Shakespeare of Management
Yes- I can learn from sources such as Shakespeare on how to work with other people and become a successful manager.
Shakespeare was not only the master of literary, but also had a deep knowledge of humanity, authority and the conflict ,struggle and fight occurred when people desire to get power and right. In his literary works, he explained more on the human conflict in detail. Take ‘Henry V’ for example, Shakespeare taught us how to encourage your tired and dispirited soldiers to beat off all the enemy attacks. This is also useful for a management leader. Only using the power of authority to order people is not a good way for leadership. To be a good leader, you have to build a good relationship with your subordinates, for example, to listen to their opinions, then those subordinates realize that their opinions are respected , therefore, they trust you and support you, and become loyal to you. However, how to create a reliance between a leader and subordinates? Shakespeare told us that leader must have all the basic characters: competence, commitment and communication.
Competence
Competence is the most important factor to build a reliance between leaders and subordinates. As a leader, you must be able to manage your subordinates and deal with a wide array of issue. On the other hands, as a subordinate, you have to have enough competence to finish the task which your leader gives you. If a subordinated is a helpless person who cannot do the task perfectly, the leader would not empower he/her. In the same way, if a leader is a helpless person, his subordinates would express doubt about whether the leader has ability to lead or not, and it is difficult for the subordinates to follow their leader. In 'Henry V', Shakespeare gave a good example about how to build a good relationship between leader and subordinate’.
Henry V was a great example for a great leader since he had the ability to lead his soldiers. In 1415, Henry V leaded his team which had only
Shakespeare was not only the master of literary, but also had a deep knowledge of humanity, authority and the conflict ,struggle and fight occurred when people desire to get power and right. In his literary works, he explained more on the human conflict in detail. Take ‘Henry V’ for example, Shakespeare taught us how to encourage your tired and dispirited soldiers to beat off all the enemy attacks. This is also useful for a management leader. Only using the power of authority to order people is not a good way for leadership. To be a good leader, you have to build a good relationship with your subordinates, for example, to listen to their opinions, then those subordinates realize that their opinions are respected , therefore, they trust you and support you, and become loyal to you. However, how to create a reliance between a leader and subordinates? Shakespeare told us that leader must have all the basic characters: competence, commitment and communication.
Competence
Competence is the most important factor to build a reliance between leaders and subordinates. As a leader, you must be able to manage your subordinates and deal with a wide array of issue. On the other hands, as a subordinate, you have to have enough competence to finish the task which your leader gives you. If a subordinated is a helpless person who cannot do the task perfectly, the leader would not empower he/her. In the same way, if a leader is a helpless person, his subordinates would express doubt about whether the leader has ability to lead or not, and it is difficult for the subordinates to follow their leader. In 'Henry V', Shakespeare gave a good example about how to build a good relationship between leader and subordinate’.
Henry V was a great example for a great leader since he had the ability to lead his soldiers. In 1415, Henry V leaded his team which had only