How are you as a leader? An effective leader is someone who is able to
connect his leadership with the people that he leads. But how can a leader
connect with the people that he leads? Among many other things a leader
connects to his people by creating actions that has impact to his subordinates
and his leadership.
For example, a leader/manager who is newly assigned to his department
noticed that his office is cluttered with unnecessary things. So the first
thing that he did upon assumption of his position is to rid his office with the
unnecessary things. Thus, he made his office clean and orderly.
By doing so he subtly connects his leadership to his subordinates. And
the message that he connects or conveys is he wants a clean and orderly office.
How can the leader/manager successfully connect his message? It’s through the
consistency of his actions, in this case the cleaning of his office of
unnecessary things should be consistent and not a one shot deal.
A leader becomes a real leader when there is consistency in his positive
actions. And the consistency of his positive actions enables him to connect with his subordinates. It creates a ripple effect that transcends the invisible
and visible boundaries of his organization.
Many leaders fail to connect their leadership for the simple reason that
there’s no consistency in their actions. They are only good leaders when there
are cameras, smart phones and videos in-front of them. However, when there are
no cameras, smart-phones and videos they backslide to their real selves which
are leaders in name only.
If you occupy a leadership position right now and you are consistent
with your positive actions. Even if there are no cameras, smart-phones and
videos to document your leadership, you are already made as a leader. – Marino
J. Dasmarinas
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