[Vnbiz] Leadership -- What are you looking for in your leader?

Sun Jul 15 18:25:55 PDT 2007

Shane:

Great List, Shane. Thank you.

Craig

On 7/15/07, Chuck Searcy <chucksearcy at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> [ Business Forum ]
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> *Shane, good list.  Sensible, and proven by experience.  -- Chuck Searcy*
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> *Shane Wall <shane.wall at translingualexpress.com>* wrote:
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> [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> Great list Craig.
>
> Here's my list, not in prioritized order because I consider all of them
> equally important, and some comments, thoughts or examples.
>
> *1. Willing to openly canvass and listen to all opinions, including
> ones the leader may disagree with.*
> Only by listening to all views and perspectives can the correct
> one be found.
>
> *2. Be totally committed to the welfare of the "entity" being led as a
> whole, not just elements within it.*
> If only one section of the entity is cared for, human nature will
> quickly ensure that the entity disintegrates. This also means that
> sometimes a leader must be willing to harm part of the whole in order
> for the whole to become or remain healthy. A true example is the Ship
> Captain whose ship has an uncontrolled fire in the engineroom. He knows
> there are 4 sailors still in the engineroom and 195 others safe. He does
> not know if the 4 are still alive or dead already. He orders the
> engineroom sealed and the firefighting chemical Halon to be dumped into
> the compartment. Halon is lethally toxic when it reacts with fire
> (that's part of how it works). He knows if the 4 are alive, he has just
> killed them. He knows if he does not extinguish the fire, he places all
> 195 others in jeopardy. I know this story is FACT because it happened in
> the Royal Australian Navy when I was still serving.
>
> *3. Not afraid to make the hard decisions, like the example above, for
> the good of the whole.*
>
> *4. Able to be self-critical and honest about mistakes or errors.*
> The member of a sports team who gives their all and is defeated by
> their opponent because the coach put them in the wrong position or gave
> the wrong task is not to blame for losing the game, the coach who put
> there is. The coach must then be able to exonerate the player and take
> the blame.
>
> *5. Never asks another to do what he/she would not do themselves*,
> a.k.a. lead by example or leading from the front.
> This does not mean the leader has to actually participate, but it
> does mean that those being led must know that when placed in the same
> position, the leader DID do exactly what he/she is now asking others to
> do, so understands their plight.
>
> *6. Is cooperative rather than combative or manipulative.*
>
> *7. Honest, moral, ethical and upstanding with a sense of justice and
> what is "right".*
> Nothing loses the respect of the led faster than some misdeed by a
> leader. Nonetheless, this does not mean the leader cannot have made
> mistakes, (See 4. above), but just how they handle them. Another true
> story. On learning that their team leader was simply writing his own
> reports based on his own presumptions and perceptions and not analyzing
> and compiling their results and reports as he should have done, the team
> simply stopped collecting the information and writing the reports - not
> a healthy situation for intelligence operators. When I took over the
> team, they were the worst, most demoralized team and the laughing stock
> of the Unit. Morale was deeper than Whale doo-doo!
>
> *8. Openly and equitably distributes and shares the benefits and burdens.*
> I've seen instances where everything is shared equally (a
> Communist-style model) and others where things are shared according to
> pre-determined criteria or systems (a Capitalist-style model). From my
> (limited) experience, it doesn't seem to matter which method is used,
> rather that it is open and mutually agreed upon (See 6. above).
>
> *9. Deep understanding of the aspirations, wishes, needs and desires of
> the led.*
> Without this understanding, no leader can ever hope to satisfy
> these things for their followers.
>
> *10. Willingness to delegate responsibilities, reward success and
> rectify the causes of failure.*
> By letting people undertake important tasks, rewarding them when
> they succeed and helping rectify the reasons they may have failed, a
> leader builds trust. From mutual trust comes teamwork. From teamwork
> comes success. Any team-building guru will tell you that, or something
> similar.
>
> Finally, I don't remember where this comes from, but I remember a
> definition of "Leadership":
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> _*"The ability to make others willingly do what they otherwise do not
> want to do."*_
>
> Have a pleasant Sunday all.
>
> Shane
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> Craig Stevenson wrote:
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> > To answer the original question, traits of the (one) leader I have in
> > mind:
> >
> >
> > 1. great concern for his followers
> > 2. willing to make the hard decisions
> > 3. open, communicative, and energetic
> > 4. includes the concerns/needs of others in his/her decision-making
> > process
> > 5. Inspiring
> > 6. dedicated
> > 7. honest
> > 8. hard-working
> > 9. serves as a role model
> >
> > I listed these as they came to mind, not sure how to prioritize them
> > or if I should, perhaps they are prioritized. Perhaps they are
> > intertwined and couldn't be separated fully, either to answer the
> > question, or for the purposes of scientific study.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> >
> > On 7/14/07, *AD Marshall* > > wrote:
> >
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> >
> >
> >
> > Thien oi,
> >
> > Your comments on group (or "community"?) development and
> > maintenance (BeLow) are indeed intriguing, to say the least,
> > especially your concluding comment that, "I [ie, you] must be the
> > one who takes the final decision".
> >
> > Thanks indeed for yet again dispelling any notion i might have
> > again entertained that living here might be becoming monotonous or
> > even predictable.
> >
> > Admittedly i must wonder if i'm witnessing or experiencing some
> > sort of communications disconnect or not. But assuming "not", i
> > would then wonder at what sorts of correlations might be found
