I will tell
you one thing: a good leader is one who is capable of bringing up other
leaders. If a leader wants to lead
alone, he is a tyrant. True leadership
is fruitful. Each one of you has the
seed of leadership. The leaders of
today will not be here tomorrow. If
they do not plant the seed of leadership in others, they are worthless. They are dictators.[1] Pope Francis
Literature often paints our society as a dance between
leaders and followers. As time passed by
it turned to be a dance between followers only.
After all, leaders who are not true, they are indeed following someone
else.
Whenever there is a leader who is dedicated to a true
leadership, it comes from within. It is
based neither on a position in the organisation, nor even on the capacity to
influence. It comes from a conviction
that will inspire and create future leaders, not just more followers.
Pope Francis highlights something very important in
this quote: the‘fake’ leaders who are in a
certain position in the organisation or have a huge influence on others, are
those who tend to create followers who do not question, and who will remain as
followers unless they make a conscious decision to free themselves.
In contrast, true leaders will be surrounded by people
who empower themselves and choose a clear destiny.
(Excerpt from the book 82 Reasons to be a Leader)
[1] Pope Francis. He mentioned this during a teleconference
with students from Havana and New York.
You can see the article at http://www.edition.cnn.com/2015/09/17/world/pope-francis-new-york-cuba-youth/
