The Nature of Leadership

The Nature of Leadership

“Leadership is not a person or a position. It is a complex moral relationship between people, based on trust, obligation, commitment, emotion, and a shared vision of the good.”

We are living in a world where our achievements and failures are either attributed or blamed to the leaders of the society, organizations, religion, political leaders and the list may be long. We should be viewing leadership in different perspective since all of us we are leaders in one way or the other; in our personal life, families, careers, society or organizational positions. Wherever we are somebody is watching and will be influenced by our living style whether positively or negatively.

This is challenge to us all despite the positions we hold in Siginon and in the society.

Definitions of leadership have shifted dramatically in recent years with the explosion of

books about leadership. The most recent writings on leadership postulate that leaders:

 Manage the Dream.

 Embrace Errors – the only mistake is to do nothing.

 Encourage Reflection and Back Talk.

 Encourage Dissent – the organizational framework for reflection and back talk

 Posses the Noble Factor – Faith, Hope, Trust and Optimism.

 Have that Special Touch – that sense of where the campaign is going – where

the organization must be if you’re to win.

 Have a Long-Term Focus and Outlook – engage in planning. Understand Stakeholder Symmetry – realizing that you must balance competing claims of all people who have stake in the organization.

 Create the Ability to Think Organizationally;

All organizations must challenge themselves in a very bold and daring way by asking: