The Strengths Of Leadership: Awareness And Weakness

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Leadership is the act of having self-awareness, understanding others, having vision, energy, edge, energizes others, executing plans and above all having integrity and intelligence (J. Welch). Management is following laid done procedures and processes to be efficient and productive. As Peter Drucker once said “management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”( Management Paradise)
Leadership as the act of having self-awareness involves examining oneself to identifying one weakness and strengths. People who take responsibilities for what do not know benefits organisations than people who pretend to know all (White n.d) Discovering our weaknesses and strengths help us to manager our weaknesses and develop our strengths/talents. A leader should be able to identify his strengths by looking at the things he does and feel his goal is accomplished, things he does and feel satisfied with the results and things he does and receive praises. He can also identify his weaknesses by looking at things he does and feel dissatisfied and things he finds challenging when tackling. We should also be aware that when one strengths are over emphasized, they become ones weakness. Once this done, he has laid foundation for doing the right thing. On the other hand, in management, one does not need to identify his strength and weaknesses because, his main aim is to get laid-down procedures effectively carry out, that is to say doing things right to improve operational performance. His self-identity does not concern him because; it is never going to affect his work. Furthermore, Leadership as a act of self-awareness also involve identifying one core values and ethics. A good leader should live an exemplary life to motivate his follower...

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...o have plans and visions for transforming the world should tried as much as possible to be good leaders through having self-awareness, being multiculturalist, understand Jack Welch Everyday leadership and be determine and courageous as Lee Kuan Yew rather than following laid down procedures.

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