Evaluate yourself with illustrations on “Are you a leader or a follower”

To be a leader means to shape our opinions and decisions around the greater good for the project we are responsible for. This requires sacrificing our own interests and needs, in favor of those of the project, and the people who work on it. Of course it’s possible to find ways to match our interests with the needs of the project, but it’s the project that comes first.
To be a successful leader means directing our energy in ways that creates the greatest possibility of success for everyone that works with us. Good leaders go beyond their own resources and cultivate positive power from others. They use any combination of persuasion, intellect, magic spells, free cookies, humor, political acumen, and surprising forms of generosity. But regardless of how they do it, leaders get everyone to understand the reasons of why they should contribute their own energy. Good leaders make people want to contribute and work hard.

I had the privilege of leading a group of six on a professional front. This opportunity came to me when I am in the final year of my Bachelor’s degree. As the project on which we had to work was to be decided by us I took the initiative and proposed a project. As the project was picked by me, I planned every thing and organized everyone, i.e. who should do a particular thing and at what time. Our project was to make a charger for the mobiles, which don’t take any electric power input. Since this was a new thing, everyone in the group were tensed and all doubted weather this would work or not, but I clarified their doubts and convinced them that the project will work. At last we were able to complete the project on time and our team was the one which took the best project prize for that year.

At last I think Leader is one who is accountable for the project, weather it’s good or bad. He is the one who should take the responsibility for completion of the project on time and he is the one who should motivate team members and guide them.