I recently published in my newsletter an article on leadership. http://www.allisonfisher.co.nz/articles.htm
I had some wonderful responses to it including the response below from someone who works in the Health sector. An inspiring message for people who don’t think they are leaders. A reminder to us that to be a leader it just takes some simple and real human values and a desire to make a difference in some way, it’s not really rocket science. Here it is –
“My team is dynamic, intelligent, caring and patient oriented. I admire them and am extremely proud of who they are and what they achieve, on very small salaries and few resources. After a recent survey aimed at all staff, my boss told me I had a huge amount of respect from my staff – which really surprised me. She said it was because of my style of leadership – that I am an advocate for them and get on to issues quickly. Until this time, I had never thought of myself as a leader, (in fact quite the opposite) because of the things I’ve read about the attributes leaders should possess. Thank you so much for affirming what my boss told me – it’s not that I aspire to be a leader, I just want to make a difference for my staff, improve their conditions and help them be the best that they can be.”