LOVE AND LEADERSHIP

Apart from sports, love is another universal language the world understands and preaches.

But, what is the point of convergence between love and leadership?

No matter the description anybody ascribes to it, true leadership involves making people in your web of influence better. It involves driving people from where they are to where they should be. It involves helping people achieve individual and organisational goals without losing their motivation and identity in the process.

We can go and on. However, the recurring themes from the above are selflessness and love.

The era of people staying on a job with the mindset of “managing” is fading away. Our parents could do that in order to be loyal and feed the family. Millennials are throwing both jobs and loyalty away in a place they do not feel free, loved and appreciated.

The era of people staying on a job with the mindset of “managing” is fading away. Our parents could do that in order to be loyal and feed the family. Millennials are throwing both jobs and loyalty away in a place they do not feel free, loved and appreciated.

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Being loved is not pampering. Being loved is not acting like one’s mother or father. Being loved is giving people under your influence (as an employer, a leader, CEO, whatsoever) a sense of belonging, an enabling environment to thrive and grow, a reason to want to always come back to work every day aside from the pay. In the long run, you’re the first beneficiary.

It is becoming obvious and notorious that many employers are grappling with retaining exceptional talents. The old rules are not applicable to the new order. The core of leadership is love.

Be not just an employer. Be human. Be a leader. Love your people!

Happy Valentine’s Day!