After a very long research almost every psychologist has come to this conclusion that what distinguishes leaders from each other has got something to do with their “logic of actions” which means that how they see the world around them and what is their response to the threats which are meant against their safety, property or power and has nothing to do with their traits of character or the way they lead. They have also realized the fact that when leaders comprehend their own logic of actions not only they can get to find out their own competence and potentials and abilities but also those of their subordinates which results to the improvement of their leadership.
Outstanding attributes, we expect from our leader to have:
- The leader needs to have mental power to understand and solve obscure and complex problems.
- The leader needs to have a general picture of the future that represents everyone’s satisfaction and happiness.
- The leader needs to know how to turn strategy which is in his mind into real plans.
The truth is that no one is that flawless to have all those conditions above. Actually the flawless amazing person at the top who knows and is capable of everything by the name of the complete and flawless leader is a total myth. In fact, the sooner leaders stop daydreaming about being the flawless person who is everything people ever wanted, the better their organizations will become.
Nowadays the leader’s duty isn’t commanding their underlings or controlling their actions anymore but it rather is to coordinate their actions. So we could conclude that good leaders, try to understand and accept their flaws and weaknesses and then they compensate their lacks of skills and strength by using people who have the means.
In the past corporations was more about hierarchies and less about collaboration but since the globalization of trade happened and people understood the supremacy of intelligence and knowledge. everything changed and for a decade now hierarchy is no longer required in collaboration but rather knowledge, responsibility and creativity are concerned. In global marketing decisions rapidly are made and financial, political, …, and technological forces get changed really fast and no one can possibly stay on top of everything anymore.
Leaders who believe that they should be flawless and complete in order to lead the organization always are afraid of appearing weak and incompetent which leads them to exhausting themselves and their subordinates and finally bringing ruin and damages upon their establishment in the process. On the other hand, the incomplete leaders pretty much know when free themselves of the thought of their flaws and weakness and instead of dwelling on them, they let other people who have enough abilities, vision and the means to do the job, be in charge also they always welcome new ideas, loyalty and commitment.
The long study on countless of so called “leaders” who suffered under the of the idea of being complete and flawless had paid off and finally researchers has found out that leadership is established on 4 facts:
- to understand the groundwork which the people at the organization are meant to work on
- making relations based on trust within and outside of the company.
- having a convincing and picture of the future plans.
- developing and finding new ways to reach the goal and finding competent people for the task.
