Becoming A Veteran Leader

Becoming a leader takes more than just natural skill. There are those who are natural born leaders and are destined to be that outspoken person that commands a rooms, and there are those who are more introverted and require some coaching from other leaders. As a society leader are everywhere we turn. They are in our families as parents or siblings, older and younger, they could be our neighbors, bosses at our job, teachers, even people we elect to run the great country we call the United States. Leaders are everywhere and without them civilization would not grow. But what defines a leader? To me a leader is a person possesses skills and traits necessary to guide a person or a group of people to complete a common task or goal. Depending …show more content…
In a way he thinks that because he believes that people want to contribute to society for more than just a paycheck; they want to accomplish something. He also believes that his employees are self-motivated. In the food service industry, the majority of employees (bartenders, waiter/waitresses, buss persons) in the United States work for tips. In theory the harder an employee works the hope and goal is that a customer will present a more generous tip. With this type of thinking we see the Veteran manager have more of a Laissez-Faire stay of leading. He allows his employees more to make their own decisions and earn what want. However, with a Laissez-Faire mentality comes a price. When planning for events the Veteran manager is considered a “yes-man” where he will agree to do almost anything. Most of the time this is okay although he does not communicate with his employees what is happening which many times causes the customers frustration. When discussing the third assumption of Theory Y, the Veteran manager like to think of his employees in a way that they are similar to him. That is they want to work hard and continue to do better in their job so they seek responsibility. During this thought process instead of micromanaging his workers, he likes to sit back, and observe. Because he is not in their space, this allows the other bartenders to work with less pressure of someone breathing down their neck. It also allows the staff to make mistakes, which can sometimes be a positive thing because it teaches them. The Veteran manager created a work environment where the staff is not afraid to ask for help and are generally happier and work