Once again I am going to streamline things and incorporate my question for chapter five in with my favorite quote...
"A leader in sports, business or any other field of endeavor should possess and provide the same qualities inherant in a good parent: character, consistency, dependability, accountability, knowledge, good judgement, selflessness, respect, courage, discipline, fairness, and structure. And while all these will make you a good leader they will not make you a great leader. For that, one additional quality - perhaps the most important of all - is necessary... I believe you must have love in your heart for those under your leadership." (p 80)
Ok, so my question is this: Do you agree with this statement (that love is the most important quality)? If yes, why? If no, then what do you think is the most important and why??
Personally I think that love is very important, but I also think that love without discipline, or love without selflessness, or love without character, or love without any number of the other qualities is pointless and hypocritical. So, I guess in a way I'd agree that Love is the most important because if you genuinely love those under your leadership you'll want what'sbest for them and all those other qualities will take care of themselves.... What do you think??
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Yeah I agree that if love is put first, the rest will follow.
ReplyDelete"Those you lead are not just a random collection of people..." If a person is leading people, he should care about them, love them. Their welfare is, or should be, very important to the leader.
Yes i think that love should always be put first.
ReplyDeleteFrom doctor wooden, " leadership is a sacred trust". To trust in any given leadership roll is to know that you can always count on that person to make right decisions and follow through.
Coach Wooden said, "Could you be a great parent without love? Probably not. And the same answer is true in leading your organization."
ReplyDeleteI concur with Coach Wooden. I think his allusion to parenting is a great way to elucidate this statement, that love is the most important quality. The success of a child depends heavily on the parents' love, for Love will guide the child to a better path. Likewise, If you love your team, you will most likely care, encourage, and lead the team to a better path. So Coach Wooden's statement is not misleading; if you love the team or organization, other necessities to a success - camaraderie, respect, etc. - will automatically follow.
I agree with this because it is necessary to care for those you lead if you are going to be a successful leader.
ReplyDelete"I believe you must have love inyour heart for the people under your leadership." Wooden expresses his view that to be a successful leader you must love your followers.
Kind of along the lines of what Chris was saying, I think love is really important, but when it is used correctly. I don't think that if you have love the rest will follow, but I think if you don't have love you won't be an effective leader. Love is important and necessary, but without discipline, communication, trust, etc., you won't be an effective leader.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote is where Coach Wooden says, "Of course, 'what's right' is often the most dificult decision a leader is forced to make, and a strong leader must expect some in the organization to resist and even be angere by your judgment and decisions. That's one of the many things that makes leadership, at times, a solitary profession. You are the person charged with making the final, tough choices, while everybody else has the option of sitting on the sidelines, complaining about it."
I like how true this is. Being isn't just fun and games, you are forced to make decisions, so you will anger someone at some time. As much as we would like to please everyone, it impossible to make decisions and do so.
sorry...I will TRY to work harder than anyone else in order to reach my full potential. Saying i will (work harder than anyone else) like I did before sounds a bit arrogant.
ReplyDeleteI think that love starts it all then everyone else will love back and that makes your organization or team or family.
ReplyDelete"A good family-whether in life, sports, or business-involves love."
I agree that love is extremely important but it doesn't happen alone. You have to have respect and understanding for each other. However with love comes continued understanding and other strong qualities. "Teams with a sense of family have uncommon strength and resiliency. A good family-whether in life, sports, or business-involves love."
ReplyDelete"Love must be the glue that holds it together, and love must start with the leader." fights happen no matter how close a family or team is and even if you have respect for someone, which is very important, it may not be enough. However, if you love someone, then it will be much easier to forgive them and get back to being friends.
ReplyDeleteYes i agree that love is the mosy important thing to uphold. without it then you only care about yourself and your goals. you do that and the team must make up for your lack of interest in the ultimate goal.
ReplyDelete"I will not like you all the same but i will loe you all the same." (80) i lile this quote because loveing someone and liking someone are two seperate things that people tend to believe that they're one thing.
danget. i wrote that on the wrong post. haha
ReplyDeleteI agree that love is the most important quality to uphold. I feel like love for what you do and who you work withh creates a strong bond.
ReplyDelete"Love is so important because it moves you to do the right things in all areas or life, including leadership."
Ya love is a good thing, so i agree. However there are different forms of love. Sometimes harsh love is required to motivate. Sometimes a caring love is expected but either way love should come first.
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