Whenwethinkofleadership,weoftenthinkofstrengthandpower.Butwhatarethesereally,andhowdotheyoperate?Leadershiptodayisnotaboutforcingotherstodothings.Ifthisisevenpossible.itisshort-term,andtendstobackfire.

Question

When we think of  leadership ,we often think of strength and power .But what are these really ,and how do they operate?
Leadership today is not about forcing others to do things .If this is even possible .it is short-term ,and tends to backfire. If you order someone to do something against their will, they may do it because they feel they must , but the anger they feel will do more harm in the long-term ,They will also experience fear.
Fear causes the thinking brain to shut down , making the person unable to function at his or her best .If they associate you with this emotion of fear. They will become less functional around you ,and you will have succeeded in not only shooting yourself in the foot .but possibly making a very good employee or partner unable to perform effectively .Fear has no place in leadership.
The way we influence people in a lasting way is by our own character, and our understanding and use of emotion .We can order someone to do something ,which may be part of the work day; or we can employ them at the emotional level ,so they became fully devoted to the projects and provide some of their own motivation(积极性)。Today’s work place is all about relationships as a human being as well as a worker .Everyone produces just a bit more for someone they like .Leaders understand the way things work .They know the pay check is not the single most motivating factor (因素) in the work life of most people.
The true strength of leadership is an inner strength that comes from the confidence of emotional intelligence---knowing your own emotions, and how to handle them, and those of others . Developing your emotional intelligence is the single best thing you can do if you want to develop your relationships with people around you , which is the key to the leadership skills .
小题1: An employee may have a feeling of fear in the work place when___.
A. he is forced to do things
B. be cannot work at his best
C. he feels his brain shut down
D he thinks of his work as too heavy
小题2: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A People tend to associate leadership with fear
B Working conditions affect people’s physical health
C Good relationship is the key to business success
D Smart people are more functional in the work place.
小题3: To positively influence employees a leader should first of all __
A provide better suggestions
B develop his own personality
C five his employees a pay raise
D hide his own emotion of fear
小题4:Good leadership is mainly seen in a leader’s ability to___

A．provide a variety of project for employees

B．help raise employee’s living standards

C．give employees specific instructions

D．deal wisely with employees’ emotions

Answer 1

小题1:A
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:D

小题1:从第二段可知，如果你命令一个人去做违背他意愿的事，他会生气的。
小题2: A项片面的说法；B项“工作状况影响人的健康状况”不是文章的内容，文章讲的是“工作状况影响人的心情和工作效率”；由第四段可知C项正确。
小题3:从第四段可知，一个领导者首先应该形成自己的个性，还要理解别人的情感。
小题4:从最后一段第一句话可知“知道并处理自己和他人的情感是领导阶层真正力量所在。