There are two types of leaders. As a leader, you are either Politicized or you are Mission-Directed, and in each case the true motivations are very different, as are the followers or teammates or charges who require your vision and action.
Politicians [Politicized Leaders] at the uppermost strata of the voted-in hierarchy, are usually heavily -invested in maintaining the status quo, getting rich while in office (or getting re-elected), shaming and blaming other parties (or even entire ethnic groups) for problems and offering them up as a blood sacrifice to the masses, who are being misdirected by "investigations," "revelations," and "resignations" while the real culprits (usually the leaders in concert with their puppeteers or at the behest of their masters) continue to do as they have been doing. They keep their power by misleading, misdirection, propaganda, and appealing to the emotions of the people over whom they hold sway. They care more about opinion and poll results than about action. They are, by and large, pretenders rather than doers.
Commanders [Mission-Directed Leaders] are absolutely focused on accomplishing a goal through orchestrating and coordinating the best efforts and resources of a team. They do not waste precious time on placing blame. They do not tell others to sacrifice when they, themselves are not prepared to walk through the fire. They lead by example, and through a credible demonstration of conviction and character.
You'll find the following article excerpt to be of interest. It comes from SmartBrief, a wonderful source of industry - specific information and insights. While it is not in exact sync with the exact point of the portion of my article above, it resonates with a similar theme:
How to spot fake leaders
The world is full of bosses who can't tell the difference between leadership and management, and aren't that good at either, write Art van Bodegraven and Kenneth B. Ackerman. The real danger comes when second-rate bosses start bragging about their supposed leadership ability rather than simply demonstrating it. "Life's too short to waste on 'leaders' who can't lead and managers who can't manage. And you are too good to sell your soul to make the great pretenders look like geniuses," Van Bodegraven and Ackerman write. DC Velocity online (5/20)
Look to mission-directed, impassioned achievers instead of to slick politicos and gamers of the government promotional apparatus to find leaders who can truly affect change instead of making sacrifices to mythical deities in order to temporarily palliate the masses.
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