Is there a phrase such as arrogance in
leadership? Arrogance in leadership may sound new and odd but it occurs to many
individuals who occupies a leadership position. This kind of leadership character manifest
itself when the leader doesn’t want to be upstaged by someone in the
organization.
Arrogance in leadership occurs as well
when a leader centralizes leadership power and authority to oneself. He doesn’t
want to share his leadership power and authority with anyone. This also happens when the leader thinks that
nobody is capable in the organization but himself.
A leader who is arrogant doesn’t purposely
develop other leaders in his organization. Why? For the simple reason that he
is afraid to be upstaged by the leaders that he would develop. Thus, leaders
who are arrogant destroys the principle of effective leadership. Because
effective and good leaders create and develop new leaders along their journey
of leadership.
Likewise, leaders who are arrogant do not
know when to relinquish their leadership power and authority. They would
desperately cling to it for as long as their organization would allow
them. Even if they are not anymore
effective in their function of leadership.
Do you have this kind of leader in your
organization? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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