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Works to develop people

One of the things only leaders can do is to grow the next generation of
leaders in their organization. Putting people in challenging and different

work situations and coaching them is something only a leader can pull off.
Leaders need to be good at being a coach or mentor to facilitate learning
from experience, at being a teacher in the workplace during teachable
moments, and above all at being an example. Although learning is a
personal experience, leadership in an organization can foster a learning

environment that encourages others to learn from their experiences. This
environment can be created by:

• being willing to delegate meaningful tasks, which means sharing and
getting an agreement or commitment from others to accept the task;

• building the visibility and credibility of junior people by discussing
their accomplishments with others in the organization;
• Helping others refine their career development plans;
• Giving honest and candid feedback in a helpful way.

If the leadership does not take this approach, they will fail to build the
capacity to tackle tough jobs in their organization. If the leader is devoted
primarily to his/her own care and advancement, the organization itself
will not prosper.

A great leader doesn’t do the work of ten, he teaches ten to do the work that
is needed.

Chapter 11 will elaborate on this theme of building leadership within the
organization, including understanding the different levels of leadership
that are likely to exist.

Has the ability to think creatively

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to
all we know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world,
and all there will be to know and understand. Albert Einstein.

The innovative behavior of leaders depends to a great extent on their

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