nakatago wrote:Asdracles wrote:I kinda agree with "influence". A leader makes influence in his team, sometimes good, sometimes bad. But I prefer the word "guidance" with a similar idea, but a softer meaning.
Thing is, this is Singapore, er, I mean, Asia. When they say "influence," they really mean, the leader says what he believes and everyone below shuts up and just goes with it.
Kowtowing now optional.
ksl wrote:Well I did give my own opinion rather than an objective one, because this is all about my daughter learning and not myself. And why it's interesting to see the forums results on a one word for "leadership"
I've had actual experience teaching. You can only teach what you know.
I couldn't agree more, that's why i am posting this link
http://www.leadersdirect.com/leadership.html , though i was well informed of the difference, more than 25 years ago, the British military have seen a significant change in autocratic organization too. Victorian methods are long gone in many commercial areas in Europe, though UK is pretty conservative with change, political dominance of the working class takes priority, along with keeping wages at a minimum to recruit investment.
Though it is Singapore, the government preaches vision, innovation and the ability to increase productivity, which it has had problems doing in the last decade.
For me, the word influence is very restricted and outdated, so I cannot agree that influence is a close definition of leadership, it has very little to do with team work and more to do with control. Inspiration is based on motivational technique, practical experience, what you know, divine influence as in especially good, rather than feared.
Changing a workforces mentality to participate and value the company, is not an easy task to fulfil, when you have peer pressure to deal with. So do the conditioned remain conditioned to continue in a never ending circle of conservatism, or do the ones travelling abroad adopt new organisation business models to improve productivity. I am unhappy with the term influence in the true sense of the word for leadership, because it isn't team spirited and was never meant to be.
Though as we see asdracles incorporates the definition, but prefers the word guidance, with a similar idea but a softer meaning, a new way of thinking. Which is really changing the definition of the word influence is he not? That is why i preferred inspiration it is more suited for leadership.
Case story: The company is losing so much money through theft of products, there is no trust between the management and the workers, the workers are in a cliche grp with peer pressure from a ring leader, that uses his powers to manipulate the work force and sabotage the company.
what to do. Old way sack them, new way recondition the work force to take pride in their work....You are right this is Singapore a difficult task, but not an impossible task.