A strong leader is one who can influence his/ her team members to perform better, and instils a sense of loyalty. While there may be a sense of fear among people, several rungs below on the hierarchical scale, this is purely out of an intolerance towards mediocrity. Management training programmes conducted by executive coaches for the company leaders often falls short in two parameters. One is that the coach often accepts that the shortcomings in any team may be purely due to the incompetence of the team members, and not the leader. Another is a futile attempt at toning down the fear quotient. This goes badly as such transformations are not sustainable and because it leads to frustration when one needs to compromise on the high standards set. Instead, coaches must strive to building complementary skill sets among the executives. This will help utilize the traits that work well, while muting the ones that may simultaneously have the opposite impact.

Source:https://hbr.org/2018/10/why-leaders-need-to-cultivate-complementary-strengths?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=hbr

Uploaded Date:06 February 2019