A leader is the business Prime Mover strategically responsible for direction, speed of execution, size of load, communication and alignment.
Great leaders know that they are leading two kinds of people in the organization; those who work for a paycheck and those who work for a mission. They then acknowledge that their biggest role is to transform as many people as possible to become missionaries rather than ‘mercenaries’ at the workplace. The greatest influence of employee productivity is leadership behaviour which, as a primary soft skill, accounts for about 85% in overall team synergy and productivity.
A leader can also be compared to a hen who lovingly shares her warmth to hatch the unlimited ability potentially in the shell. A leader is a midwife - a mentor, coach and a powerful enabler of the leadership potential in his people.
The purpose or long-term perspective of leadership is to birth and nurture more leaders. Great leaders know that great organizations are consequences of great people hence their deliberate and strategic focus on developing people. However, the greatest challenge they face in this mission is employee disengagement.