Leadership
YOU ARE NOT
BY DR BARRY CUMMINGS
“I am the best leader in the world….better than the rest!” The world is filled with leaders. Or it seems. Leaders, who admit to themselves and the whole world that they are born this way. That they are the leader everyone aspires to be.
I know why you are thinking you can’t be like them. That you can’t lead… and it is because:
• You don’t have a leader designation
• You don’t have people reporting to you
• You don’t have experience in managing people
I used to believe I was not even close to becoming a leader because of the above listed points. If you think this way, then you are fooling yourself.
Being modest, I refused to believe people when they used to say that I am a good example for others for sincerity, honesty, punctuality, and
dedication.
But, I have found over a period of time that people at work follow my examples in the above areas.
Did I ask them to do that? All I ever did in my job was exerted my best efforts and generated results.
People often ask me what it takes to be on the top; what is the recipe of successful leadership?
Even if people don’t want to admit it, not everyone can or rather should become a leader.
Simply desiring to be a leader doesn’t mean a person has it all to be one.
I feel amused to see a number of people in leadership positions without knowing the basics of what constitutes a leader. Having a title, a revolving chair, and a glass room can definitely make you a manager, but not a leader.
32 | TRAINING MAGAZINE MIDDLE EAST JAN 2015
A LEADER
BY FAHAD KHAN