Chapter 13 Chapter 13 Leadership Temperament: The Incomparable Influence

Administrative leaders are generally appointed by superiors, while business leaders are self-cultivated in management practice and are recognized by social experts.Business leaders and administrative cadres have different growth paths, and have their own basic characteristics in terms of thinking habits, behaviors, and leadership styles. 1. The mind of an economist Business leadership is mainly in the "brain", not in the "hands".Business leaders have brains with "economy" and "benefits", that is, to obtain maximum output with minimum input. 2. The vision of a strategist

A business leader is not a short-sighted person eager for quick success, but a strategist who is farsighted, far-sighted, and assessing the situation.He can detach himself from the busy daily work and carry out a kind of strategic conception with futuristic color that cannot be seen in front of his eyes. 3. Philosopher's thinking The business leader can survive and develop in a complex economic environment because he has the thinking of a philosopher, that is, he can make new generalizations, inductions, and judgments in a philosophical way of thinking about all the work around him that is developing and changing. And reasoning, so as to obtain a new innovative concept.

4. The spirit of the explorer Enterprise leaders do not stick to the past and the status quo, dare to explore and innovate, constantly seek new information and experience, strive to explore advanced science and technology and management methods, and open up new paths for future development. 5. Artistic leadership Facing the complex reality, business leaders are familiar with various leadership methods, principles and laws, and have non-standard experience and creative leadership art.As Mintzberg, a management professor at McGill University in Canada, pointed out, the role played by a business leader is not simply a scientist, an accountant, an engineer...but an artist who combines various talents.

6. Good at organizing Enterprise leaders can do a good job in the following three aspects of organizational work in an orderly manner according to certain standards: good at setting up a reasonable organizational structure and equipped with suitable leaders; good at establishing a sound, lean and efficient organizational system; good at organizing The scientific "programs" and "tracks" required by the system work effectively. 7. Good at coordination Business leaders can flexibly coordinate various working relationships.It can not only coordinate the "vertical coordination" among the various departments within the enterprise and the "horizontal coordination" among the same levels; it can also coordinate the "vertical coordination" with the competent departments of the enterprise and the " horizontal coordination".

8. Good at employing people Enterprise leaders can have the vision of "Bole knows horses", break through secular prejudices and outdated concepts, and be good at selecting talents; Use talents; business leaders can be willing to spend capital, invest in intelligence, and actively cultivate talents. 9. Good at innovation Entrepreneurs can be keenly aware of the defects of things, accurately capture the buds of new things, be diligent in exploration, conceive new plans, and implement them to achieve results. Needless to say, in today's world, there are two kinds of people: one is the leader and the other is the follower.When you start out in the world and start working, you first have to decide whether you want to be a leader or a follower in your industry.The difference between the two is huge: a follower cannot reasonably expect the same life compensation as a leader.Although there are many in our lives who mistakenly and hopelessly expect the same compensation and rewards in life.

There's nothing shady about being a follower, but let's be clear: there's absolutely nothing famous about being a follower, and your name isn't even in the canons of success. This is our world, and it sounds unfair, but it exists and will continue to exist forever. But being a follower isn't without its chances of turning things around.Because most leaders also appeared as a follower at the beginning like us.What makes them great leaders later on is that they started out as smart followers.If they are not very bright at the beginning, they will not be able to become effective leaders in the future.People who are smart and able to follow leaders effectively are often the ones who develop leadership skills the fastest.

At the same time, this can also be obtained through our continuous learning, learning the characteristics of leaders. If you want to be a leader and leader, the following are worth studying and researching: 1. Unwavering Courage No follower is willing to accept the command of a leader who lacks self-confidence and courage, and no intelligent follower will be under the command of such a leader for a long time. 2. Good self-control A person who cannot control his own behavior can never control other people.Self-control sets an example for followers, who will be wiser to emulate. 3. A strong sense of justice

Without a strong sense of justice, it is impossible for any leader to command and gain the respect of his subordinates. 4. Strong confidence The indecisive, end-to-end person shows that he cannot be sure of himself, nor can he lead others successfully. 5. Concrete action plan A successful leader starts with planning his work and doing it according to the plan.This is an important yardstick for measuring a leader. 6. Dedication A leader needs risk. It requires the leader to do more work than he asks his subordinates to do. 7. Charming personality charm No slacker can be a leader.Leaders need to be respected, but followers will not respect and obey a low-level leader and leader.

