"A good leader should not guide his/her followers, but should inspire them". Do you agree?
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Re: "A good leader should not guide his/her followers, but should inspire them". Do you agree?
A good LEADER is a quintessential of QUALITIES and ROLES.
We all know in order to be a GOOD LEADER, he/she should be a: 1) MENTOR 2) ROLE MODEL 3) etc 4) etc....
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That is the whole point. A leader should inspire while taking care to recgnise what his or her followers need. I belief a leader who can not do both doesn't deserve to be a leader at all.Dzejn_Crvena wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 06:48 I disagree. I leader should also know what his/her followers need. You can be inspired to do things but feel lost along the way.
To me, it also depends on what kind of followers a leader has in order to know how to make them work together as a team. Some followers need guidance while the others are self-sufficient enough.
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A true leader will inspire his/her followers to think and find their own answers in their own unique ways. It will also help the follower to adopt the answer in their life more meaningfully.
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That is true. You have to understand your team and have to guide them accordingly. But what this author is suggesting is to inspire them rather than guiding them, and then they will find their own paths. But what I see is finding own paths is good for their own career development, but not for the pursuit of a common goal.B Creech wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 23:26I agree with the author on this because I have seen it in action! Guiding your followers makes you an excellent leader.Sushan wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 00:10 "Even looking at our expert leader, Jesus, whose Word is life, we can see this lesson lived out. Jesus is not merely an itinerant preacher who directs our steps. He is a soul-stirrer who invites us to walk with Him. If our master, Jesus, leads us by walking with us and stirring us to discover, then these earthly leaders must learn to come alongside and help others discover their own best answers."
(Chapter 2, Page 9)
Most often we compare how a boss will treat his subordinates and how a leader will treat his followers. Upto now I had the idea that a leader should guide his/her followers. But this author has given leadership a new meaning claiming that it is not the leader's job to show the path and guide his/her followers towards a specific goal, but to inspire them to find their own answers and be their own guidance.
Do you agree with this 'job description' of a leader? If a leader is guiding his/her followers, will it make he/she a 'not so good' leader?
One size doesn't fit all in this. Everyone has a different personality than someone else. You can't expect an introvert to approach things the way an extrovert does. You have to guide them and encourage them to find a way to accomplish a goal or do a job the way that is most comfortable for them to reach the desired outcome!
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Agree with this one. It is hard to separate these two. A leader needs to inspire people and show people how to do it. For the things people have not done before, they need some guidance.Bertha Jackson wrote: ↑01 May 2021, 22:56 Good leadership is a combination of guidance and inspiration. You have to show the way and set the example for them to follow.
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I am not going to comment on whether Jesus, holy spirit and the God are a one or a three.Michaeljerry309 wrote: ↑02 May 2021, 06:39 I believe a good leader must find a balance between inspiring his followers and guiding them because in the Bible after Jesus has lived with the disciples and they had been inspired by him, Jesus proceeded to send the Holy Spirit to guide them (keep in mind Jesus, the Holy Spirit and God Almighty are the same) because you need to make sure your followers have been inspired in the way you want them to go and have not misunderstood your teachings and then gets inspired in ways you never expected. Guidance involves keeping your followers motivated and helping to curb their excesses so inspiration alone is not enough, a good leader must also guide.
I see your point. A leader can inspire his followers and take their potential out. But that potential needs to be moulded and guided towards a specific goal to achieve results. That is the task of a leader. Otherwise a group of experts won't need a leader, but they still do because they need someone to guide them.
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Only a very few people of a group will be inspired enough by any sort of a leader to be on their own guidance and motivation till the final result. Many need to be reminded of their responsibilities and expected achievements. And that is why a leader is necessary for any group work, and also that is the reason for leadership not being an easy job.britcott30 wrote: ↑02 May 2021, 08:56 It is very hard to be a leader because I think a good leader has to show his/her example and also guide the followers so that they can be their own guidance.