Being a leader in SFI is not that different from other organizations but it has some specifics of its own.
Firstly, leaders have to lead by example. One of my colleagues said: One single action worth thousand persuasions. People copy the behavior of good leaders.
Leaders need to have integrity. Ruin it once and you will have difficulties to earn the trust back.
Leaders need to have knowledge but since it is difficult to know everything, good leaders are not ashamed of saying: I do not know. Good leaders won’t lie but they will do their best to find the answer.
Good leaders need to be empathic. They need to be able to “put themselves into other people’s shoes”. Because they were in the same position once and they should not forget how confusing and overwhelming it seemed at the beginning.
Good leader will assist you but will not do your job because it will not help you in developing your own skills and furthermore your own leadership.
Some would say that leaders are born and others would say that leadership can be learned. But that is a whole new subject. Maybe the truth is somewhere in between.
Being a leader in SFI is not that different from other organizations but it has some specifics of its own.
Firstly, leaders have to lead by example. One of my colleagues said: One single action worth thousand persuasions. People copy the behavior of good leaders.
Leaders need to have integrity. Ruin it once and you will have difficulties to earn the trust back.
Leaders need to have knowledge but since it is difficult to know everything, good leaders are not ashamed of ...more
