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Great Leadership Entails
A Good Sense Of Discernment
If you are a great fan of leadership and everything that comes along
with it, then for sure you know John C. Maxwell, right? Well, if you
don’t know him, John Maxwell happens to be one of America’s
experts in the line of leadership.
One of the very meaningful statements about leadership that came from
John Maxwell was: smart leaders believe only half of what they hear.
Discerning leaders know which half to believe.
Even if that statement is just short and brief, it efficiently summarized
what a leader should and should not be. Being a smart leader is not
enough; people in authority should strive to be more than just a smart
leader! To become a really effective leader, you should be a smart and
a discerning leader.
What Is A Discerning Leader?
A discerning leader is keen and sensitive enough to hear what his subordinates
are saying, yet smart enough to determine what issues he should believe
in. A discerning leader possesses common sense as well as the right
amount of intuition. However, leaders should not only depend on their
discerning capabilities because human as they are, they cannot rely
on their common sense and intuition all the time.
How to Develop and Enhance the Ability to Discern
For you to be able to discern more accurately, try to think back about
your past mistakes. Ponder on your past failures and successes and try
to trace back the cause of those situations. By being more aware of
the causes of things, you will surely develop the sense of being conclusive
in future issues that may arise.
You can also try to be in touch with others' way of thinking, especially
your subordinates. If you are in authority, don’t act too superior
to the extent that you don’t want to mingle with your subordinates.
Leaders become more effective and successful if they are fully aware
of the current needs and issues of their subordinates.
Another way to develop and enhance your ability to discern is by being
in touch with yourself. Take time to relax and enjoy sweet and serene
solitude. By being in touch with yourself, the channels of your mind
can easily be unclogged and you will be more sensitive and keen in discerning
issues of other people.
In a nutshell, being a good leader does not only require great leadership
skills but highly effective discerning capabilities as well. Do not
focus only on one aspect of good leadership because that will surely
be the cause of your downfall.
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