One of the central responsibilities of a leader is to help his or her followers get motivated. This means helping them feel competent, helping them meet their expectations and helping them value what they do. How would you apply these three principles in a leadership situation?
Motivation is a major driver for progress (Northouse, 292). A motivated individual is confident that they can achieve success and their strategies and actions are all destined for success. As a leader, I would offer psychological support to my subordinates in that I would make them appreciate their abilities and talents first. This step helps show them that all is never lost and that success ought to start from somewhere. After they have appreciated their true worth’, I then would empower them in developing these abilities and talents that they portray to make the expectations that they have a bit more real. After the empowerment, as a leader I would ensure that these values are nurtured on a continuous basis to prevent a fall-back to the first step. Continuous evaluation of progress and support would ensure achievement of success in the strategies implemented. Success brings more success. The three principles are basic success blueprints and would be applicable to virtually all situations.
Biggest Take from the Class
My biggest take from this leadership session is that we are all leaders. In one way or another, each person has some degree of control over the other. Leadership should not create alienation (Northouse, 302). Leaders are friends of the subordinates only and should be social with them as much as possible. Ethical considerations must be adhered to ensure a smooth sailing and flow of authority from the top management to the subordinates. Failure to do this creates animosity and hatred which is bad for any business.
Works Cited
Northouse, Peter G. Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2009. Print.
