Comments on: How do You Define a Leader? http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:34:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anthony Fasano http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-292 Anthony Fasano Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:01:04 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-292 Good question Manuel. It's a tough read sometimes between delegation and micromanaging, but here is what I say. If you delegate work to people you should stay involved to some degree and check on them regularly to make sure they can handle the tasks as the project progresses. Once you really get to know people and you develop that trust, the less you will have to "check on them." And if you continue to find yourself picking up the slack, those people you are delegating too may not be the best for the job. I hope that was helpful! Thanks for your comment! Anthony Good question Manuel. It’s a tough read sometimes between delegation and micromanaging, but here is what I say. If you delegate work to people you should stay involved to some degree and check on them regularly to make sure they can handle the tasks as the project progresses. Once you really get to know people and you develop that trust, the less you will have to “check on them.” And if you continue to find yourself picking up the slack, those people you are delegating too may not be the best for the job. I hope that was helpful!

Thanks for your comment!

Anthony

]]> By: Manuel http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-291 Manuel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:58:06 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-291 Question I remember an undergraduate project experience. We all decided what parts of the project each should handle. However, there wasn't a formal leader at the time. People really didn't know what to do but I trusted them to finish. Often times I had help them progress through their portion. Would this be considered being supportive or too deeply involved? I tend to think I was the leader by default.In the end I had to pick up the slack and finish the project. I wonder if this is the result of poor leadership on my part or just irresponsible team mates? I realize though that this falls under that "you vs me" mentality. Question

I remember an undergraduate project experience. We all decided what parts of the project each should handle. However, there wasn’t a formal leader at the time. People really didn’t know what to do but I trusted them to finish. Often times I had help them progress through their portion. Would this be considered being supportive or too deeply involved? I tend to think I was the leader by default.In the end I had to pick up the slack and finish the project. I wonder if this is the result of poor leadership on my part or just irresponsible team mates? I realize though that this falls under that “you vs me” mentality.

]]> By: Anthony Fasano http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-290 Anthony Fasano Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:23:10 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-290 Thanks so much Ken, that is excatly the point I was making, a leader can be an 11 year old or the CEO of a major organization. We are all leaders!!!!!! Anthony Thanks so much Ken, that is excatly the point I was making, a leader can be an 11 year old or the CEO of a major organization. We are all leaders!!!!!!

Anthony

]]> By: Ken Ferry http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-289 Ken Ferry Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:37:36 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-289 I define a leader as anyone who is being followed. Looking back, my first stint as a leader was as an 11-year-old. I lived in a spread out neighborhood with very few kids and none of the modern virtual socializing tools. The few older kids were starting to find ways of getting into the kind of trouble that I'd already learned from my older siblings wasn't worth it, so all of my neighborhood friends were younger than me. We generally came up with ideas by committee, but I tended to run the discussions and my words usually carried a little more weight than theirs. I guess I learned my most important leadership lessons with that group. People won't follow anyone they don't like, respect, and trust. The whole thing fell apart in high school when they caught me in a face-saving lie. I define a leader as anyone who is being followed. Looking back, my first stint as a leader was as an 11-year-old. I lived in a spread out neighborhood with very few kids and none of the modern virtual socializing tools. The few older kids were starting to find ways of getting into the kind of trouble that I’d already learned from my older siblings wasn’t worth it, so all of my neighborhood friends were younger than me. We generally came up with ideas by committee, but I tended to run the discussions and my words usually carried a little more weight than theirs.

I guess I learned my most important leadership lessons with that group. People won’t follow anyone they don’t like, respect, and trust. The whole thing fell apart in high school when they caught me in a face-saving lie.

]]> By: Anthony Fasano http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-288 Anthony Fasano Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:23:44 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-288 Thanks for sharing your thoughts Fernando. I agree that experience and personal values go a long way in leadership and TRUST, TRUST....YES Thanks again! Anthony Thanks for sharing your thoughts Fernando. I agree that experience and personal values go a long way in leadership and TRUST, TRUST….YES

Thanks again!
Anthony

]]> By: Fernando http://powerfulpurpose.com/how-do-you-define-a-leader/comment-page-1#comment-287 Fernando Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:37:08 +0000 http://powerfulpurposeblog.com/?p=463#comment-287 Hello Anthony Very interesting article I consider myself as a "hands on" leader I strongly believe in leadership based on experience and personal values I also believe in congruity, responsability and supportive listening as the basis of effective communication... effective communication as the base of TRUST and TRUST as the base of long term business relationships Regards fernando Hello Anthony
Very interesting article
I consider myself as a “hands on” leader
I strongly believe in leadership based on experience and personal values
I also believe in congruity, responsability and supportive listening as the basis of effective communication… effective communication as the base of TRUST and TRUST as the base of long term business relationships

Regards
fernando

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