THE WRONG LEADERSHIP

THE WRONG TYPE OF LEADERSHIP

I saw the wrong leadership where leaders deny those being led resources that will make them comfortable. you deny them infrastructure, you deny them everything important in life and make them indebted to you, some are denied education. Some are denied good salary at work place ,some are denied pleasure and some are denied rest and leisure and then they are indebted to you , a friend told me that if you want your employee to stay ,you should not pay them well nor pay them very bad , do not pay them such that they will have enough to save nor pay them such that they will stay in lack  and lose interest in the job, just give them a little above being broke

My point therefore is that it is definitely not everything around you that need to be change ,not everything around you is bad , not everything around you is not working very well , the ones that are good as a leader need to remain ,or better still should be upgraded possibly or standardized while those ones that are bad should be discarded and the best practices introduced

But a lot in a bid to remain relevant ,a lot in a bid to answer that they are busy go about changing what should remain simply to make a point .the standard you are meeting are ok , the way things is being done is ok and up to standard but since it is not your own ,it is not ok .you are the only one and the only person that know standard and as long as you are concerned every other person is wrong  and their own opinion is nonsense because that opinion is not coming from you

I know you may have a different opinion .Please forgive me but I agree with the Speaker of the house of Representative that the problem in Nigeria is not corruption but the absence of the right leadership , the absence of leaders with wisdom and the right inspiration, the absence of leaders that are interested in leaving a legacy for those unborn and the future generation rather than in the present and in their family even in the ones yet unborn while those being led are the sacrificial lamb for it to come through.

From Nigeria to Abia state and then to Nkporo the lamb of my birth.  across all religious cycle, across academic cycle. across tribe and nationalities. But How qualified as you Anya to discuss leadership someone will ask me  ?,what exposure. credentials and experience, do you have to discuss leadership? have you led before? where and what were you able to do and what are the foot print you left behind?

Sorry if the answer I will give you is below your expectation but  I am still a aspiring leader everyday but I have tested leadership in the academic world ,religious cycle and at the community level .always endeavoring to improve and make impact wherever I find myself . this is inclusive of my venture into the economic  world where as an accountant you will have to manage both material and non-material resources

As an aspiring leader , I venture into studying the path way of leadership as a child , it all started when I look around me and saw the mumbo jumbo people do in the name of leadership , this leadership flaws I saw as a child was the propelling force behind me in accessing what great leadership is all about ,I realized that as a leader in whatever capacity .that you may have only have a day to lead, it may even be an hour to lead ,it may even be a second but some are privilege to have above 24 hours to lead , the major achievement will be not to allow the statuesque to remain . to use the available time, you have no matter how little to make impact

When I was invited for an interview for my present job. I was ask Anya: what are you going to change if we employ you to work with us . what was my response? “Sir, I am yet to be employed though I know the business you people are doing very well  but I don’t know very well how you guys do it around here ,it might vary very well with what I am use to in the place that I am coming from . it would be wrong to promise you that I am going to change anything or do anything differently .but I am making a promise that even if I am going to stay here for a second, the very first thing I will do is to observe what you people are doing as an insider ,not as an outsider ,then understand and know what you guys are doing and why you people are doing it , the ones that are ok and in line with the best acceptable standard will be allowed but the ones that need attention will definitely receive attention

My point therefore is that it is definitely not everything around you that need to be change ,not everything around you is bad , not everything around you is not working very well , the ones that are good as a leader need to remain ,or better still should be upgraded possibly or standardized while those ones that are bad should be discarded and the best practices introduced

But a lot in a bid to remain relevant ,a lot in a bid to answer that they are busy go about changing what should remain simply to make a point .the standard you are meeting are ok , the way things is being done is ok and up to standard but since it is not your own ,it is not ok .you are the only one and the only person that know standard and as long as you are concerned every other person is wrong  and their own opinion is nonsense because that opinion is not coming from you

It is wrong for an aspiring leader. Or  a leader in whatever capacity if he is not willing to learn from anybody, every other person is inferior , you know everything and understand all philosophy , infant your philosophy is always correct and final ,it should be adhered to every time and every day , you are good at teaching others but never humble to learn from others , in your imagination and conclusions , they are your junior ,they are lower class, nonentity and have nothing to offer to you 

As an aspiring leader, every day, you should ask yourself, what is leadership, what differentiate good leadership from bad leadership, what is the secret to successful leadership. this and more are many questions I ask myself as a child on the pathway to life. have you bothered to ask yourself this same question because it is important you do

Is it not painful to see a leadership style where the only way leaders are successful is by denying those being led the right information, you deceived them, you lie to them, you deny them access to the truth simply to make them indebted to you, by them not knowing the truth and not having access to it, they are forever loyal

I saw the wrong leadership where leaders deny those being led resources that will make them comfortable. you deny them infrastructure, you deny them everything important in life and make them indebted to you, some are denied education. Some are denied good salary at work place ,some are denied pleasure and some are denied rest and leisure and then they are indebted to you , a friend told me that if you want your employee to stay ,you should not pay them well nor pay them very bad , do not pay them such that they will have enough to save nor pay them such that they will stay in lack  and lose interest in the job, just give them a little above being broke

I saw a leadership where leaders correct everybody , to them every other person is always wrong ,you are this and you are that , they will never get to say anything good or wonderful about you nor your work , you are not encouraged nor motivated about anything on the job ,yes I agree that they may make mistake, I also agree that blunders will arise , when it arise ,please correct them but  do well to encourage and appreciate them when they have done what is right and proper

I saw a leadership were everybody deserve to be disciplined, there is no mercy and there is no forgiveness, as long as you are concerned, if he make any mistake, then the only remedy is to discipline him, remove him from his position. boycott any relationship and association with him or her ,deduct his salary . suspend him, sack him and terminate his appointment. after all we will always have new people to work with us again.

I saw a leadership where leaders give instruction and order people around .and when such order and instruction comes, it must be followed and listened to the last, you dare not forget anything or do anything on the contrary. you dare not use your initiative. you dare not make suggestion. you dare not make contribution as a junior when leaders are talking even if your contribution will solve the problem

I saw a leadership where the leader take all the credit for success, he is promoted, his salary is increased. more appointment and a lot of benefit, the junior are not remembered , even their contribution is not regarded as anything , but when failure comes in , the junior take the harmer , they are reprimanded , demoted ,and even the unfortunate ones are sack for things which ordinary is not within their jurisdiction to handle  , they are the ones directly involved in decision making but since failures have come in ,they are the sacrificial lamb

This is leadership and practiced around you which is wrong, but something could be done about it …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

To be continued  next time