141. On Leadership | 領導力
– Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 7.19.2022
In the last few years, I have taught a college course and a high school summer program on leadership. Furthermore, the topic of leadership seems to have received renewed interest by many Asian American community organizations. This is to promote and advance the professional careers, political power, and community influence of Asian Americans in the US. Here are some of my thoughts on leadership, in addition to what I have written in Blogs 113 and 115.
First of all, let’s define leadership. Here is how I have explained to students: “Leadership is the conviction and capability to influence a group of people to create value for business, society, environment, and mankind.” To achieve this goal of leadership, one must possess many critical skills. Some of the leadership skills are:
Envisioning: A leader must have the audacious vision to create something big and transformative that will benefit others and excite people.
Communicating: Being able to articulate the vision and explain it clearly and enthusiastically is a critical step in persuading and recruiting followers to join a cause or movement. A leader must be able to translate the “vision” into specific answers to the question “What is in it for me?”
Integrity and Conviction: The motive behind any action must be selfless and for the common good of a larger vision. Otherwise, people will see through you and your personal agenda very quickly and desert you.
Networking: No one can do everything by themselves. A diverse group of people and talents are essential to achieving great results. Knowing how to network and recruit a broad group of talents is another critical skill of leaders.
Synthesizing: Any high-caliber team will undoubtedly have different ideas and opinions on various subjects. A good leader must be able to synthesize these diverse inputs to create something bigger and better than the individual inputs.
Team Building: To make people forgo their individual idiosyncrasies and work as a harmonious team requires the leader’s constant effort to sense and remove any inherent friction between team members.
Empathy: To be a respected leader, one must have the ability and willingness to understand the needs and concerns of customers and employees. People will contribute if they feel you understand them and care about them.
Leadership skills are very deep both in science and art. To discuss and learn these skills in more depth, I am launching a “Leadership Circle” with like-minded community leaders. Hopefully, we’ll have interesting and valuable learnings to share with you in future blogs.
領導力 (2022/07/19)
-作者 許俊宸博士
-中譯 薛乃綺
我在過去幾年裡，教了一門有關領導力的大學課程、以及一個高中暑期課程。許多亞裔社區組織似乎對領導力這個話題再次感到興趣，大家都想要促進並提升了亞裔在美國的專業職涯、政治權力與社區影響力。
關於領導力，除了之前在Blog 113、115當中所寫的內容外；這次，我還有其他一些想法。
首先，我們先定義一下領導力。這是我愛用的定義：“領導力是一种特别的信念和能力，可以用去影響一群人，来為商業、社會、環境和人類創造價值。” 為了實現這個領導目標，一個人必須具備許多關鍵技能。以下列出一些領導技能：
遠見：領導者必須有大膽的遠見，以創造大而變革的東西，使他人受益並激發人們的興趣。
溝通：能夠清晰、熱情地表達願景並解釋它，是說服和召募追隨者加入的一個關鍵因素或驅動力。而這個關鍵要素，是能夠將願景轉換為”這裡面对我个人有什麼好处”這個問題的答案。
正直和信念：任何行動的背後動機必須是無私的，是為了更宏大願景的共同利益。否則，人們會很快看穿你、和你真正的目的。
網絡：沒有人可以獨自完成所有事情。多元化的人才和能量對於獲得重大成果至關重要。知道如何建立網絡和召募廣泛的人才，是領導者的另一項關鍵技能。
綜合：任何一個高素質的團隊，在各個主題上無疑都會有不同的想法和看法。一個好的領導者必須能夠綜合這些不同的投入，創造出比單一個體更大更好的結果。
團隊建立：要讓人們放棄個人特質、並且作為一個和諧的團隊工作，需要領導者不斷努力去感知和消除團隊成員之間的任何內在摩擦。
同理心：要成為受人尊敬的領導者，必須要有能力和意願去理解客戶和員工的需求與擔憂。如果人們覺得你理解他們、並且關心他們，他們就會作出貢獻。
領導技能需要有非常深厚的科學和藝術。為了更深入探討和學習這些技能，我與志同道合的社區領袖發起一個”領導圈”。希望我們能在之後的Blog中，與各位分享更有趣且有價值的知識。
