Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine February 2015 | Page 10

LEADERSHIP
Leaders stand out from the pack , and often think differently from their employees .
affected by their own likability . Human beings are dichotomous creatures ; one person ’ s strong personality type that is endearing is another person ’ s nightmare . I don ’ t believe there is a onesize-fits-all approach to leadership , and while learning as much as one can about the theory can be valuable , I find it hard to accept that someone can truly replicate another person .
There will be things we do that will be flawed and things that we do that will be effective . You can read all the theory you like , but if no one wants to follow you , all the leadership books and articles about being likable in the world are not going to help .
When leading a company , likability shouldn ’ t be a goal , but having people engaged and customers coming
10 February 2015