Leadership and human relationship
Definition of leadership:
Leadership is "organizing a group of people to achieve a common goal.”
"Leadership occurs when one person induces others to work toward some predetermined objectives." Massie
"A manager takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go but ought to." Rosalyn Carter
Human relationship: An interpersonal relationship is an association between two or more people that may range from fleeting to enduring,
Human relationships are formed on different circumstances; it could be cultural, social family, friendship, work and social groups. Leadership and human relation go side by side, you cant chose between them, and you have to choose them altogether.
Leadership is all about relationship, there is a good leader behind every successful task, and tool of every successful leader is good human relationship. A leader inspires other with his character and earned the trust with whom he interact. He gives respect to his staff members and treats them like a family. He knows the problems of staff members and helps them at the time of crisis.
Relationships involve some level of interdependence between two parties and people in a relationship tend to influence each other by different means; share their thoughts and feelings, and engage in activities together with trust.
Educational leadership is depended on human relation, it all about relationship at every level, Relationship with teaching staff and administrative staff. Without good relation with teacher it is impossible for a leader to achieve good academic result and with out the help of administrative staff and teachers it is almost impossible to run school in proper order, teacher are the soul of a school and without the help of them the school will be a chaos. Therefore good relations between leader and his school teachers are very important for the improvement of school and the over-all performance teachers.
Teacher student relationship is also very important. A good relation between them will lead the school to better performance and academic achievements, which will be success on the part of leader, therefore it is the responsibility of a leader to provide them better environment where teacher and could develop better relationship. Get together from time to time and tour of teachers and students outside the school. Arrange co-curricular activities in the school where teacher and student boo participate.
Relationship
of the leader with his colleagues in educational institute:
Milo Stuart states, “The relation of the principal to his teachers should be
the most intimate of any. If a teacher fails, the principal fails; if the
teacher succeeds, the principal succeeds. To sum up what the principal’s job
is, I shall call him a referee the captain of the ship the boss of the firm a
juvenile judge before whom tribunal come out not only the culprits but the
adults who frequently contribute to the pupil’s shortcomings. He is a promoter
who must project the future of his institution and convert the public to his
plan. He is a social physician to every parent who has wayward son who needs
attention. He is a friend in need to pupils and to all the homes in which
misfortune comes. His power, his activities, even the good he does, can not be
measured by a material yardstick.”
The
role of the leader in educational institution is very Delicate and critical. He
keeps his relation with all stakeholders of the school and keeps balance in them
fighting and quarrelling students, reluctant and difficult teachers and
complaining parents. The leader will establish good relation between all of
them. He seeks their whole hearted cooperation in all the activities of the
school, academic, co-curricular and administrative.
In leadership and human relation lot of things are common,
- I admit I made a mistake: take blame for the failure
- You did a good job: appreciate other for the success
- What is your opinion: open to suggestion from others
- If you please: give respect to others
- We: sharing responsibility
- Minimum use of the word "I"
- One who cannot empathize with others will never become a true leader.
