LEADERSHIP SPECIAL...Animal Instincts of a Leader (2)

Animal Instincts of a Leader (2)

 

The Vantage Point of a Giraffe

Leaders don’t need to crane their necks for information or supervision. They have a natural advantage similar to the vantage point of a giraffe. Because of their hold in the organization and on colleagues and subordinates, they need not make an extra effort to watch over things. Either all concerned work as a team without creating unnecessary problems, or little supervision is enough to keep things in order.
It has another aspect. Similar to giraffes, the looking over and around is a natural trait of the leaders. By virtue of their position, supervision happens automatically. Others around also sense and then accept the leaders’ vantage point. Consequently, there is not only a desire expressed by everyone around to keep things in order, but also an apprehension that everything is within the direct or peripheral vision of the leader and nothing funny should be attempted.
 

Nobody Kicks a Dead Dog

One of the first things employees do in an organization is to find out who’s important and who’s not. It also shows their animalistic sense of survival of the fittest. Anyone who’s important is also a threat to insecure employees create  unnecessary conflicting situation or directly confront the leaders or key people in the hope that an error would be committed and the importance or respect of the leaders would diminish.
          Leaders also understand and believe in this theory. However, their behavior is exactly opposite. Nobody kicks a dead dog; the leaders don’t to either.

(Source-Excel Books Bulletin) Sent by SR