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Tuesday, 25 February 2014

The BOSS within a LEADER

Seen the boss in your leader before, I believe at one point of your life, you will have seen this side of him before. In all leader, they first be a boss, before becoming a leader. A boss need not necessary become a leader.

Boss takes command and charge and expects things to be done. They set expectations and ensure those expectations are met. They are pushy to get messages across or simply to get things done. The difference between a leader and a boss is about the development of people. Leaders aim to upgrade the people around them whereas the main purpose of a boss is to get things done. Leaders have that in mind as well.

The "BOSS" mode is turned on by leader when they are desperate to get things done. This is usually met with a time constraint or resource constraint. They have to push hard, but normally their followers are able to understand and are willing to give their all to help their leader. This is due to the credit done during peaceful done when the leader takes time to develop them. Leaders have to be mindful they are to lead and not to manage them. But, they must never fail to lose their instinct of getting things done, just in a different way - through other people hands.

Be an efficient boss first before developing your personal style of a leader. All leaders are experts in that "BOSS" mode.