By Rajendra Galagali
When we talk about leading something we get references of great kings, great courtiers, great king makers, great national leaders, great political leaders, great sportsmen and so on… But have we ever thought why were they the “great” leaders or what were the qualities which made them to be a leader…I don’t know about others but I always wondered whether a layman like me walking around can become a leader who can change the mentalities of people and add unimaginable visions to their lives… Because according to me these were the traits of a leader. He adds value or culture or discipline in lives of people in such a way that it will eventually lead the society to be a better place to breathe.
When I went in search answer with question that whether these leaders whom I am admiring are born with these leadership qualities. The answer I got was not all of their qualities were present when they were of young age. Then at the same time there were some of the qualities which were present commonly amongst them in their young age only. In all these different attitudes and qualities what I found intriguing and was very basic in nature was the reason which made them go crazy behind something and intent with which they approached it and second one was the way with which they handled the situations and people around them , they were of different styles and cultures and when went deep into the subjects the basic which I found was, they might be having different styles of leading a pack but learnings that made them lead them in a particular style were the same. There is always a pattern you will find the journey of great leaders they might be of different fields, different backgrounds but the patterns were the same. It was something like this.
SKILLS – EMPATHY—REALIZATIONS
Let’s try to put them into a capsule and try to understand.
SKILLS
In the very beginning of everything they will start to understand the things around them and start learning the new skills according to their fields. They will learn the skills which would eventually make them an expert in their fields and also find the people who are experts in their field.
They will go out of their comfort zones and always be at their toes to add inputs to their team. What I mean when I say going out of the way is that they will literally do whatever it takes to make it for example a person who might be an introvert in his life might meet 100 people in a single day to turn the tables to his side.
These things will start to happen once he is that expert in the department of skills which will eventually make him explore more and be at the top of the game which will just increase the confidence in him to sky highs.
Being an expert in skills will lead him to the next step automatically.
EMPATHY
Here comes the main thing which will convert a normal human being to a super human being which will give make over to his ability to be a leader in terms of everything.
When he starts to learn more about the things around him and build skills which are resulting in the expertise of that person, he will start finding the things in people around him which he hasn’t discovered previously in his life about the same people, it is called as empathy.
The exact definition of empathy is "to understand and share the feelings of a person” it might be a small word with small definition but according to me it holds more value than what we assume it holds.
Let me give you an example, if an entrepreneur will not have the quality of understanding the people, he wouldn’t find a problem which he can solve and fill that void with his innovative ideas.
If you can’t understand the people around you can’t lead them where you want them to be, yes, a person who do not want to be that leader he can co-exist but a leader can’t co-exist he should live with that person and love that person to achieve the things which he wants to.
When he starts understanding people thoroughly, he will jump to the next and final stage.
REALIZATIONS
If he has cultivated the quality of understanding the complicated emotions of human being, he will start to realize the importance of the things which he is doing and change his perspective on seeing the things and put on a lens which will equalize everything in just fractions of a second.
(You just need a beat to understand this)
After going through all of these hardships at the end of the day his if the intent remains the same, he will be that huge asset to the universe.
I think no one can define what makes a leader who he is today or what is that formula that made him a leader but what I think is if we try to be at least 10% whom we regard and admire as a leader we can achieve something in our lives.
It is very hard to wrap this big concept in a small blog like this I hope you all will like and take something good out of it and make your lives more beautiful.
By Rajendra Galagali
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