Leader and Follower- Targeting Excellence

We often hear about “leadership” and as we grow, one gets curious when I will  become a true leader? Does it mean that am I a follower only now? If so, what is wrong in continuing to be a follower? Or is there a timeline that I need to be a leader at so and so date and time in our lifeline.

I had the opportunity to go through a few books written by Robin Sharma and Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam last few weeks and this concept of Leadership and Followership was noticed significantly in their writings. Listing below a few interesting observations in my blog this week.

·        The Leader who had no title -> Robin Sharma explains anybody can be a Leader, any time.

o   Turbulent Times Build Great Leaders

o   You need no title to be a leader

§  “Money, Influence and Position are nothing compared with brains, principles, energy and perseverance” – Orison Swett Marden

o   Manage by Mind, Lead by Heart, Surrender to change.

o   See What all see. Think What None think.

o   To be a great Leader, Be a great person first.

o   The Deeper your Relationships, the stronger your leadership.

 

·        “What I can do for you? “Instead of “What you can do for me?” -> Leader says as per Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in his book “Learning How to Fly”

o   A leader must know how to manage a success and failure

o   Must be courageous to explore, must innovate and take decisions

o   Must work and succeed with Integrity

o   Must have a vision and Passion to realize the vision

Parents and teachers play a significant role in transforming the thoughts of a child from ‘What you can do for me?“ TO “What I can do for you?”.

Knowledge is a combination of Creativity, Courage and “Righteousness” in heart as per Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Leadership should empower itself with Knowledge. It will constantly evolve and become more competitive with knowledge, management and technology. Promoting Team Spirit and Implementing feedback-based actions are leadership aspects which will constantly promote the same cultures to the followers. Excellence happens not by accident. It is a process where one continuously strives to better oneself in any ecosystem.

Each one of us must target for excellence, doesn’t matter if we are called a leader or a follower. 





Comments

  1. Soham ChachadNovember 15, 2020 at 8:03 PM

    Excellent Content 😊👍

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  2. Satheesh SadanandNovember 15, 2020 at 8:29 PM

    Very good insights. Nicely explained 👌

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  3. Harish HaralacharNovember 15, 2020 at 9:18 PM

    Very interesting topic. Thx for bringing it up.

    Leadership and followership are mindsets. They’re completely different ways of looking at the world. One is reactive, and the other is proactive. One is pessimistic; the other is optimistic. Where one sees a to-do list, the other sees possibilities.

    So don’t wait for the title. Leadership isn’t something that anyone can give you—you have to earn it and claim it for yourself.

    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.entrepreneur.com/amphtml/248293

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    1. Jayaraj NarayanaNovember 15, 2020 at 10:06 PM

      Exactly Harish, thanks for adding the key critical terms and points to this important aspect. Appreciate your time and valuable inputs and references.

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