– When the student is ready, the teach will appear
Buddist Proverb
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Whether you are leading in the office, home or life, it’s much like teaching.
A good teacher provides only the answers that the student is asking. If the teacher’s goals is to cover all the information in their syllabus to accomplish the semester’s goal, then their class plan will be different than if their goal was to help the student understand the significant concepts of the material. You can see how the different emphasis and goals might change the way the teacher approaches the task.
Same with the work force and life.
As a leader in the work force, community or life in general, you can decide what type of leader you want to be.
Do you want your focus to be “the execution of a series of pre-planned tasks and directives” or will your focus be on the high-level mission and vision (allowing for the natural deviation of specific tasks to accomplish the essence of the high-level vision)? Both goals are very appropriate. Both goals will have different approaches.
A good teacher modifies their pace to their student’s absorption rate or rate of understanding. If the teach gets too far ahead of the student, the student will be lost and frustrated. If the teach falls too far behind the student, the student will get bored and distracted with other things to fill in the empty space.
Same with leading. A good leader sets his/her pace to the team’s movements. In a funny way, the good leader is actually following the team. If the leader leads too far ahead, the team will be pushed, pulled and jerked into compliance. Although the tasks might be executed on time, they may be lacking of quality and eloquence. If the leader leads to slowly, the team is apt to either complete the task on their own in a different direction (and away from the overall vision) or get distracted to complete something else (delaying the delivery of this project).
Becoming a good leader (like becoming a good teacher) takes time, practice and patience with oneself and others. It’s not an over night skill. Be gentle with yourself and with others, and everything will come together at the right time.
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Laura Lee Rose
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