I am happy coming your way today. I was on about to reach you last week because I am currently writing examinations. Unfortunately, nobody asked why I was mute, thank God for the opportunity to come your way in our short weekly gist. I am looking at leadership again today because that is the stage of life in which many of us are already or will be entering into shortly. It will be beneficial to know what it entails from the beginning. Let’s examine this: Protective leadership vs Imperil leadership.
Protective leadership is the form of leadership that stands for the subordinates, protective leadership is what a husband does to his wife to keep her from all dangers, protective leadership, in fact, makes some bosses get punished for their subordinates, protective leadership is when the interest of your team is paramount within you as a leader. Even when the sky is falling, the protective leader will make everything be in your best interest, he shields you from the heat of the business, he gets the first hit of the hammer and ensures the impact is reduced on you.
Imperil leadership is when the boss seeks to exonerate himself from any danger within the team, the Nigerian slogan, “On Your Own: OYO” is what he keeps mentioning. Instead of fighting for the general welfare of the team, he keeps his own interest, he wants to keep his job, such leaders are for themselves, by themselves and with themselves. They do not resolve issues but escalate issues for subordinates. These are the type of leaders that threatens subordinates, these are the leaders who want to show their “position”, these are the leaders who send mails and copy everyone, and these are the leaders who send queries by the second.
The protective leader eventually gets loyal, committed and dedicated team because they know that he would keep them from all “official” evil, they are sure that they would not be left to grope in the dark and they are sure that he would help them to achieve their collective goal.
As from the imperil leaders, people do not like him, in and out of the job, he might keep the job but not his integrity. He would then discover that he is “On His Own”. Even when your subordinates are relieved of their jobs, it does not add a dime to the imperil leaders salary. The organization sees this as a shortcoming on the part of such leaders. Let’s be a protective boss who share the pains and the gains of the corporate environment with our subordinates and not someone who will endanger his subordinates.
I pledge to always be a Protective boss, what about you?
Enjoy your new week.
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