8. Compassion and understanding A successful leader must sympathize with his subordinates. In addition, he must understand and understand the difficulties and difficulties of his subordinates. 9. Responsibility A successful leader must have the courage to take responsibility for the shortcomings and mistakes of his subordinates.A leader is not a good leader if he is just passing the buck. 10. Collaborative spirit A successful leader must understand and use the principle of cooperative force, and be able to create a tacit understanding with his subordinates.Leaders need power, and power is a product of cooperation.

11. Bold and decisive One of the essential qualities of a leader is the ability to make quick decisions, even on a small or even insignificant matter. 12. Good at communicating with subordinates Communication is the process by which one person transmits information to another and obtains understanding. Leaders rely on communication every day to issue orders and instructions, establish a collective consciousness and receive feedback information.Leaders must maintain communication among subordinates, employees, other leaders, and important teams outside the organization, making themselves a hub that connects up, down, left, and right, which helps to improve work efficiency.

13. Motivate and praise subordinates Sometimes grim and serious encouragement can backfire.At such times, if you use positive motivation and actively encourage and praise your subordinates, then you will be successful. 14. The ability to take risks In an uncertain environment, a person's sense of adventure is the rarest and most precious resource.The best way to overcome uncertainty and imperfect information is to have an adventurous strategist in your organization, that is, a leader. 15. Innovation awareness Unless a leader can bring you new ideas and new stimuli from time to time, it will be difficult for your team to progress and develop.If the leader is satisfied with the status quo, subordinates will naturally become easygoing, and this will only lead to the regression of the team. 16. Big goals It doesn't matter what you, your organization and your team are doing now, what you're going to achieve in the future is what matters.A leader, unless he has ideals for the future, has lofty goals, otherwise he and his team will accomplish nothing. It is not enough for a leader to possess the above-mentioned qualities, but all the above-mentioned qualities must be possessed.If you find yourself lacking one of the above traits, you probably won't be a good leader unless you start working hard to develop these abilities and qualities in yourself now.And if you find that your leader does not have these abilities and qualities, then your best choice is to leave him and his organization as soon as possible, otherwise, it will be difficult for you to get what you need here. Being a follower is not a shameful thing, however, we have to see that if you always want to stay in the realm of a follower, this is not a glorious thing either.You, me, him, can all be great leaders by training ourselves. You should always remember that leadership and management qualities can be developed. No one is born a leader, and no one is born great at leadership.The qualities and talents of leadership are acquired through hard work and learning, and can be acquired through cultivation. The development of a person's career cannot be separated from his "leadership temperament" and excellent leadership ability, they go hand in hand.Because this quality and ability enables you to do things that you would not or could not do otherwise. So, how to cultivate our leadership temperament and leadership ability?In other words, how to make others willing to cooperate with us, support and follow our development strategy? 1. To gain the love and affection of subordinates First of all, a leader is a person who is respected and loved by subordinates. Leaders think about problems not personally, but globally. Starting from the following aspects, we can make us think like leaders as soon as possible: Exchange ideas with those you want to influence.This is the secret recipe for getting others—your co-workers, friends, customers, employees—to do "the way you want them to." Be considerate and considerate of the situation of others.In other words, you have to put yourself in other people's shoes.Other people's interests, income, intelligence and background, etc., are very different from yours. Next, you can ask yourself: "If I were him, how should this matter be done?" Then it is necessary to implement the kind of action of "if I were someone else, what others would tell me to do". 2. Don't practice "Tai Chi" when doing things As a leader, you must be resolute and decisive in doing things. This is the most important internal quality of leadership.Whether it is speaking, doing things, or making decisions, they are straightforward and neat, never hesitating, not procrastinating, and not changing orders overnight.This is the most intuitive expression of leadership and courage, and it plays a particularly important role in maintaining one's own image. Leaders should make speeches and reports to employees, and they must be decisive, majestic, and shocking.No matter what the situation is, the speech must be one and two, resolute and decisive, and avoid ambiguity.When talking to employees, even if the employee is taking the initiative and the leader listens to the other party's conversation, he must not be submissive and be swayed by the other party.If the other party's opinion is at odds with your own, you can explicitly deny it.If you realize that the employees' opinions are indeed beneficial to the company and you, don't rush to express your position. You can think more and talk less, or you can end the conversation with "Let me think about it carefully" or "Let us study and discuss it". Take the time to calmly and carefully consider whether to choose or not, which will increase the authority invisibly, which is better than hasty decision. As a leader, if you can't be resolute and decisive, you often give people the feeling of cowardice and incompetence.The impression of such a leader in the hearts of employees will be greatly reduced.Leaders make decisions from time to time, and it takes courage to make those decisions.Leaders tend to make good decisions when the information