GREAT LEADERS

 

Becoming a Great Leader: Yes You Can

Many researchers, scholars and business practitioners have tried to track the key traits of great leaders so that others may learn and also become effective. The debate on whether great leaders are born or made, continues. However, it is generally agreed that great leaders effectively scan the environment, sift information and use intuition and knowledge to craft strategies that capture opportunities better than others. Leaders of significance are risk takers who thrive on adversity, uncertainty and complexity.  Depending on the situation, they may depend on  science as they use facts, theories, laws or objective data. However, in other instances they may sense or smell the opportunity or direction to follow. Getting strategic information by discernment, sensing, intuition or smelling cannot be easily measured or observable therefore difficult to copy, imitate or replicate.

To be a great leader you must be a five in one(5 in 1) person

1.    Be brave as a lion- Face obstacles headlong
2.    Be steadfast as an elephant- When you see good opportunity don’t leave, stay there.
3.  Be fast as a cheetah- Run as fast as you can when you see the best opportunity. Most opportunities have short shelf life so have a sense of urgency.
4.   Be resilient as a camel- Hardships are part of the success story. Shrug off fatigue, discouragement and disappointments.  
5.    Be dexterous as a raccoon- To succeed you must juggle multiple alternatives encapsulated by complexity and uncertainty at high speed. This requires flexibility and dynamism. 

Dr Andrew Nyambayo (PhD. MBA, Bsc Eng) is a business leader, strategist, coach and motivational speaker with over 20 years experience in the telecommunications and service industry. He is the author of famous books, "Integral Marketing: Enhancing Livelihoods"  and  "Succeeding in Turbulent Times"