Leadership through fear

Hi everybody!

The weekend is over so let's start the new week with a Leadership question.

Time ago I wrote about the fact, that almost everybody is already "Manager" or "Director" in area of audio-video production, advertising and PR, without having any kind of Leadership skills. These replace the lack of Leadership skills with Leadership through fear.

So I asked Anthony Gell, CEO & Founder of LeadersIn, the following question and believe me the answer is straight to the point:

K.K. Question:
"Leadership through fear - sad reality or happy ending? Often there are "professionals", who have a job and a title, because they äre "somebody's man" and not because, they have good leadership qualities. Their leadership is based in fact only on the fear of the followers. What do you think, is this kind of leadership just a sad reality, which could not be changed, or the happy ending of this tendency is coming?"

Antony Gell's Answer:
"Leadership through fear is the worst type of leadership.  Leadership is all about:
a) getting results
b) having people that want to follow you. Want being key word.
Somebody who abuses their position is never going to get the most out their people - and grade A people want to work for people they both respect and like, not fear.  Although fear can command respect short term, long term good people will always leave - and leaders need good people long term."

Now do you understand why there are so many young people, who leave the "great big advertising agencies" in Bulgaria?

It's good to know how to read between the lines and to see below the masks.

Have a great day.
K.K.

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