At the leadership level, it’s all about finding the right decision and sticking with your choices.
Don’t get swayed because of fear and pressure if you think something is right…put all your effort into it, yes, it might fail, but at least you tried.
If your manager is a natural leader he will definitely back you up as long as your intent is good and you have put your heart and soul into making it happen.
In the end, most of the decisions will succeed only thru hard work and commitment.
To be effective, leaders need their team’s trust. But how do you get that trust — and how do you get it back if you’ve lost it? Three behaviors are essential.
Demonstrate expertise and judgment.
The first behavior is to demonstrate expertise and judgment. People are more likely to trust you if they believe you have the technical know-how and the experience to make good decisions about the team’s work.
Create positive relationships.
The second is to create positive relationships with your team. There are a number of ways to do this, including helping employees cooperate, resolving conflicts between others, giving honest feedback, and checking in with people about their concerns.
Be consistent.
The last behavior is to be consistent. You must do what you say you will do. Follow through on your commitments and keep any promises you make. You don’t need to be perfect at these three behaviors to be a trusted leader — but you do need to be good at them.
I have read many books on self-help, management, and leadership, of US companies, and of billionaires.
But of them all, “Wings of Fire” by A. P. J. Abdul Kalamji is one of the top books I read in all the verticals.
It’s not just the story of a man – Kalamji, a leader, a visionary but a story of the definition of vision, the definition of wealth, the definition of impact, the definition of management, and most important definition of one’s destiny to achieve success.
In contrast to today, where wealth is defined by How rich you are? How much money did you collate? Where u travel? Where u live? Where u work?
It shows a journey, where wealth is defined by how much impact you have on your country, on your team, and on your people.
I run a company where we have impacted 10 million students, and we have helped them succeed in their education. We have very less revenue and we are on a verge of closure. But this book guided me to see this as a success rather than a failure. Impacting 1 Crore student’s education in India is a dream come true thru my company. Yes, we couldn’t raise funds, and yes we couldn’t generate enough revenue. But if there would have been really good governance in India, it would be a different story. (But this is a story for another day).
Read this book to understand what really wealth is, or could be. Understanding how your destiny helps you to take a path that sometimes baffles you.
Also to learn how to manage people. Learn how to be a humble leader at the same time a visionary leader and learn how our faith can help us achieve anything in life.