> > between your comments and the incessant lament i've heard from
> > people here who source Vietnamese software programmers for
> > overseas work, ie, that Vietnamese programmers are remarkably
> > team-work challenged.
> >
> > With warm wishes,
> > AD Marshall
> >
> > On 7/15/07, *Tran Ba Thien* > > wrote:
> >
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
> >
> >
> >
> > Dear anh Hoanh and CACC,
> >
> > First I am not very cynical on against the current social
> > system of Vietnam.I feel ok with this circumstance and
> > condition. It meets my needs and my values of democracy and
> > values of development. No, I never agree the system totally.
> > but I encounter not many problems to complain.
> >
> > In the role of a leader, what do I need to do for me and for
> > my members? It's very interesting question.
> >
> > -First I need to achieve the goal of my group as effective as
> > possible.
> > -Then I need to set up friendship environment in our group. I
> > may name the activity as building up group culture. I need to
> > respect my member's idea, their values and their hopes. I need
> > to litsen to them and protect their reputation their interests.
> >
> > -Every member and I need to understand that the success of our
> > group is from all not from some specific persons.
> > -The group must give opportunities of developing to every
> > member in equally and fairly.
> >
> > I must be the one who takes the final decision
> >
> > If I cannot apply one of the above indicators, I must resign.
> >
> > best regards,
> > Tran Ba Thien
> > tranbathien at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > *From:* Tran Dinh Hoanh
> >
> >
> > *To:* vnbiz at vietlinks.net
> >
> >
> > *Sent:* Sunday, July 15, 2007 5:45 AM
> > *Subject:* Re: [Vnbiz] Leadership -- What are you looking
> > for in your leader?
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> >
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Dear brother Thien & CACC,
> >
> > Thanks for the frank and emotional response, anh Thien.
> > And thanks for your frankness and courage. Frankness and
> > courage are very rare commodity anywhere in the world.
> >
> > Of course, I understand exactly what you are talking
> > about. If there is any consolation, I have never been able
> > to choose anyone I really like either. When I was in
> > Vietnam, of course, we had no choice. In the US, I often
> > did the task of choosing the least bad guy among the bad
> > guys. Hard to find good leaders. That is just the nature
> > of life.
> >
> > The issues you raise are not simple matters. As you say,
> > we cannot give the 3-yr-old kid the 7-yr-old-kid
> > clothing. Democracy is a process, in which economic and
> > social development as well as the human relationship among
> > the citizens play a major role. Indeed, I think democracy
> > is not a destination, but a journey.
> >
> > These all are matters close to my heart. But we will
> > develop this thread about democracy, choosing leaders and
> > citizen responsibilities in the future, so that we don't
> > confuse our current discussion: What is your own idea of
> > leadership?
> >
> > So brother Thien, assuming that you don't really care
> > about other leaders because you have no right to really
> > choose the leaders you like and everything is imposed from
> > above, I agree with you absolutely and I am sympathetic
> > with you. So let me switch the angle a little and ask you
> > this question: You must be the leader of someone, be that
> > your younger brother or sister, your children, your
> > students, or someone you have been mentoring. In
> > such capacity as that person's leader, what do you think
> > you need in order to to fulfill your job?
> >
> > I don't care about other guys. I care about you. What
> > your idea of leadership is? What do you demand of
> > yourself as a leader of someone?
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Hoanh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/13/07, *Tran Ba Thien* < tranbathien at gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > [ Vietnam Business Forum ]
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> >
> >
> > Dear anh Hoanh,
> >
> > for the question of yours, I tell you my truth. That's
> > what I really performed in every election in Vietnam.
> >
> > I have no choice, nothing at all. My family members
> > and I used to meet together then asked who might have
> > time to go voting. Then we selected someone. The
> > person would take our voter card to go to the voting
> > place. The person would have no choice at all. He/she
> > deleted some candidates accidentally then voted.
> >
> > It's not my joke story. But It's my real. Sometime, I
> > don't care the percentage of who have real choice and
> > who have no choice in election. A few months ago, in
> > the voting day for congress election, my friend was
> > very busy. No one of his family could go voting. then
> > his "to truong dan pho" came and asked his family gave
> > him their voter cards. He did voting for them.
> >
> > Sorry for this story. I just want to tell you the truth.
> >
> > In my real life, I really don't have opportunity to
> > choose and to vote my leader. The position is set up
> > from above. But if you want to know my knowledge about
> > how to choose my leaders, I can tell you many things.
> > All of them come from my theory, my dream and nothing
> > from my real. You might be surprised. I can understand
> > your reaction. For me, my choice is not to select how
> > to perform my democracy but what I can gain from this
> > type of democracy. I feel ok. This type of society can
> > give me enough opportunity to get paid, to get food
> > and that's all.
> >
> > In the future I may change it. Yes, it's very simple.
> > When the boy is 3 year you just give him 3-year
> > clothes. When he is 10 you need to give him 10-year
> > clothes. You don't need to give 3-year boy a 10-year
> > clothes because it cannot meet his needs. Then the
> > type of democracy is the same. I think we have talked
> > about definition of democracy many times. In this
> > issues, I don't want to talk about democracy but
> > leadership. I have no choice in electing. Then I
> > cannot give you a correct answer. I am very serious. I
> > understand my answer doesn't meet your question
> > correctly. But according to your words, I try to give
> > my best.
> >
> > best regards,
> > Tran Ba Thien
> > tranbathien at gmail.com
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tran Dinh Hoanh, LLB, JD
> > Washington DC
> >
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