Senator Ben Murray-Bruce is fast becoming the most inspiring politician in Nigeria. He is, certainly, the most vocal on Twitter since being sworn in to the 8th Assembly.
The first time Senator has been sharing a ‘Common Sense’ series on micro-blogging website, Twitter of recent and his spoke on leadership today, July 9, 2015.
See his tweets below, which aim to tell you how to spot a good leader.
1-Some of my young followers have repeatedly asked me for my definition of leadership. I will do so in my next few tweets.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
2-Leaders should not just go along with the crowd, rather they carry the crowd along by inspiring them with a clear picture of their vision.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
3-Leaders must be able to endure temporary unpopularity. If they desire applause, they'll take popular decisions instead of courageous ones.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
4-A leader must be visionary enough to recognize what is right before it becomes popular. What is popular is not always what is right.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
5-Leaders must be conscious of the fact that People who cant fault their ideas will attack their person & therefore don't take it personal.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
6-Leaders must learn to work with those they don't like and accept that it is not insubordination for appointees to disagree with them.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
7-Blaming others and complaining about situations is a display of powerlessness. A leader must have command presence or no presence.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
8-Finally, a leader doesn't find faults, he finds remedies!
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
And there is a bonus tweet…
Doubts and disappointments should be discussed internally. When a leader speaks publicly, he must communicate hope to the people he leads.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) July 9, 2015
Murray-Bruce, who is representing Bayelsa State in the Senate for the first time, under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He is Chairman of leading entertainment company in Africa, Silverbird Group.
