REFLECTIVE WRITING WEEK 9: THE LEADER-FOLLOWER RELATIONSHIP
On week 9, Dr Jamilah shared with us a very interesting topic about leader-follower relationship. In this topic we discussed about Dyadic Theory and Approach, Vertical linkage model relationships, the characteristics of in-group and out-group, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) Theory and Dyadic Approach System and Network view. Then, our friends from Group 9, Elisa, Najihah, Zamri, Wangyu and Hakim help us understand this topic better through their presentation.
I think this topic is so relatable to everyone as our work environment either we as the leaders or employees often effected by leaders-members relationship. Throughout learning this topic, I think of this question, “If I am a leader, how will I treat my subordinates? Will I treat them equally and fairly, or will I be the leader who sparks that in-groups and out groups?” As professional as we can be, eventually, leaders and followers are humans with feelings and emotions, but that should not stop us from trying to be the best leader to our subordinates.
I would like to highlight the story of Prophet Muhammad saw, the best example of leader in this world. In term of relationship with his subordinates, each of his subordinate felt that they are the closest and the most trusted person by him. In The Sealed Nectar, a biography book written by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Prophet Muhammad is the best in recognising others’ talent. He put his subordinates at their best position and that led to victory in many events. He put Khalid Al Walid as commander despite of his previous dark history with Muslims. This shows his professionalism as leader and he did not let others’ bad history influence his present judgement. He always maintains good relationship with everyone and that was enough to motivate his subordinates to work harder for greater good.
Prophet Muhammad is also the best example in term of task delegation. As a prophet, his position is higher than any king or prime minister in this world, he was also gifted with many specialties that others do not have. But he delegated important responsibilities among his subordinates and indirectly trained them to become a leader just like him. For example, he sent Musab and Jaffar to Madinah as ambassadors. They managed to complete their task successfully even though they were very young with little experience at that time.
As conclusion, what I can reflect form this topic is as leader we must realised that our relationship with subordinates will have impact on our organization’s performance and our quality of life too. We must try to apply different approach on different subordinates and situations but maintain professional relationship with everyone
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