Sunday 4 March 2012

Leadership - A disagreement

Once I worked with a Russian colleague, who did not believe in 'Leadership'.  He argued that it is what the workers do is important.  He did not think that the direction set by 'leadership' is a pre-requisite for workers to perform. 

There is a leadership change in my current organisation.  The new 'Boss' wants to address a type of problem, we have never done it in the past 27 years of existence.  But it will be done, because 'he' thinks it's a niche where we could make a serious contribution.

I think leaders are essential part of any organisation to direct changes in a positive manner.  Else, well meaning workers will start to drift, and the organisation will disintegrate with time.  There will be a few who will deliver what they want is inportant, but all the fews will not make a whole, because there has been no design for a whole.

Back to my Russian colleague, he is the only person I have met held such a view. Often wondered why he thought so, was it just to have an argument, or he really meant it.

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