Leadership Book Review With the Author - A Manousso Musing Interview with Rev. Tope Popoola

Rev. Tope Popoola (topepopoola.com.ng) as a guest of Dr. Manousso (manousso.us) and Natalia and Mac (OlowskaPierre.com) talks about leadership based on Rev. Tope Popoola's two books: "Lead as you go" (which is about to be published) and "Leadership is for the dead" (already available for purchase).  Out of his own experience in life and as a minister, Rev. Popoola states credible and understandable principles of leadership which are often misunderstood.  He starts with an assertion that the society blames the leaders for a lot of things -  not realizing or perhaps forgetting that the leaders themselves are the products of this very society (in Rev. Popoola's words: "The system produces the leaders after their own kind"). This shows a crucial characteristic of leadership which we need to keep in mind always - the leaders are  poisoned by the same problems that the society is - and this can be traced in the previous work and service of the leaders. So the leaders come to their offices with the experience gained in this very society - yet on top, the power has the ability to amplify the real self of a man, bringing new traits and strengthening the pervious mistakes and errors.  However, the key to good leadership is to understand that leadership is a service to others, not a way for fulfilling one's ego and as such it needs to embrace the sacrifice. Hence Rev. Popoola speaks about "the dead" - as a lot egoistic traits and myths need to die before a good leader is created.   Leadership is therefore the ability to take responsibility for the outcomes and consequences.  Also, you can't give what you do not have. The virtues the leader wishes to offer should arise in this leader first and only then can be given to the society.  Therefore integrity is such a vital feature in any leader and makes them authentic and easy to follow and identify with.   As power is the ability to influence people to make them do the desired things, the leader using the power needs to be service minded and community oriented and willing to act, to do things that others are not willing to do. And when these things are done - accept the responsibility for the outcomes.  LINKS: https://books2read.com/ap/nzM75p/Tope-Popoola https://books2read.com/b/4NjMKG  https://www.facebook.com/lifempower/  https://twitter.com/topheritage?lang=en   https://ng.linkedin.com/in/tope-popoola-clc-cmt-fimc-cmc-b89b35a