Dear Mr. Hussain,
Its a wonderful discussion and i believe that we sharing PRACTICAL INFORMATION. This is helping me to understand HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY as i love studying the same.
There is nothing harm in trying to be a LEADER, as long as we don't manage to get things done through our impractical WHIMS & FANCIES. There are tons of examples of LEADERS who tried to get things done by HOOK OR CROOK, so called DICTATORSHIP STYLE. Even today, i come across such leaders. Here ETHICS are missing and NO HUMAN VALUES. I don't even like to suggest anyone to become a LEADER just for acquiring POWER & WEALTH.
If you want to be a LEADER, be for a GOOD CAUSE and make people talk about you for the GOOD THINGS you had done. This is what i LOVE TO DO, as i promote the same. Many had mistaken that, LEADERS only LEAD and LOVE TO GET THINGS. But TRUE/GOOD/ETHICAL LEADERS are PART OF THE WHOLE PROCESS as they share everything equally. This is my observation.
The main aspects of a LEADER are
1) TO LEAD/GUIDE HIMSELF AND HIS FOLLOWERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
2) TO HAVE A POSITIVE MENTAL & PHYSICAL ATTITUDE.
3) SHOULD BE A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR "DOWN TO EARTH PERSONALITY" WHILE DEMONSTRATING THE DISADVANTAGES OF EGO.
4) TO BE A PERFECT PLANNER KEEPING IN MIND FUTURE TRENDS.
5) TO HELP TO DEVELOP BETTER SKILLS/TALENTS/COMPETENCIES THROUGH MENTORING & COACHING STRATEGIES
6) TO HELP TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PERSON IN PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL LIFE
5) TO TAKE CONTROL OF EVERYTHING WHILE STILL BEING PARTICIPATIVE & DIRECTIVE.
6) TO GIVE TOP PRIORITY TO ETHICS AND HUMAN VALUES/RELATIONSHIPS.
7) TO MOTIVATE POSITIVELY FOR POSITIVE OUTCOME WHILE STILL BEING ETHICAL. TO SHOW EMPATHY, TO SHARE PAIN/SADNESS/LOSS etc.,
8) TO HELP FOLLOWERS TO CONQUER THEIR WEAKNESS & CONVERT IT INTO THEIR STRENGTH
9) TO HELP TO DEVELOP SELF-ESTEEM.
10) WHEN THINGS GO WRONG OR UNEXPECTED/UNFAVORABLE SITUATIONS TO BE HANDLED, A TRUE LEADER WILL STANDBY, WHATSOEVER MAY HAPPEN TO HIM AND HE WILL NEVER LET HIMSELF OR HIS FOLLOWERS DOWN. HE MAY PREFER TO DIE, BUT HE WILL WORK IN FAVOUR OF HIS FOLLOWERS AND WILL SUCCEED IN SAFE GUARDING THEM.
As i said in my earlier post, NONE IS A PERFECT LEADER. At times, they may go wrong and they learn from their mistakes. After a long successful journey Mr. Bill Gates is now working on CHARITY, which he never did before. He had succeeded in making his TEAM work for whatever he wanted to CREATE. He is a successful MANAGEMENT EXPERT as he knows about COMPENSATING A EMPLOYEE FOR HIS HARD WORK and at the same time, he is LEADER as he wanted to achieve whatever you had mention in your post.
As such RACE FOR LEADERSHIP exist only in PROFESSIONAL CIRCLES but not in PERSONAL CIRCLE. I hope you will agree to my observation.
I have understood TRUE LEADERSHIP and i am implementing in my PROFESSIONAL CIRCLE. I don't know to what extent it is being NOTICED but still i am trying my best to make people understand its IMPORTANCE in our PROFESSIONAL and PERSONAL LIFE. I am trying to find out something related to PROFESSIONAL LIFE associated with WORKPLACE SKILLS as how TRUE LEADERS inculcate this RARE HABIT which i found in very very very very less number of employees. I am sure it is INBORN. I had realized that only a TRUE/GOOD/UNSELFISH LEADER has succeeded in inculcating this habit in employees because of INSPIRATION.
When you know that, you were a TRUE LEADER, so try PROMOTING it for a GOOD CAUSE. The best way you can do is, GIVE SUGGESTIONS, share your IDEAS irrespective of its EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION, by those with whom you had shared. Again, there is no harm in declaring yourself as A LEADER but, you can PROMOTE your GOOD LEADERSHIP SKILLS. For sure this will project you as a TRUE LEADER. There is nothing harm in promoting GOOD SKILLS you possess or BLESSED with. Also, we don't need AUTHORITY nor POWERS nor OPPORTUNITY to prove our GOOD/EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS. Simply march ahead and believe in DOING & PROMOTING GOOD always.
When you are good FOLLOWER, OBSERVER, LISTENER, you are definitely ASSERTIVE but not AGGRESSIVE nor PASSIVE/SUBMISSIVE. NO DOUBT YOU ARE A TRUE LEADER because i am sure someone will be following GOOD SIDE of yours.
I agree that TRUE/GOOD/ETHICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS are missing in MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS, hence most of the employees are facing various issues at workplace.
Welcome to the group of TRUE/GOOD/ETHICAL LEADERS. Lets promote the same and i am there to support you buddy. TRUE LEADERS NEVER GIVE UP BUDDY.
Good luck and keep sharing, as have to learn GOOD THINGS ALWAYS.
With profound regards