Human Beings, with
proper guidance, are capable of four main roles; Developing, Inspiring,
Administering and Building. The popular use of the word ‘leadership’ is
contained in and among all these roles. Noting that, such roles are temporary,
not a full personality trait, forming only a part of an individual’s existence.
Persons having achieved some recognition of success, often did so by
transferring and delegating leadership. Confidence, in developed talents,
skills and abilities, are much greater attributes. Life’s main roles offers and
brings individuals a measure of Success. The Developer Role endeavors to Invent
and Innovate. The Inspirer Role attempts to Visualize and Create. The
Administrator Role is to Monitor and Report. The Builder Role is to Construct
and Assemble.
Leadership
can and must exist at every level of an organizational structure. From the
cleaning crew, to the Board room, switched periodically, back and forth,
between experienced and abilities. In the Boardroom, for example, thinking that
the chair is the smartest in the room, maybe right, because the chair must
recognize the strengths of others and know when to call on that expertise.
Similarly, on the cleaning crew, someone plans the works, but then leadership
is delegated to tasks supervisors. Now that is leadership, while the selected
expert is leading that agenda item or specified task. Is not this also true on
any team, organization or nation.
An Individual’s
existence is much more than these necessary roles. Personality, Character or
Nature are important features that will permeate behavior and turn
decision-making into leadership. However, its Education, which allows the
calculation, analysis and communication, to bring others on board, towards a
shared objective. It is not limited to a type of person; to design an
industrial plant, it involves an accomplished Architect. To workout project
plans, it requires a person exposed to Project Management. To oversee
resources, it entails someone qualified in Administration. To assign work
orders, it needs an individual trained and with years of practice in Construction.
All with Leadership skills and responsibilities.
Leadership training,
skills and techniques would be misapplied to persons without the pertinent
background. Hence, Leadership in Developing, Inspiring, Administering and
Building or for example,
even in captaining a sport team, can not be easily transferred or delegated to
Sport Management or other project teams without the appropriate Education.
This
circles back to the question asked by Kristofer
Granger on LinkedIn. “We have
such a big leadership problem. I'm sharing this for anyone who's in a leadership
position. Please take a long hard look at yourself. You might be the problem.”
This firstly may refer to leadership as being limited to top paid Decision-Makers.
Leadership can and must exist at all levels of life and in society, transferred
and delegated back and forth among several persons and positions. Hence, this question
or criticism is more about (Education)
wisdom, experience, abilities, skills, talents and other attributes, to engage
with Confidence in decision-making in the first place...
We have such a big
Education problem. I'm sharing this for anyone who's in a paid decision-making
position. Please take a long hard look at yourself. You might be the problem.
You may be qualified
(passed driving test and got taxi badge) but not be ready (to drive passengers on
the roads) it will take more practice.
Rationale
T.A.J
& Associates Company Limited
uses this occasion to comment on topics that have been covered, both academically
and by the mainstream media, to add its opinion and point out investment
opportunity, not to invoke any social action.