is completely accurate. When information is hard to come by, good leaders have a hard time making decisions.It's time to really test you!At this time, pairs of eyes turn to you, and when you make a decision, you become the focus of everyone's attention.Indecision, indecision, these are all signs of fear and tension in a leader.Then quickly order it, resolutely and decisively!Use your wisdom to point out a clear path for everyone.If you hesitate again and again and miss the opportunity, what do you think people will think of you in the future?No one will respect or follow a timid leader. At the critical moment, make a wise decision, then the effect on your future charisma and influence will be stronger than your usual long-term external performance.If you are full of style at ordinary times, but become weak when it comes to critical moments, then this contrast will only make people around you a laughing stock.Therefore, being decisive and taking the lead is an important factor of power influence, and can best win the appreciation and trust of subordinates. 3. Make time for yourself to talk, consult, or engage in healthy thinking Leaders are very busy and spend a lot of time thinking alone every day. People who ignore their own brain thinking ability cannot be an excellent leader. People who can't stand being alone try to keep their minds blank, they try to avoid using their brains, and they're psychologically terrified by their own thoughts.These people will become narrow-minded and short-sighted as the years go by, and their behavior will become ridiculously childish, and they will certainly not have a style of perseverance and composure. The most important job of leadership is to think, and the best preparation for the road to leadership is also to think.Therefore, I hope you can spare a certain amount of time every day to practice reasonable independent thinking and think in the direction of success.Over time, you will find that you yourself have developed your leadership temperament and leadership skills. At this time, you are getting closer and closer to success! If we say that leaders in the traditional sense mainly rely on power, then modern leaders rely more on their inner influence.A successful leader does not refer to how high he is, but refers to having a large number of followers and supporters, and making the organizational group achieve good performance.The leader's influence has increasingly become an important indicator to measure a successful leader. 1. A gentleman follows what he says first Subordinates usually don't listen to what the leader says, but see what the leader does.If others don't see the leader giving it his all, they won't work hard either.Thoughtful leaders never stop talking, once they know what is important, they will focus on pursuing it, without interruption, and act decisively.Because action is a good antidote to inertia, action does not necessarily bring happiness, but inaction certainly does not bring happiness.Subjectively speaking, whether a leader is willing to influence others on a larger scale, whether he wants more people to follow his actions, reflected in his behavior, is to sell his ideas enthusiastically, try his best to persuade others, and like to have followers and support As an internal driving force, this is also the pursuit of leadership responsibility, power and achievement based on self-confidence, and actively improves the level and leadership skills of leaders, improves organizational efficiency, and achieves higher leadership effects, thereby obtaining wider reach. 2. Solid industry background or working experience Having a good industry background and excellent working experience will undoubtedly give you a lot of points and will have a positive impact on your influence.Possessing extensive industry knowledge facilitates leaders to accurately grasp the market, competition, products, and technology status of the industry, and plays an important role in the convincing power of leadership decision-making and management in all aspects.At the same time, industry experience can also enable a leader to have good interpersonal relationships and reputation within the organization and the industry, thereby enhancing influence. 3. Correct life values Excellent personality qualities such as integrity, justice, faith, perseverance, perseverance, and enterprising spirit will undoubtedly enhance the leader's influence and personal charm, thereby expanding the ranks of his followers. "Birds of a feather flock together", the leader's personal values ​​will attract people with the same value orientation to gather in the organization, increasing the sense of identity and belonging to the organization; at the same time, the leader's personality and values ​​will also subtly influence the members of the organization and become the default of the organization. standards of conduct.A leader with excellent values ​​and personality will make members of the organization admire, identify with and obey him, and his influence will undoubtedly increase. 4. Good communication skills Good communication skills are the bridge and wings of influence.While accurately conveying the leaders' opinions, requirements, and decisions, it also widely disseminates the leaders' influence.Communication enables leaders to understand information more accurately and prevent blind formalism; communication also enables leaders to have a good cooperative atmosphere and channels to promote the implementation of leaders' decisions.While increasing the effectiveness of the leader, the two also increase the influence of the leader. Not only that, proper communication itself is a good manifestation of influence.While communicating and negotiating with members of the organization on an equal footing, the leader demonstrates the willingness to cooperate and jointly create prospects, and at the same time enhances the sense of participation and identity of the members of the organization, thereby further enhancing the leader's continuous influence. 