问答题
On Leadership
What is leadership? Its
qualities are difficult to define. But they are not so difficult to
identify.
Leaders don't force other people to go along with
them. They bring them along. Leaders get commitment from others by giving it
themselves, by building an environment that encourages creativity, and by
operating with honesty and fairness.
Good leaders aren't "lone
rangers." They recognize that an organization's strategies for success require
the combined talents and efforts of many people. Leadership is the catalyst for
transforming those talents into results.
Leaders know that when
there are two opinions on an issue, one is not bound to be wrong. They recognize
that hustle and rush are the allies of superficiality. They are open to new
ideas, but they explore their ramifications thoroughly.
Successful leaders are emotionally and intellectually oriented to the future—not
wedded to the past. They have a hunger to take responsibility, to innovate, and
to initiate. They are not content with merely taking care of what's already
there. They want to move forward to create something new.
Leaders provide answers as well as direction, offer strength as well as
dedication, and speak from experience as well as understanding of the problems
they face and the people they work with.
Leaders are flexible
rather than dogmatic. They believe in unity rather than conformity. And they
strive to achieve agreements out of conflict.
Leadership is all
about getting people consistently to give their best, helping them to grow to
their fullest potential, and motivating them to work toward a common goal.
Leaders make the right things happen when they're supposed to.
A good leader, an effective leader, is one who has respect. Respect is something
you have to have in order to get. A leader who has respect for other people at
all levels of an organization, for the work they do, and for their abilities,
aspirations and needs, will find that respect is returned. And all concerned
will be motivated to work together.
【正确答案】论领导
什么是领导?领导应具备什么品质,这很难精确地解说,但辨认指陈却不难。
领导者不强制别人与自己协调一致,而是帮助他们跟上。领导者让别人承担义务,首先自己承担义务,营造一种能鼓励创造的环境,待人诚恳,处事公正。
卓越的领导者不是“独行侠”。他们知道,一个组织或集体要想获得成功,其策略在于把众人的才能和力量凝聚起来。领导艺术是一种将众人之智能转化成业绩成效的催化剂。
领导者明白,在争论的问题上出现两种不同的意见时,并不意味着其中一种是错误的,匆忙草率只会导致肤浅片面。他们从善如流,以开放的心态接受新思想、新建议,然后对其进行认真的分析和探讨。
成功的领导者无论是情感上还是理智上都着眼于未来,而不是一味地沉浸于过去。他们甘于担当,志于革新,勇于开拓;他们不单纯满足于维持现状,更致力于进取和创新。
领导者不仅给予方向性指导,也对问题和疑惑给予明确解答;不仅具有奉献精神和专注力量,也充分贡献力量和才智。他们善于结合自身真切经验并根据对问题的认识及对同事的了解发表观点、见解。
领导者处事灵活、善于变通,不机械死板也不僵化教条。他们认为与其循规蹈矩,不如追求凝聚力。此外,在发生冲突时,他们总是力图求得意见协调一致。
领导艺术在于激发下属不断发挥所长,帮助他们最大限度地发掘潜力,推动他们朝着共同的事业与目标孜孜求索。领导者会从实际出发,实事求是,并恰到好处地掌控事情的进度,顺时应景地促成事情的发生。
优秀的领导者,卓越的领导者,善于对人真诚关怀尊重。要得他人尊重,首先须懂得去尊重他人。领导者须尊重组织各级人员,尊重他们的工作、能力、愿望与需求,这样,他们就会发现大家也非常关怀尊重他。如此一来,所有人员会融汇成为巨大的动力源,齐心协力,共同开拓向前。
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