> You're not talking about leadership, you're talking about "decision-making high-ranking (?) managers in the business world".
I don't think I understanding the difference. Are "high-ranking managers" not classed as "leaders"? Could you give me an example of a leader as you understand it?
> A good leader is someone who you want to follow, because you trust that they will do their best in guiding you (the team) towards your goal.
I guess I don't want to follow anyone? I just want be able to have input where I am able to offer value.
Similarly when I'm in leadership positions, I don't want to dictate, I want to understand how we as a team can make the best decisions. Sometimes I might be the best person to make a decision, but that's rare, and even then I still want to confirm my decisions with my team to ensure everyone approves and understands the decisions being made. I think seeking approval is both an important step to getting the team onboard and receiving any needed feedback. Any "leader" who didn't do this would be a bad leader in my opinion. This is often where I see things go wrong at companies, if I as an expert in some field object to what I or someone else is being told to do and I'm overridden without a very good explanation that gives me red flags.
I'm INTP though and we tend to struggle with hierarchies. I find it hard to believe that people are best utilised as unopinionated "followers" of all-knowing leaders, but I suppose I would think that given my personality.
> Wouldn't you rather follow someone who would feel bad/guilty for letting the team down?
Well yeah, but I'd also feel annoyed that this person let the team down if the decision could have been made better as a team. If a single person is accepting guilt for an entire team then something is probably wrong. Ideally I'd want the team to be feeling guilty, because I'd argue it's the team as a whole that should have been responsible. I know as a team member I always take fall responsibility for mistakes made and would never delegate my guilt to my manager. I could have always have done more. We all can.
I don't think I understanding the difference. Are "high-ranking managers" not classed as "leaders"? Could you give me an example of a leader as you understand it?
> A good leader is someone who you want to follow, because you trust that they will do their best in guiding you (the team) towards your goal.
I guess I don't want to follow anyone? I just want be able to have input where I am able to offer value.
Similarly when I'm in leadership positions, I don't want to dictate, I want to understand how we as a team can make the best decisions. Sometimes I might be the best person to make a decision, but that's rare, and even then I still want to confirm my decisions with my team to ensure everyone approves and understands the decisions being made. I think seeking approval is both an important step to getting the team onboard and receiving any needed feedback. Any "leader" who didn't do this would be a bad leader in my opinion. This is often where I see things go wrong at companies, if I as an expert in some field object to what I or someone else is being told to do and I'm overridden without a very good explanation that gives me red flags.
I'm INTP though and we tend to struggle with hierarchies. I find it hard to believe that people are best utilised as unopinionated "followers" of all-knowing leaders, but I suppose I would think that given my personality.
> Wouldn't you rather follow someone who would feel bad/guilty for letting the team down?
Well yeah, but I'd also feel annoyed that this person let the team down if the decision could have been made better as a team. If a single person is accepting guilt for an entire team then something is probably wrong. Ideally I'd want the team to be feeling guilty, because I'd argue it's the team as a whole that should have been responsible. I know as a team member I always take fall responsibility for mistakes made and would never delegate my guilt to my manager. I could have always have done more. We all can.