"Do the Leader's MATH!"An effective leader. Is this what you pursue?
As business students, we have heard of all different essentials of leaders and probably you have already thought of what kind of leader you want to be in the future. Handong especially focuses on 'global leaders' who will change the world based on Christian spirit.
For the very first article to share with you guys, I picked up the article about a 'leader.' There are so many descriptions of the leader out there, (We all have one!) but I thought that this article, written by John C. Maxwell (You can find his name on 'businessweek' easily.) is quite interesting to read and easy to understand. In this article, Maxwell says that there are 4 types of leaders, and very interestingly, they are called 'Adders, Subtracters, Dividers, and Multipliers!' and this depends on the impact they make. I'm not just going to copy and paste all the details he explained, but summarize them so that you can get the point. Let's get to know who they are and how do they do their 'MATH'!
1. Some leaders add to others—we enjoy following them
This is a type of leader who add the values to other people's lives. I guess this is a typical type of leaders who really 'serves' their followers. These leaders try to understand employees' needs, care for their situation, and make a contribution to them. They work 'together' to make things better. And yes, there is no doubt why employees enjoy following this type of leaders.
2. Some leaders subtract from others—we tolerate them
Subtracters turn things into more difficult situation. However, the thing you should remember is that they do not do this on purpose or with their intention. They just do not know how to add values to other's lives, which is very sad. :( They don't even think of adding values and hardly recognize the negative impacts they have on employees.
3. Some leaders divide others—we avoid them
This one is quite interesting. Dividers, the worst ones Maxwell thought, make things difficult on purpose. They do not respect the employees, but just do whatever that can make them stay on top. Simply as Maxwell said, "dividers seek to make themselves look or feel better by MAKING OTHERS FEEL WORSE.They damage relationships, fracture teams and organizations, and create havoc in people's lives."
4. Some leaders multiply value in others—we value them
These leaders not only make things better by working together with their employees, but also make 'PEOPLE' better. They help people to do their best with their talent, skills, and potential. They are humble, raising other leaders and giving people responsibilites and chances to rise up in the organization. These are the ones who are like Jesus Christ. Jesus humbled himself by giving of himself and raising us from the sins!
Being a leader is not easy, I know. We are here in Handong to be prepared and I believe that God called us to Handong because he has a 'special' plan for each one of us. I've read a book, 'Jesus, CEO', and combining what I learned from that book with this article, once again I realized that we all should be like Jesus. The way he lives is the best way of good leaders and CEO and I thank God that I know him!
Back to the article, what kind of leader do YOU want to be now?
Adders or Multipliers? Or Subtracters or Dividers? Think about it. :)
ps) You can read the original article on;
http://www.businessweek.com/careers/content/jun2007/ca20070614_587055.htm?chan=search
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