Saturday, April 5, 2014

Being A Leader

Being a leader

A leader is the one who provides vision to his team. One who infuses the habit of winning into his team and introduces them to the definition of team. I would like to define team by an example: Football is a team game and if you want to win, you have to play it like a team; an individual can’t always win games for you. Even if you have a player of great talent, He is known as football magnet but if he can’t pass a ball on time to his teammate, he is worthless because ball travels faster than a person.
Cooperation and feeling of competitiveness among team members should go hand in hand. This can be achieved by reiterating achieving the goal is above all.

Vision of the Team:
A leader is responsible to provide vision to his team - why they are here? What they are up to? What is the individual’s role in team and how crucial it is? If an individual is perplexed by a situation, it’s the duty of the leader to not let him feel despaired and give him enough confidence to regain his mental strength.

Earning Trust of Team:
Leading from front will build the trust in your team and instill passion in them.
Communication in the team should be open and transparent, where everyone has the right to discuss and present his view point. A leader should demonstrate the power of transparent communication, so that each and every member can participate in the problem solving.
A leader must be cognizant of his team’s strength and weakness. This can be achieved by knowing them personally.

Prepare Your Team for Hard time: 
There may be time which gives the feeling of insecurity among team members, and they start blaming one another. Here, comes the role of the leader to motivate his team members; it’s the time when they are tested and it’s time to cooperate with one another to eliminate the problem, and show other how strong and capable we are.