In Part Two of this informative series, we will continue to look at the traits of the two kinds of leaders hip we have, that of the ruler and that of the leader.
THE BLAMER VERSUS THE FIXER
The ruler likes to blame others for what he may perceive as inefficiency or ineffectiveness by those under him. He rarely comes up with solutions but more often than not orders that the situation be rectified as fast as possible otherwise there would be consequences. He loves to put pressure on his subordinates and relishes the role of letting them know that they failed or that their incompetence is the reason why certain things have not worked out in the organization
The leader, on the other hand, takes a different approach. Even when he is fully aware that his subordinates were actually responsible for failure in certain regards, he still looks for a solution as quickly as he can to the problem. He does not shirk his responsibility of letting them know that they fell short of expectation, but certainly does not spend precious time hounding them over it as he realizes that there is precious work to be done and goals to be accomplished. So, he does the best he can to help them find a workable solution to the problem at hand.
THE KNOWER VERSUS THE SHOWER
The ruler always believes he knows a lot and far much more than the rest. He, however, only talks loads about what he knows but hardly puts any effort into showing what he claims to know. He feels no obligation in doing so as he thinks that everyone should be sensible enough to see that the position he occupies speaks of his brilliance. So, he cares less. Instead he likes to take all the credit.
The leader takes a very different approach. He is one who understands that knowledge is not an exclusive preserve of a certain few and also that no one can create knowledge, but that knowledge is encountered. On the backdrop of that, therefore, he does the best he can to show those working under him how it is meant to be done. He is not an armchair critic who may or may not have the gift of suave oratory, but is one who is much more concerned with teaching others because he is well aware that once they have been taught, the rest becomes easy. The leader then gives credit to whom it is due after his subordinate has gone ahead and used what he has taught him to achieve a desired result.
