Person
that acts
The leader
is above all a person that acts quickly.
He doesn’t
only define the company’s strategy, but once he has fixed some
objectives he will fight bravely until he achieves them.
A vision,
an objective, etc are only valuable if one is willing to fight for
them.
A person
that limits themselves to fixing some goals but that doesn’t
carry them out will not be a good leader.
The value
of his contribution would be limited. His function should be more
of an adviser, but never that of a leader.
The leader
wants palpable results and he is going to put himself at the head
of the group to achieve them. Besides, he doesn’t want results
in the long term, he wants them now (time is of the essence).
For this
reason, it is very useful not to fix long term objectives but establish
smaller goals to be achieved in the short term, that mark the way
to the final objective.
These short
term goals allow the leader to transmit a message of urgency to the
organization (the future is very far away, but the short term is immediate,
there’s no time to loose).
The philosophy
of the leader is that being busy is not good enough (dedicating time
to work, spending many hours in the office) it’s the results
that are important.
The leader
will reward his subordinates for the results they have reached and
not simple for the time they have dedicated.
However,
he also knows how to value the employee that insists in trying even
though the employee doesn’t achieve results.
Active
people are people that know how to make decision as soon as they are
faced with problems, reacting this way ensures that things are not
delayed.
The leader
thinks in the long term but works in the short term: if a problem
arises today, it has to be taken care of today and not in a few days.
If he makes
a decision today, he will put it in to practise today and will ask
for the results tomorrow.
This way
of acting doesn’t mean that the leader acts crazily, on the
contrary he reflects on the problems, giving time to consult and analyse
possible alternatives, he will consult whoever he has to consult.
All of this with the conviction that time is short.
The time
set aside for reflecting and analysing can not be made longer, not
even by a second than is really necessary.
The majority
of times, it is preferable to adopt a sufficiently good solution today
rather than a better decision in a month’s time.
The leader
does not accept NO for an answer; he will look for alternative ways
and he will surround himself with people that work in the same way.
The leader
is a courageous person; he doesn’t get scared when faced with
obstacles.
The leader
will demand his team work in a similar way.
The leader
prefers that his collaborators make decision, although they may be
wrong.
He surrounds
himself with people that act, people who want to do things.
In the
company, he creates a culture that favours action.
