The Most Powerful Leader

Whenever we analyse typical examples of leadership, there tends to be a great emphasis on status and position as the most powerful aspects of a leader.

Although a person’s title can support their leadership abilities, in reality, it is probably the least important aspect (and potentially most negligible aspect) of a leader.

A leader’s purpose is to provide guidance and inspire greatness within others. Only a truly powerful person is able to accomplish this, regardless of their official title or status.

A worthy leader doesn’t need such external displays of power, but they must have certain core qualities. They must be self-aware, principled and resilient; and above all they must have a consistent character with the ability to develop potential.

When a leader incessantly reminds others of the position they hold, they are essentially admitting to their feelings of inadequacy and are “pulling rank” to convince others – and mostly themselves - that they are worth following and listening to.

This is insecurity at its finest.

In the same way that royalty doesn’t need to go to the layman and ask to be recognised, a true leader doesn’t need to force others to follow them.

Their decisiveness, quality of character and positive outcomes speak for themselves, so others will naturally follow and feel empowered.

When you lead from a place of security and mutual respect, it creates a safe environment, where individuals feel appreciated. This promotes genuine growth and makes others feel inspired to discover their true potential. They feel encouraged to use their strengths and to work on their weaknesses.

Conversely, leading with fear sets a poor foundation for relationships and overlooks the importance of mutual respect.

These types of leaders often cannot stand sharing space with people who are truly locked in and focused on genuine growth and development. Rather than seeing the potential within individuals they are leading or working with, they would prefer to reward mediocrity and punish innovation in order to stifle the competition.

Leaders that abuse their position may seem powerful on the outside, but the truth is that they have extremely low intrinsic power. They would not be able to handle someone with less extrinsic power to rise above them, especially if said person has cultivated more intrinsic power than they have.

Such leaders are unwilling to work on themselves anymore than they believe they already have.

Their focus is to ensure nobody surpasses them.

Truthfully, however, if they put as much effort into developing their intrinsic power as they do into keeping up appearances and blocking others, they could potentially be a great leader.

Unfortunately, their mindset not only disempowers those around them, but it disempowers them a lot more than they realise.

Don’t be this type of leader.

Work on yourself, develop your intrinsic power and allow others to grow with you.

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