The Essence of Leadership: Top Three Insights

The Essence of Leadership: Top Three Insights
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Introduction
Leadership is an exciting responsibility that anyone can take depending on the assigned leadership responsibility. It begins with a person managing their life and ensuring that they are on the right side legally and socially. In the healthcare sector, leadership plays a crucial role because of the sensitivity of the industry. The learning materials entail strong points about leadership, which could help guide public health professionals and those entering the profession. The three remarkable insights are learning from other leaders, listening to the community and how they feel rather than doing what one thinks is right, and always being true and willing to help in all ways possible.
Learn from other leaders
A leader should learn from other leaders to learn more tips on how to become a great leader. Most leaders have idol leaders who they look up to as role models. The history of leadership for these role models and other leaders in the same industry line provides significant takeaways that can make one successful as a leader. It is important to note that no leader has been successful without failing in their responsibility (Practical Psychology, 2018). Several published materials are available electronically and in print, that one can learn the challenges, weaknesses and strengths of the leaders they admire. A leader will often have to consult their role models about various issues in the industry to learn how they handle situations and apply the knowledge. For instance, the COVID 19 pandemic has tested several leaders' leadership styles. Some companies slashed their employee salaries while others had to fire some staff due to strain on the revenue. Whether to fire or cut wages is a significant challenge for leaders. Leaders can base their decisions on experiences from other leaders. One can find common lessons and experiences from their idol leaders to help their course succeed in leadership. The lessons from these materials would help leaders in public health and those planning to join the profession to manoeuvre their work with ease, confidence and reliability.
Listen to the community and how they feel rather than doing what you think is right
A leader is responsible for a population and listening to it is significant in becoming a great leader. The leader should listen to the community and relating to their feelings instead of doing what they (leaders) think is the right thing. The most important part about this point is that no one knows what another person is going through without listening to them and sharing how they feel. A leader has to listen to the community to learn how they think about various issues and engage them on the course of action they feel might be appropriate (Practical Psychology, 2018; GreggU, 2018). This step has two significances to the leader. It makes the population around to trust the leader, cultivating more confidence in them because the community believes that the leader cares about their feelings and willing to involve them in decision mak...