Leadership – the way to life

Leaders are born not made, but I support otherwise.

It is the experiences, lessons taught throughout that makes a leader and polishes him. Once a leader, which is not the end of the road or the zenith point, the way is too hard uphill rather. As a good old quote says, a new generation leader takes people along with him to the zenith.

 

When IQ, EQ, SQ, is being surpassed by so many other quotients, its not easy to excel in this competing world, where everyone seems to better than the other, yet, some people emerge, they rise amidst the crowd and create their own excellence.

 

There are various schools of leadership, but those are updated as often as research findings conclude. What are the habits of leaders, or their traits, attitude, etc. becomes a source to study for several other followers and prospective leaders. But a true leader is unique in his manner, he discovers himself more than an average person would. So the hint lies in loving and knowing oneself. With the importance of personal branding on a rise, people find solace in reading some of the myriad of books available, for that matter, net is full of such advises, stories, case studies, etc. But will reading alone help? You can make that analysis while you read this article; living life in the most efficient manner makes you what you want. Right direction is obviously important, but at the end of the day, a good leader has his own intuitions, observation skills, and decision making abilities.

 

 

Many academic programs, including MBA, promise to build the leader in you. But underlying those lucrative promises is hidden the clause that you might still land up being bad, or unsuccessful. Again, management and leadership become associated as if they always co-existed happily and efffectively, but that is not the case.  May be the nature of our system- education to profession, is not equipped enough to as many good leaders as the world needs today. But a leader is not God, it is not necessary for a leader to know and do everything. Living invigorated lives, to motivate others, and take command of things to be done at the right moment defines a leader. This statement is of course, not exhaustive, but the definitions of leadership change so much, that everything seems to be coming under the umbrella of leadership. This makes the usability of leader and his requirements case to case basis. A nation leader is different from an Army leader, so is he from a spiritual leader. Self-reinvention is ever needed with the changing facets of lives, if a leader wants to be known forever, or at least his lifetime.

 

 

 

But I feel it is okay if we cannot make a leader out of our lives, not everyone can climb mountains, or swim across oceans.  But an inspiring life and to set a benchmark for others to learn from would really be a thing everyone wishes from his life. Get on board, live your life.. and discover it yourself at times, besides reading those self-help books, attending seminars, workshops, climbing up the professional ladder and going to the  one of the desired B-Schools, of course (how could I miss that).!!!!!!

Malik Deenar Institute of Management Studies