Strong, Effective Leadership Is Better Than Weak, Ineffective Leadership

Leadership has been described as a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task (Wikipedia).

To be a leader at the company or organization means to be a strong, effective, smart, all-round, ambitious person. Real leaders consistent with these features.

But there are a lot of weak, ineffective, selfish leaders, who want to manage subordinates, to asset their-self through staff.

Let's talk about the second ones - weak leaders. Such people try to find the weak link among his/her employees. He/she only sees different mistakes, negative results and so on. A weak employer wants to show himself/herself from the strong side, but it can be done for a long time.

How to identify - are you a strong leader or a weak leader?

1. The weak employer tries to know the whole situation at his/her company by himself. He/She knows everything because he/she tries to do much work by himself/herself. A strong leader, otherwise, delegates some of his rights and duties to his/her managers. He/she builds a team, which can support him/her with the right and clear information about every step of the company's movement.

2. Weak leaders are always busy. They don't have time to make a call, to think about company's future strategies. Why does it happen? The explanation is simple - you want to be everywhere, to do everything and you don't trust to your employees to make the most important tasks.

3. An effective employer looks for success in others. He/she realizes that employee is a person who can make mistakes. Such leaders try to focus on what has been done well. If something goes wrong he/she tries to solve a problem with employee together. The ineffective leader, conversely, sees only bad sides. He/she focuses on what has gone wrong. This type of employer wants to abase the employee, to show his/her superiority. Strong employers educate and respect their subordinates.

4. Weak employers interact with direct reports. Strong employers interact with his/her team to be a resource for them. Truly effective leaders are enough competent in any side of their business. The secret is that they manage their team in a productive way. They can be simple and discuss any employee's problem, and at the same time they can be like a peer listening to the reports.

So, there are two types of employers - weak and strong. What kind of leaders are you, and what are you to do to improve your leadership skills? Think about these questions and make the right decision.