Do you think a leader should do more than his/her subordinates?

My bosses are just very different from yours. I am working in a family-owned business. My bosses work very hard. They usually work late into night. It is very common for them to work till two or three a.m in the morning. We are so touched by their hard work. Therefore many of us also work hard to make ours a better school to have more students. I am very happy for the working performance of my bosses.

A leadership should be prepared to do more than his subordinate to demonstrate how things can be done, but in real sense he need not do it. His work is to manage, facilitate the workers to do their best to achieve good results, he is always arond giving helping hand. Then only he is called leader.When emergency is there, he should put his hand in the work too and that is called working with people. This will enhance the workers respect for him.

definitely... that's why they are called a leader because a leader has to make sacrifices... and they have to be a good role model for the co-worker... if the leader is lazy or not setting a good example, then the co-worker will follow the example given and the company will suffer...

A Boss, must set an example to others.His ways of tackling the tough times must be a lead example for his/her subordinates to emulate. He must adhere to the strict disciplinary norms as laid by him, and not set aside or afloat it. Also,i my opinion at crunch times there is nothing harm, or no disrepute will be bought to the status of a Boss, when he/she extends his/her help to the employees, by doing the job alongwith the employees. A Good Boss never draw a line of barrier between an Employee and an Employer.

I do agree that leader should do more than his/her subordinates. Leader is like a role model for their subordinates and would likely to influence their working style. Working in harmony with the subordinates is most important.

A leader will foster team work and not ruins the team work. As you said with your disagreement words, actually he or she is not a leader but a great boss. Leader and boss have two(2) great differences in meaning, Andy.

i agree you completely,but i don't see the last word, "leave the company afterall", what the mean "afterall"??????

Yes definitely a leader should shoulder more responsibility than his/her subordinates. Not only are leaders paid more for their capabilities, they are looked upon as role modes to their subordinates too. So they should always lead by setting examples. Also a true leader is not one who has many blind followers but who creates leaders to fill the vacuum. So leaders should also take the responsibility of grooming their successors so that the organization does not die out after one outstanding leader is gone.

a good leader is not afraid to work hard, they set an example for the team. I teach 1st grade and we have six teacher teams, the leader is responsible for all the organization daily. There are days that many of the leaders are there 3-4 hours after we leave to get things done and for meetings, many have to attend schol board meetings and parent meetings late into the night. I think the leaders work a lot harder than the rest, as they do their job all day with the added responsibility of the progress of the teams!

A leader is always doing more and in different way.Because of that quality he achieves his position. He sets examples before his subordinates.

If he is a leader, salary is not the hurdle in his way. It's the attitude that counts most.A leader cannot expect the results from subordinates while he himself is in leisure. A leader follows the progress of his subordinates and guides him in the difficulties. He also appreciates the eforts of the subordinates.

I think a leader should share his responsibility with others in the team.a leader should lead the team in both thought and action he should not be passive.But i dont think he should work necessarily more than his subordinates.although he should share a equal burden of the work assigned to that team.of course he should not over work his subordinates.

One leadership style that I like the most is that Leaders create more leaders. It is when your subordinates becomes a leader measures your success as a leader. There could be other definition of it, but for me, if one can mentor a subordinate to become leaders themselves, then one can say that you are an effective leader.

I think it doesm't matter whether a leader do more than his or her subordinates, but the leader should consider much more than subordinates.

A good leader is that who leads from the crowd, he is not necessarily infront-but he has the intuition to see higher things than those he leads, he doesnt need a vantage position he is aleady high up there naturally as a leader- he doesnt need to have airs of authority, his charsima and good judgement bring this up naturally, but as to whether a lead should do more or not, I say yes, he should do more but with his mind-he should set up a control system and direction to those he leads, he neednt be too physical, his strength should be in builing systems.

It depends on the education of the leaders, awareness of the leaders. My do more, may not do more.... Thanks

of course. the leader should do more than his/her subordinates do in terms of management and thinking. it is the leader's responsibility to plan and strategize and it is the subordinates' job to implement whatever the leader formulated. to plan, manage and to strategize is very critical and the most important in a business and the outcome of this will be reflected to the leader so there should be more burden in his/her shoulders than in the subordinates'. ^__^

Well, I guess without any explanation YES. As a leader you are considered as the chosen one to lead people... to make them work as individual and produce as a a group. YOu just cant sit down and give orders, you must personally each and everyones job to see if everything is fine. I believe that as a leader you must know everything that happens within the area of your responsibility. Because if you cant, you must have to quit.