Throughout the experiences in group in your life you'll come to the realization that not all groups are good experiences. You'll see the truth that not all leaders will be knights in shinning armor. There will be some that lead the group astray, hinder their tasks, and cause a group to fail. There is a darkside of leadership. This darkside ofleadership is something we most overcome. But how can you prevent the darkside from coming to power again while avoiding an epic lightsaber battle.
Holly Dolezalek explains in her article The Dark Side When Good Leaders Go Bad
Share Power
When leaders work alone they begin to lose touch with the reality of a group. They begin to taste the darkside through the power they began to abuse. So to avoid tasting the darkside yourself, work with others and share the responsiblities so you yourself wont become mad with power.
Remember the Mission It may seem so simple and easy, but just remembering why your group/organization was created can stop you from entering the corruption of that group. The first rule of the standard agenda is to know the charge. When you loose side of the charge you loose sight of who you are and what you stand for. This loss of identity allows for corruption and bad leadership to settle in. So stay on task! Simple and easy, never forget who you are and why your group was created.
Control You appetite "Anyone's dark side is influenced by the things they want or think they need." Becomming a narrow-minded, goal hungry monster will drive your leadership towards the path of the dark side. Try and understand the appetites you contain for your group and keep them in check. The better they are in check they less they will be likely to fuel your decisions. Avoid Groupthink!
Be Reflective To look inwards towards developing virtues of self-control and self-knowledge allows your group to always be refreshing the ideas and mindset of the group. Reflecting on the group and yourself can allow your leadership and group to stay fresh, alert, and far from the dark side.
The dark side has powerful means of persuasion... DON'T GIVE YOURSELF TO THE DARKSIDE!
Work Cited:
Dolezalek, Holly. "The Dark Side When Good Leaders Go Bad." Training 43.6 (2006): 20-26. Education Research Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Mar. 2010.
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Overall, good blog. Love the way the dark side theme flows through the entire blog and the video is a cute way to catch people's attention. This is a good topic for leaders to read about because often it does happen where they may shift to the "dark side" without realizing it. Aside from being filled with typos and spelling errors, good blog. Maybe you could proofread a little more and ask a question at the end to initiate comments?
ReplyDeleteI like the humor of how the "dark side" is portrayed in the pictures. The video ties in well, and i like how points are separated. Almost everyone has dealt with the leader that became the evil dictator. Maybe next time more proofreading to fix the grammar errors and typos.
ReplyDeleteIt was quite interesting to read. I liked all the darkside references and how they are used to show going to the darkside. The video was perfect for the blog and very funny. We only saw 1 grammer error but overall good job and quality of writing.
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