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Responsibility of Leading a Team
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Are you Ready for the Responsibility of Leading a Team
Max Dupree, chairman of Hermann Miller Corporation and author of Leadership Is an Art, says that “...leadership is a serious meddling in other people’s lives. We need to take it very seriously what it means to be a leader!”
I shared that quote with a new manager one time and her raised eyebrows and open mouth showed she hadn’t thought of leadership that way before. The idea that, as leaders, people listen to what we say, and often-times mould their beliefs because of ours, was humbling to her. “Oh my,” she said, “This is a huge responsibility! Am I really ready for this?” Maybe none of us are ready for the responsibility of leadership, but we can certainly prepare for it.
People always ask how you “do” leadership. We want to be given lists, how-to’s, and methods. We’re so busy that we often forget how to think, feel, and innovate! We do lots of tasks, race the clock and go home finished, but not necessarily fulfilled.