SUBMITTED BY: MAHROZ AZIZ

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DATE: 5TH MAY, 2020
SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 5 “WHY SHOULD BE ANYONE LED BY
YOU”
This chapter is written by Robert Goffee and Gareth Jones. The aim of this chapter is to
define those qualities which makes leader to lead anyone. All the leaders are not capable
enough to lead everyone there are some distinct qualities which makes them to lead
anyone. In the start of this chapter authors discussed about those four qualities. Those
qualities are: leaders show their weaknesses, leaders rely on intuitions and wait for best
time to take actions, leaders manage people with empathy, and they reveal their
differences. These are the qualities which are essential for leadership to lead anyone, to
stay alive in hearts of people and to inspire them.
Revealing weaknesses: it doesn’t mean leaders are in trouble and need help. It means
leaders who show their weaknesses are good enough to create environment of trust.
Leaders seen authentic when he/she talk about their weaknesses it basically help them to
create collaborative environment. Employees/followers see their leader as genuine person
and without any hesitation share their opinions and knowledge with leaders. Main
purpose to reveal weakness is to show followers/employees as their leader is human
being as well he /she can also do mistakes and have some flaws, everyone is not perfect
so basically it helps to create environment of trust on leader due to his/her authenticity.
Here the important thing is leaders must know which of the weakness they should reveal
and which not. Picking right weakness to show is mastery art of leaders, which actually
show strength but wrap in envelop of weakness.
Become a sensor: inspirational leaders are good in sensing. They interpret the soft data
capture future signal and then take actions according to that. Although sense a situation
before it occur is not an easy for everyone. Leaders who rely on their intuitions are good
in sensing the situation. Here is problem as well sensing always do no bring desired
outcomes so sensing a situation also need interpretation of information that is necessary
for leaders to do. Leaders need to consult or discuss with his/her team before taking
action.
Practice tough empathy: leaders must concern about their teams, tough empathy is
giving people what they need not what they want. So here leader’s role is important to
identify what followers actually need. Leaders must have to engage with followers
communicate with them and understand their opinions. It helps leader to create trust
between follower and leaders which ultimately helps to identify what followers actually
need. So when followers see their leader have concern about their (followers) values they
ultimately committed towards organization so tough empathy is essential for the success
of any business.
Dare to be different: inspirational leaders have some uniqueness. Those uniqueness
separate them from other that is the important trait of leaders to inspire others. It is
important to communicate those differences with others to do so leaders must capable
enough to identify first what makes them really different. Leaders have to use those
differences for productive purpose not just to stay in top position. Leaders must have to
communicate with followers, keep one thing in mind those differences should not make
followers apart from leaders. Over differentiation can be atrocious for leaders, followers
and businesses leaders must have to maintain a balance.
These four qualities are essential for executives to act like leader not like boss. These
qualities are not used by own they must be in part of executive personality. These
qualities help leaders to lead anyone.
CRITICISM
I admire all these qualities that authors demonstrated in this chapter. I argue with three
things. Here in this chapter the first quality is leaders should reveal their weaknesses.
Although it is necessary to be transparent to gain trust of followers but in my opinion
showing weaknesses may brought leaders in trouble some situations as well. Either they
choose best to reveal but they could not read the minds of followers as what they
perceive. Second is leaders follow intuitions, here in this chapter it is demonstrated that
leader interpret soft data then take actions. But in my opinion to go with gut feeling
leaders must have previous experience in order to back up their decision or tackle
upcoming problems. If leader follow intuition then it is necessary to involve followers
with him/herself and communicate with them in order to retain them if future bring
trouble. Third is dare to be different although unique qualities makes a leader different
but personality differences can also construct a wall between leader and followers.
QUESTIONS
1- Should leaders expose those flaws/weaknesses which seems them incompetent but
beneficial for prosperity of business?
2- What is more passable either leader communicate their differences by their own or
followers observe by own?