Personal Philosophy Of A Leaders.

A leader’s belief system would have been formed throughout their lives by their reaction to various influences on them. These influences may include; their families, their friends, their cultural heritage/background, their physical and social environment, their education, the kind of media broadcast they have been exposed to, their associates, their religious affiliation etc. Absolutely, their philosophy comes from the idea they have been exposed to.

It is no doubt that some of the belief systems a leader may have been exposed to maybe false. But these beliefs will only become imprinted into their personal philosophy if they accept it to be true, and these beliefs forms the foundation on which they build their lives. This is the more reason why a person needs to first of all change his philosophy about himself before he can experience any positive change in his new belief system.

Un-arguably, the environment in which we have been raised have formed in us a negative thinking due to some of the flawed philosophies that have been negatively impacted on us by our various cultural background which we ardor. A good leader of character with the intentions of making a positive difference to the world, need to thoroughly scrutinize every belief system we have received and what belief and attitudes we may need to alter.

A leader’s personal philosophy about himself and the human race will un-avoidable be revealed some way in his public policy. The public policy of a leader will definitely reflects how he views, interact with and the lives he affect as he carries out his leadership role.

American great leader once said – “if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”(Abraham Lincoln). The way in which any leader utilizes the power given to him/her will definitely reveal his/her character. It is worthy to note that our philosophy controls the path along which we are traveling in life.

It is not what we say, but what we sincerely believe that directs our lives and our leadership. No leader possess character from something external of him. The basic foundation of a character is established when a leader clings on to an idea so dearly that it becomes a deep principles worthy of sacrifice.

Again, character is weighed based on the depth of what we pro-claim to believe. Learning the basic skills attached to leadership styles and method leads to nothing if we lack real conviction and protect our lives.

Author << Felix .U. Rogers >>