Don't Be A Lead Character..

Do you know or have known people who are always the lead character in every story they tell you? If you do,  I am sure you don't like spending too much time with them. It is tiresome. For this reason, you and I must avoid being the lead character all the time in the movie of our lives.

Let others have their scene.

 If you are responsible for managing or leading a group of people, you must not always be the one standing in the limelight. Step back and allow those under you to do their part. Let them have their say. Make them the star.  By doing this, you are showing appreciation. You are sending a message that you recognize other people's contribution.

When you talk with your superiors or other colleagues, mention about the contribution of so and so. Do this sincerely, soon word will go around and the one benefiting the most from this will be you. Humans like the feeling of being important and appreciated. The one that can make others feel this way, will get out the best from them.And isn't that what you want when you are leading people?

By all means be the leading character. It is your life, your movie and the hero will always be you. But just don't do that all the time.

Some Thoughts About Leadership

If you are leading a group of people, then the decisions you make must never be personal. If you do, then you are not fit to be a leader.

A leader must have the agenda of the group under him as the one and only agenda. His personal interest must never be in the equation. His ego must never be taken into account.

Very often we see when people are given responsibility to lead, their personal agenda, their likes and dislikes, their frail ego all vying for attention. Influencing the decision taken much to the detriment of the group as whole.

If you are given a chance to lead, learn all the leadership qualities of great men. There are many. Cultivate all the good leadership qualities you need. And then kill your ego, destroy your personal agenda, throw away your preferences.

The only thing that must matter to you is the people under you. Their interest, their agenda and their well being.

If you can do this, you might not be rich, you might not be popular but you will be immortal.