positions that recognized my leadership abilities. It wasn't the other way around. Leaders are people just like their subordinates. They will not always be right, and they must be capable of admitting faults to maintain the trust of those who know them.
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Thank you. A real leader are not all three. The others come, and sooner or later fall on their own sword, being the ultimate egoic suiside.
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I question Not Pride. I think I know what YOU meant, BUT pride is a motivator. Just do not overdo, I.e., also airborne, Ranger, EIB, Air Assault (honor grad), SF. Some may disagree, some may want to be, and then some are!
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I disagree ...
1. leadership is a position, it is not given by a title, it is given by those that follow you.
2. Leadership is power, it is not given to you by your leadership skills, it is given by those that follow you again.
3. Leadership is pride, it is not the pride of your leadership, it is the pride of the team you lead.
leadership is all of those three things, just from a different sources that most people think of.
1. leadership is a position, it is not given by a title, it is given by those that follow you.
2. Leadership is power, it is not given to you by your leadership skills, it is given by those that follow you again.
3. Leadership is pride, it is not the pride of your leadership, it is the pride of the team you lead.
leadership is all of those three things, just from a different sources that most people think of.
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
PO3 (Join to see) You can look at it from a totally different perspective, which you have - thanks
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Glass half-full v glass half-empty. I can appreciate your view point, PO3 Hy Thong.
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