Great Teachers are Great Leaders and Vice Versa

** Great teachers are invariably great leaders because they:

• inspire greatness amongst their students.
• influence them to bring about a positive change in their lives.
• enable students to define their personal vision.
• elevate performances of students.
• see each student as a human being.
• ‘listen’ to their students’ unique needs.
• not only teach explicit subjects but also share implicit knowledge and experiences.
• coach, guide and mentor their students.
• provide tools and resources necessary for students to succeed.
• make a big difference to the society, everyday.
• act as ‘change agents’ for the society.

Leaders at any level have to be good teachers because they:

• have to set the right context and direct people’s energies.
• have to establish the mission and vision of the project/initiative/organization.
• have to constantly communicate with people for right alignment.
• also have to see their “human capital” as human beings.
• need to share their wisdom, experiences and implicit knowledge.
• got to develop strong relationship with their people.
• also learn a great deal while teaching others.
• develop alternative perspectives about situations in process of teaching.
• have to empower and inspire people towards excellence by teaching, guiding and mentoring.
• make a big difference to organization’s culture and performance.
• are the ‘change agents’ for improving organization’s performance.

** These are traits of ‘great’ teachers only – there are so many lousy teachers around, that this needs a special mention! To see what great teaching looks like – see this amazing video of how a teacher inspires greatness.

Bonus: Read this real life story of how one of my teachers inspired me, unlocked my potential and helped me overcome my fear of speaking in public.

Have a Brilliant start into the week!