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I look at people who have not yet been picked up to be leaders but have all the qualities to serve, empower and elevate people around them for better results.

I call them as 'Resourceful Influencers (RIs)'.

They usually are the number two people. A player who passes on the shot so that another person can hit the goalpost.

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬

Resourceful Influencers are often the introverts who do not come to the forefront, as they are lesser in educational qualifications, experience and the inability to hug the limelight.

This is a group who are not necessarily the blue-eyed boy of the management, but the person who gets the work done at the time of urgency.

They are often pushed into roles of accountability but no authority. May be because of qualification, experience and the ability to hug the limelight.

That may be because they often report to Managers who are struggling to be Leaders. Given a chance, they help the Manager grow to a Leader.

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲

They understand the need of their Managers, who like to make a huge impact with something big at regular intervals.

But such activities makes them loud and inconsistent.

This is when the RIs come to the rescue.

Instead of competing against their Supervisors/Reporting Officers, they supplement and complement them to create Consistency and Trust.

It's often the small things that make the biggest difference, which the RIs do not miss which others fail to recognize. Every problem, no matter how huge, they break it down according to the

‘Aggregation of Margin’ formula of Coach David Brailsford, and try to improve 1% everyday.

The achievement over a period of time, then becomes significant. In the 2012 London Olympics, the British Cycling Team, which was coached by Brailsford, won 8 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze, and in Rio, in 2016, they won 6 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. An enormous improvement from a team that has just won 2 bronze total since 1984.

They function as the bridge builders between the Managers and the rest of the team.

Often, they run the risk of being kicked out of the system because of having the trust of the team at their command. But RIs only represent the Management.

They build Trust-based Relationships.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭?

RIs, very silently build a global goal. No smaller goal can interest them.

They believe in delayed gratification.

They consider the world to be a family. The same thing opens up huge opportunity of collaboration for them.

Even though they are winning confidence on behalf of others, but it is them who are serving, empowering and elevating the colleagues.

This way, they have enormous data at their disposal as far as human capability goes.

It is difficult to comprehend, but that is where their mind is.

𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥.

They are interested in the life that is not busy in producing results also. The process that keeps happening inside away from any mandate, deadline or milestone.

Milestones are mandates with fulfilment.

For them. The RIs.

As Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said, "my job is to serve my player's hearts, not just their talents."

And John Eades says it all.

- While results are essential, understanding that part of a leader's job is to elevate others inside and outside work.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞'𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩

While this is a foregone conclusion when it comes to them, the stark difference is that they do not mind anybody taking the leadership; position wise or status wise.

An RI would like to see everybody shining.

Being the only elite-problem solver might be a great thing, but if you are the only person who can solve your team's problems, you won't go far or fast. There is an old African proverb that all leaders must remember, "if you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

When there is a collaborative solution, there can be more than one solution, with lot of alternative solutions with shared responsibility and everybody bringing their personal might.

𝐑𝐈𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬.

Communicating emotionally and rationally is second nature to them.

Facts and figures are just one aspect of a result, what inspires is a

story.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬.

Any Challenging job entails mistakes, and quick correction. RIs don't throw them under the bus; fall on the sword for them.

The team will go extra mile and that amazes everybody around.

They are saved from the anxiety of dealing with a mistake and the accompanying repercussion of a series of explanation.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐩 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞

Raising the trophy above the head of the entire team, as Dave Cancel (Founder of Drift) puts it, is a practice of the Resourceful Influencers.

This means the credit is to the team.

However, they are not only sweet sweet and good good.

They go to the root of the problem to deal with lack of effort or a bad attitude. But it is straight looking at the eyes.

A crisp interaction that is driven across. It is never a loud exchange.

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

Irrespective of the experience it is always a deeply felt gratitude towards every incidence.

To be boss.

To the colleagues.

RIs are known for promoting leadership and consistent learning.

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What ails them, then?

Each of us need to be reminded of our bigger goals to stay on track.

It is a momentary loss of vision, at times. Nothing else.

Thas all.