| Leadership, Authority, and Influence August 3rd, 2018 by Bill Boyajian |
Me: Do you think a title will make you a leader? Millennial: Yes, at least it will give me the authority to make people listen to me. Me: Responsibility is taken by anyone who sees things that need to be done and does them. Authority is earned by gaining the respect of employees through hard work and being a positive influence on others. Millennial: Are you telling me that leadership has more to do with influence than authority? Me: Yes, it’s always been that way. Leaders know what to do next, how to rally people behind them, and what resources need to be brought into focus to accomplish goals. Millennial: What do I have to do to gain influence? Me: You have earn peoples’ trust and respect, which comes from character and competence. Specifically, get to work before others do and leave after others do, work hard and work smart, add value to the business through creativity and inspiration, be kind and thoughtful, and do the little things that may seem beneath you to do. Millennial: But I’m the son of the owner. Why should I have to do those things? Me: Because you have to prove to others that you are capable of influencing them as a leader instead of being enabled just because you’re the owner’s son. Millennial: But I don’t see how this will give me the authority to lead. Me: That’s why you’re not a leader yet. You don’t know what it takes to be a leader even when someone tells you, nor are you willing to listen and do those things that are necessary to become a leader. Tags: Accomplish, Advice, Authority, Business, Capable, Character, Competition, Creativity, Crisis Management, Determination, Developing Leaders, Drive, Earn, Employees, Ethics, Focus, Gain, Goals, Hard Work, Humility, Influence, Influencer, Influencing, Influential, Inspiration, Integrity, Kind, Know, Knowledge, Lead, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Excellence, Leadership Problems, Leadership Skills, Leading, Learning, Listen, Little Things, Management, Managers, Motivation, Necessary, others, People, People Leaders, Personal Development, Philosophy, Positive, Prove, Rally, Relationships, Reputation, Resources, Respect, Responsibility, Success, The Mind of a Leader, Thoughtful, Title, Trust, Wisdom |
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Birmingham, AL
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Hershey & Myerstown, PA
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