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OPINION
WHO ARE THE “LEADERS” IN YOUR SACCO?
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Who are the “leaders” in your organization? At all levels!
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deeply. A genuine leader is someone with the ability to attract WILLING
followers––please note the emphasis on the word “willing”––
Are they your managers and executives? You and the will to serve them.
would hope so, these are the people with authority over the
operations and people in your organization. But authority is Leaders are those people who see what needs doing––and they
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some examples to prove that point. model the behavior they expect from others.
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if these people are leaders too, but they might have little or no support and develop through THE SENSEI LEADER MOVEMENT,
authority. and that type of leadership has nothing to do with ranks, titles
or positions.
Why am I so concerned with authority? It is a choice…
Because we can’t avoid it. It still amazes me to this day that so Granted, there are constraints to consider in regard to authority.
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nothing to do with rank, title or position of authority. The most whatever they feel with no consideration for the organization
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and develop leaders.
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