Once again I am going to streamline things and incorporate my question for chapter five in with my favorite quote...
"A leader in sports, business or any other field of endeavor should possess and provide the same qualities inherant in a good parent: character, consistency, dependability, accountability, knowledge, good judgement, selflessness, respect, courage, discipline, fairness, and structure. And while all these will make you a good leader they will not make you a great leader. For that, one additional quality - perhaps the most important of all - is necessary... I believe you must have love in your heart for those under your leadership." (p 80)
Ok, so my question is this: Do you agree with this statement (that love is the most important quality)? If yes, why? If no, then what do you think is the most important and why??
Personally I think that love is very important, but I also think that love without discipline, or love without selflessness, or love without character, or love without any number of the other qualities is pointless and hypocritical. So, I guess in a way I'd agree that Love is the most important because if you genuinely love those under your leadership you'll want what'sbest for them and all those other qualities will take care of themselves.... What do you think??
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I agree with this because it is necessary to care for those you lead if you are going to be a successful leader.
ReplyDelete"I believe you must have love inyour heart for the people under your leadership." Wooden expresses his view that to be a successful leader you must love your followers.
Kind of along the lines of what Chris was saying, I think love is really important, but when it is used correctly. I don't think that if you have love the rest will follow, but I think if you don't have love you won't be an effective leader. Love is important and necessary, but without discipline, communication, trust, etc., you won't be an effective leader.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote is where Coach Wooden says, "Of course, 'what's right' is often the most dificult decision a leader is forced to make, and a strong leader must expect some in the organization to resist and even be angere by your judgment and decisions. That's one of the many things that makes leadership, at times, a solitary profession. You are the person charged with making the final, tough choices, while everybody else has the option of sitting on the sidelines, complaining about it."
I like how true this is. Being isn't just fun and games, you are forced to make decisions, so you will anger someone at some time. As much as we would like to please everyone, it impossible to make decisions and do so.