Jojo Bejo

Perhaps the best way to begin is to consider what qualities make a great leader.

What is the end goal here? What are you aspiring to?

When we think of great leaders. Inspirational superheroes come to mind often. People with heroic, puffed-up chests, commanding accents, and a calm, confident manner.They still do the right thing and have an uncanny capacity to reel off motivational and inspiration speeches at the drop of a hat.No one ever defies these great leaders because they don’t want to – the leaders are so just and Wise that they have no need. However, if they were to cross them, they would be automatically placed right by a stern yet honest leadership judgment and unquestionable authority.These are the leaders who make us feel secure, who guide our ships into uncharted seas, and who make us believe that as a team, we can accomplish something.These are the heroes taken straight out of the Saturday morning cartoons you always remember watching as a kid (which are based very much on our Father and Mother archetypes).

Now, chances are you’ve met a few people like this in your life. Perhaps you have a parent who is truly wise and all-knowing. Perhaps you had a teacher who encouraged you when you were younger and assisted you in making career decisions that led you to where you are now.

You may also be aware of some well-known real-life figures that match this description. Perhaps you know of a few celebrities who you look up to and their few historical characters even.

But mostly, this is not the reality of what makes a good leader. While these factors will contribute to your ability to inspire followers, they are certainly unnecessary for you to become an effective leader.And it’s a good thing, too, because that would be a lot of pressure to place on yourself!

So what makes a good leader? What  is the minimum entry requirement?

Of course, this is an abstract idea that cannot be satisfactorily answered with a clear answer. Let us, however, give it our all.

Finally, the best leader is one who achieves results.And they do

This is accomplished by coordinating, stabilizing, and empowering a team so that they can achieve more than they might on their own.

Simply put, does getting this leader in place make a significant difference in the team’s ability to achieve its objectives?

If the answer is yes,  then the leader is providing a useful function and they are worth keeping in place.If the answer is no, then you could make the argument that the leader is ineffective and a waste of time and resources.

But this mentality, while accurate, is dangerous. Why? Since it leads to performance evaluations and other measures to determine a leader’s skill. If a leader fails to reach monthly goals, they may be disciplined or penalized. or if they should be seen to be spending too much money.This seems to make  sense when you think about leaders in terms of their ability to help teams achieve their objectives, but they overlook one important factor: time.

Because a leader’s ability should not be measured in terms of their capacity to complete X in T amount of time. If that is the only concern and the only aspect of performance that the leader is graded on, then probably they will end up making the wrong decisions for the benefit of the company and the benefit of the team They will stick to what works, what they are familiar with, and will avoid taking chances or changing their business model to address new challenges..A good leader should be someone who can see the road ahead and to pre-empt the changes that will affect businesses most.

These are the leaders who will help a business to grow rather than just survive and who will help avoid catastrophic failures that lead to layoffs or bankruptcy. This same principle holds true in other situations: the best parent is one who can not only keep the family safe and working well but also help them improve their conditions so that they can be happier and more fulfilled.They can also expect future threats and plan for them, allowing them to cope with emergencies while staying calm and collected. This is  the  true example of ‘Super Dad’ and ‘Super Mum’.

As a result, we can assume that a great leader can assist a team in achieving goals more efficiently than they might on their own, and that these goals should be long-term rather than short-term.When a leader is stifled, it is frequently because of the shortsightedness of the leader above them.If management higher up is forcing quarterly reviews with strict, Punitive steps for those that are perceived to be underperforming can stifle a leader’s capacity to expand and implement change.This implies that the target must be correct as well, and in many respects, the goal is the most powerful driving force behind a great leader.