Many management articles say that almost everybody has the potential to become a leader. Let us, therefore, have a look at the opposite view. Inc.com has recently posted an interesting article written by Les McKeown, U.S. consultant and author of books focused on management, which focused on how to tell if you have the leadership potential.
"In fact, I see way fewer truly effective leaders than I see people stuck in positions of leadership who are woefully incompetent at worst and seriously misguided about their own abilities at best," says McKeown. Therefore, he described a simple tool composed of three steps that you can use to evaluate your leadership prerequisites as well as the leadership prerequisites of your subordinates.
1. A leader leads only when he has to
People who have the need to constantly lead the others are not good leaders. Good leaders are not placing themselves into the role of the highest authority, they apply their authority only when it is absolutely necessary.
2. A leader can see (not do) more than others
Leading does not mean working more, faster and longer than everyone else. Good leaders obviously works hard, but do not perceive the volume of their work as the sole criterion of success. They must have space to see more answers, opportunities and also threats than others.
3. A leader develops his people
A good leader does not achieve work results leaving his team completely exhausted. He pays attention to the development of his people in order to achieve results.
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