Leader

Very obviously, something sparked me to write such an entry.

So what is a leader? Simply break the word up to lead-er, and the word lead stands out. So of course to be a leader, you need to lead people to accomplish or achieve a certain task or goal.

Noticed how I bolded the word people? What is a general without his men, and what is a leader without his people? Simply nothing. Leadership is never about the leader himself. Its about understanding those under you, and vice versa. So what if you have an idea, but can't translate that idea to your men? So what if you are strong on your stand, but can't get your men to understand, and support you on that stand?

A leader has to earn the respect from his people to be able to lead. If you really think that it doesn't matter whether anyone respects you, or if you think you don't give a damn about what others think of you, I'm telling you straight up you're so wrong. It will come back and haunt you, that I guarantee.

So what if you are the leader of a project, and the project goes well? Did you gain the respect of your people under you? Did you lead them to success, or could they have even done it without you? If so, how much of a 'leader' are you?