Leadership can be complicated and simple at the same time !!! How is this possible ? Ask any leader and he will tell you. In a leadership position, you are constantly watched by the followers and sometimes that can make things very complicated for the leader but at the same time for a scupulous leader, it can be very simple.
A leader must be able to carry his followers along the path forward. For this, there is a simple and straightforward way. He must be exemplary in his actions. Look at His Divine Grave A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is extraordinary personality, but a closer look will reveal exemplary leadership qualities. The ability to unite people from all backgrounds and cultures and "build a house where the whole world could live" is no mean feat. There is no doubt that the underlying principle of Krishna Consciousness is the unifying factor. But it required a leader, an acharya in this case, to unite the whole world. An acharya is one who teaches by example. A great leader is also one who leads by example.
A good leader also has vision. When I say, I mean long-term vision. He must be able to see the bigger picture. Like Srila Prabhupada said "I always think big, I can only think that way." When we say think big, it means we are thinking of growth. Today, we are, say, 100 people. A good leader is one who thinks about the needs of a 1000 people already !!! Any manager can manage the existing 100, but it takes someone with vision to see the needs of a 1000 people when only 100 are present today. The leader's vision therefore dictates his mission as well. His mission will closely follow his vision. Therefore, mission without vision is just plain day-to-day management. A leader must think of the future while managing the present through delegation.
These are some of the thoughts for today. More later......
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