5. Spread positivity The best sign of a healthy organization is that employees have fun while they work hard.If a leader thinks his followers are too negative, it's best to check himself first.Enthusiasm is contagious, and it's hard to remain indifferent in the presence of someone who is positive and enthusiastic.When a leader's optimism, hope, and confidence radiate outward throughout the organization, its influence continues to grow. 6. Don't hurt the self-esteem of subordinates Leaders must trust those trustworthy subordinates, and must show this sense of trust from time to time.If a person is earnest in carrying out what is entrusted to him, do not embarrass him with too many reminders and instructions.Please give him the opportunity to work in peace and without "disturbances" so that he feels his self-esteem is being respected as it should be. For subordinates who have done a good job, don't be reluctant to thank them.Leaders who think that nudges can be motivating and that praise can turn heads and lead to self-soothing and complacency are dead wrong.Good words from leaders were and are still the most effective factor in motivating people to work hard and industriously, and it is also an indispensable spiritual comfort. 7. When exerting influence, we must be very enthusiastic If you meet someone upstairs when you go out today, you should take the initiative to greet him and be very enthusiastic.At first he may be very puzzled and not used to it.The next day, you greeted him in the same way.On the third day, he will take the initiative to greet you.In short, if you have enough enthusiasm, people around you will be deeply infected by you.Enthusiasm is an emotion from the heart, which is often expressed by some people in their eyes or even in their actions.People who are passionate about things will always have better quality and action than others.When you are interested in others, others will be interested in you. So, no matter what you do, don't lose your enthusiasm. No matter who you are with, be the most active and enthusiastic person, so that you will automatically become the best leader. Actions are more powerful than words is not some profound philosophy, it is to talk less empty words and do more practical things.Perhaps it is because it is so simple that it is often overlooked by many people.Many people place too much emphasis on the power of a leader, and want to know more about "how to make you obey me" rather than "what should I do to be more influential".An important factor in making influence is your behavior.When a leader speaks duplicity, says nothing, only hears thunder but does not see rain, he will gradually lose his prestige. When your words don't match your actions, people generally believe in your actions more, and it's your actions that have the final say.For leaders, this means: You are a role model, and employees will emulate your behavior and attitude.They observe what their superiors do and then imitate or adapt to what their superiors do.Of course, this does not mean that language is useless, language can influence others. Teaching by example is worse than preaching, and it is better to do what you say.What you ask others to do, you must first do it yourself.Over time, subordinates also learned to relax themselves.When they become leaders, they also learn to demand only of others, not of themselves.Thus forming a vicious circle.Once this kind of behavior becomes a habit, neither the development of the organization nor the progress of the individual has any benefit. When Lenovo Group started its business, there was a rule that a one-minute fine would be imposed for being late for a meeting with more than 20 people, and everyone was treated equally from the leadership to the employees.The first person to be punished was the old leader of the president Liu Chuanzhi. When he was punished, he was so nervous that he was covered in sweat.Liu Chuanzhi himself was covered in sweat.He told his old leader, you stand here for a minute first, and I will stand for you at your home for ten minutes tonight.Moreover, it is said that Liu Chuanzhi himself was fined three times. Many leaders talk pompously about the importance of their people—"putting people first," "people are our most important asset"—and do the exact opposite of that attitude.For example, they don't listen to employees' complaints, are indifferent to employees' personal problems, or let good employees go without caring to keep them, etc. When employees see this paradoxical approach, they are more likely to believe the leader's actions regardless of what the leader says.Likewise, if leaders want to create an ethical climate, they need to make sure they walk the talk.If a leader inflates expense accounts, takes things home from the office, or consistently arrives late and leaves early, all while promoting high standards of honesty, employees will turn a deaf ear to company rules. Inconsistency between words and deeds seriously hinders the relationship between leaders and employees.If employees trust a leader, trust that he won't take advantage of that trust.Convincing employees to trust a leader who "says one thing and does another" is difficult.Therefore, a prestige leader must first be able to "believe in words and act with resoluteness". However, there are also some so-called "smart" leaders who pay attention to using language skills to turn the situation in their favor, so that others will pay attention to what the leader says rather than what he does.But any technical things will only maintain your "halo" for a short time. Just imagine: subordinates have to walk a long way with you to achieve common goals. It is not the so-called "skills" that come from the heart but It can make people feel fooled, and the results are often worse. People are willing to fight with leaders who walk the talk because they feel safe, relaxed, and willing to give.Walking the talk means doing what you say.As a leader, when you are consistent with the outside and the inside, others will follow your example.It's also easy to feel the different sides of their personalities when they both open up about themselves.You will see the strengths, virtues of others more clearly.In this way, you will be able to be more considerate and close to others, creating a pleasant atmosphere of mutual connection. Such a pleasant atmosphere will infect everyone in this environment, forming an invisible but powerful emotional cohesion within the organization.Even if you occasionally make mistakes or make mistakes as a leader, people will forgive you, love you, and consider you.Therefore, we say that being the same is meaningful honesty, which allows more people to share your thoughts and opinions.