26/10/2023
ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF ALL THINGS
You cannot bring out the best out of the people you lead until they know that you truly care; you cannot bully people to be loyal to you, and you cannot bribe people to be loyal to you either. People within an organization are required to carry out certain tasks and responsibilities in order to achieve the goals of the organization, but you must realize that people are not machines: they are complex creatures of needs, values, fears and concerns and motivations and interests. And while the leader must keep the goal of the organization in view; he must also learn how to manage the most important resource of the organization through emotional intelligence - The human resources.
This is the burden of leadership. And like Aristotle said. "Anybody can be angry, that's easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose and in the right way - that is not within anybody's power and it is not easy (dem dey learn am)
The leader must be like the pro golf player, who must choose the right golf club to make his play while keeping his eyes on the end goal.
There is a saying that goes: " Nobody cares that you care, until they know that you truly care "
And if your leadership is about people, then you must truly care - not just about the goal, but about the people - and they will bring out their best to achieve the organizations goals.
I am honestly tired of seeing leaders of teams and organizations call their members together only to rant and rave about the none performance of the team, and to blame some member of the group or employee sabotaging the group or organizations goals. (It takes a lot of discipline for me not to walk out of such meetings if I find myself there)
And no wonder the problems complained about always persist because there was no creative and constructive approach to identify the real cause that has made that member of the team to under perform. (So people just say "Sorry Sir/Ma, it will not happen again) without addressing the real problem.
Your greatest assets as an organization are the members of that body - and when we learn to lead with Empathy (not sympathy) , we can bring out the best from people.
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