Where I work in an ice cream shop, I am the morning shift manager. I am responsible for cleaning machines and such and preparing food. The general manager is responsible for the entire store. As far as our leadership Skills, I recognize that he is a charismatic leader, he has a strong following and people naturally respect him, and when he works, he will do stuff many other workers won't do. However some charismatic leaders have a superiority complex about them. What I mean by this is that, the leader will sometimes find themselves to be Larger-than-life, and very egotistical. They do not always act in the best interest of the company and will put there wants and needs before the needs of the business. If things like this get to out of hand, it can lead to charges ranging from grand larceny and security fraud to conspiracy.
In that aspect, I find myself to be more of a transformational leader, my leadership skills are something I have been developing since early high school. Transformational leaders have to have some charisma because it is the ability to reach out to employees, and fellow business man. I strive to make the shop a better place to work and the people who work under me I try to get them to better themselves to be better workers and to be more speedy making products and be more efficient.
I believe everyone has leadership potential, it is just a matter of having confidence, and trust, as well as respect, among the employer and employees.
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6 comments:
I agree with your belief that everyone has a leadership potential. It just depends what the job intails. Some people are much better at some things than others. A person can also be well-rounded at a certain job, but he or she might be just a tad slower at something than someone else. The test would be a good idea to post on the blog. I know we all wander about ourselves at times. Great Information!!!
This is good info and one should always continue to better themselves. I understand what you mean about some managers having a large ego. I think that's just those people's character and they feel that they still have to prove something to someone.
This makes a lot of sense. We were actually having a discussion the other night in my Psychology class about leadership. Its very true, that some people are better at certain tasks/jobs then others. And your right everyone does have leadership potential in some sort or another.
You've gone and written a great analogy here! I like how you've translated the business psychology speak to our generalist audience.
Now keep writing! I only see 1 post this week...
True some given power over others do abuse it and turn ugly and disrespectful all in the name of leadership. I do agree that there needs to be a comraderie with workers and the leader to better the proficiency and work environment.
While I understand the comment that everyone has a leadership potential - good or bad, not all should be leaders. One supervisor I have is an ideal leader. People respect him greatly and he's a lsitener. The other supervisor, our director, is more of a doer and not a teller. He tends to do the work himself and not teach. While he's a great guy, he's got to let go. How do you 'let go' of something you really can't control or own to begin with?
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