Emmanuel Offei

Why students should read this article?

This is an article where issues of leadership are being answered by top leaders from academia
industry. The article looks into what leadership requires? Where leaders can go wrong? And how
they can avoid it?
Key take-aways
There are parts of personality traits required for leadership which can be changed and developed.
Leaders need to be aware of what brought them in leadership position and continuously work on
improving themselves.
Article summary
Leadership consists of being self-aware, developing skills and acquiring knowledge. Being self-
aware increases the leader’s capability to manage change much better than others. In the constant
changing environment which we have around un now there is a constant need to improve skillsets
and have contextual knowledge. Leadership is intersection of psychology and business knowledge
and the psychological part of knowing yourself and be aware of your capabilities and weaknesses
is something that has been timeless in defining leadership. There is a constant learning required
from outside the organization and bring those changes into the organization. Leadership is also
about realizing when a change is coming. Leadership can be of very different styles but one
important aspect of leadership is being consistent in leadership style and traits. It is also important
to listen to other and ne open and willing to question ourselves if we still have the humility to
challenge our thinking and answer uncomfortable questions about our decisions.

Citations
https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/when-to-change-how-you-lead