“Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others." - William J. H. Boetcker.
Consideration is one of the major characteristics of soft leaders, as soft leaders care for their people. They respect their followers. Consideration includes recognizing the good work done by others and appreciating them promptly and liberally. This is the trait of the leaders with people orientation rather than task orientation. The transactional leaders are fundamentally task-oriented, while transformational and soft leaders are people-oriented with a big heart to care and promote others. Let us know briefly what it's all about.
What is Consideration?
Consideration means how much and how far the leaders are sensitive towards their people. It means how much they empathize with them and how far they can go to extend their hands. Consideration includes caring for and respecting others with an empathetic attitude. It deals with stepping into the shoes of others and looking at things from others' perspectives. It makes people gain confidence in others as it helps connect with others quickly. Confucius rightly remarked, "Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society."
Consideration is directly linked with interpersonal relations. Leadership deals with handling people and handling people's needs, interpersonal skills. Leadership involves emotional intelligence, where they need to be aware of their emotions, feelings, and egos. Secondly, they must be able to manage them effectively. Thirdly, they must be able to know the egos, emotions, and feelings of others. Fourthly, they must be able to motivate them towards organizational goals and objectives. Therefore, emotional intelligence is a fourfold process and is easier said than done. Research reveals that 90 per cent of leadership effectiveness depends on emotional intelligence. Therefore, consideration plays a crucial role in soft leadership.
Apart from the character, charisma, conscience, conviction, courage, communication, compassion, commitment, consistency, consideration, and contribution, the soft leaders must also possess other characteristics such as coordination, cheerfulness, comprehension, cooperation, and connection to connect with others to become successful soft leaders.
Dwight D. Eisenhower remarked, "Though force can protect in an emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration, and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace." The 21st century demands a new leadership style as the old styles are gradually becoming irrelevant in the present scenario. Besides, what worked in the past might not work in the future as times and technologies are changing rapidly. Hence, emphasize consideration as it paves the way for soft leadership, which is the need of the hour.
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