Exercising Authority

It is not easy to maintain authority on a group of people without using the power that your position provides. But, the best way to lead people is by not using those powers but using your managerial abilities, skills, knowledge with the harmony of the right communication techniques. When I take a look at the people around me that I respect the most, (job, friends, family) I realize that what they do most of the time is to understand and guide me to the right direction. It is hard to truly understand someone, as discussed at the earlier posts, but it it possible with emphatic thinking. What I observe is that me respecting those people, makes it possible for me to accept what they say easier than anyone else's claims. Thus I understand that respect is one of the most important element when considering leadership. A true leader should be the mirror of the group, reflect its skills, show them how beautiful they are. He should let the others shine and let them be autonomous. An understanding leader doesn't necessarily means that he shouldn't give up his authority, on contrary, he should always be present and influential.

Respect and Authority

Personally I value respect a lot. If I sense any lack of respect towards me from anyone, I disconnect with him. I find it very irritating to communicate with someone who is not willing to hear my opinions and not respecting my presence. Respect in work environment depends on personal skills, trust and achievements. We need to respect and be respected while experiencing and expressing authority. When mentioning authority we should also talk about how to maintain our power while leading someone. Many different kinds of leadership is present but the best way is an emphatic and trustful way. We did some communication examples in class when in a presence of authority, shaping our sentences trough subjective and requesting to say no. In order to be respected, we should have an energy which affects positively to whom we interact and we should let everyone be autonomous. We should remember that us having the power doesn't mean that we should use the power and  we shouldn't act predicting that someone would use the power he or she has.

Trust

As I missed the last weeks class, I thought It would be nice to share this video about trust which was the topic covered. I think trust resembles to a ramp, it is very easy to loose someones trust and really hard to earn it back.