My mother once
said to me, “You may be wiser than the people who follow you but do not ever
call them fools or make them look stupid before you – or else, you will lose
their loyalty.”
Good talk! But these days, I see many leaders falling into this
deadly traps by their actions and peradventure you are doing this unknowingly, read
the the following points carefully and adjust as soon as possible.
I know it All – When you begin to see yourself as an Island of
knowledge, you have begun to shoot your success on the legs – and you will soon
fall. Opinions of other people are so important, it may not be as vital or
relevant as you envisage but do not make light their contributions.
Looking and Talking Down the Subordinates – everybody wants to be valued, respected and treated
with dignity – and that includes our pets – but when you ridicule your
subordinates, reducing them to crumbs; you will soon be deserted and you will
see yourself standing alone in the crowd.
I am in charge – It is true that bosses are in charge but s/he
needs to respect those working for him and at least appreciate them for their
contributions, no matter how little or insignificant it is. For example, the
Doctor in the hospital needs to respect the cleaner; though he performs
surgery, he won’t arrange the bed or push the wheelchair.
Nobody can question my authority if I break the rule –
Good, you call
the shot as the boss but the workers are working your footsteps. If you love
coming late to the office, your workers will become habitual latecomers and if
you are the type who wastes resources, your workers will do worse.
Calling the subordinates names or denying them their
rights – You can succeed
at this for a while but it will soon dawn on you that you can only pull that
prank for a while. You will soon lose the grip – and whatever they have learnt
from you will be used to beat you in the open market.
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