A Successful Leader At The Same Time - 1046 Words

There are many quotes by famous leaders and public personalities about how to be or become a successful leader. Most of the time, they describe leadership in terms of action, results and consequences. Not too many quotes actually try to tell us how to be successful and ethical leader at the same time. Seems that in our times of bury the competition attitude, cut throat society these two words can’t co-exist together or can they? Why there is such a fascination with leaders? People from all public circles and occupations follow them on social media, television and the Internet. People are fascinated with their accomplishment, live style and power. For our society they are what gladiators used to be for the Romans, the national heroes and†¦show more content†¦The virtues listed in the book are not in any particular order or by importance. The first one the authors list is deep honesty. It is a tool to build trust and loyalty between leader and followers. It is a bridge to communication and transparency every leader should have. It doesn’t mean it is leader personal transparency but transparency on organization level. It also has to be exercise with caution in order to protect sensitive and confidential information. Good leader need to find truthful alternatives while communicating with outside world and not revealing delicate information. Next on the list is moral courage. It doesn’t cover ability to overcome physical threats and personal fears. Good leader have to have courage to face fear of embarrassment, criticism, losing friends, job and even fear of being misunderstood in his motivation. It also means to have courage to pursue his vision in the face of danger and inevitable despair. Leader doesn’t have to be fearless but has to have ability to conquer his fears and use them to his advantage. Good leader has to possess moral vision, which means to understand the values they are fighting for and moral responsibilities they carry in respect to human life, the organization they represent and communities. He needs to have ability to select appropriate means to complete the goal without compromising moral values. In order to connect with their followers on the personal level good leader needs to have