Read a post couple of days back and still thinking about the point raised there. Quoting the post: “One of the maxims of being a leader is to make yourself replaceable.”
I have been continuously expected to be irreplaceable to a task, to a project, to a role. I am told many a times directly or indirectly that this is the way organization will see your value, recognize your efforts and will have to follow you (read follow your monetary expectations).
Strangely, I have never belonged to that school. Somehow, I always get at least one team member who is capable enough to replace me with relevant training or access to the kind of authority required. I loved to groom my team-mates touching the next level with better knowledge, decision making or you can say the required ammunition. A few made it good, few learned the right tricks and I also had my share of failures too. But somehow, most of them easily replaced me off my duties in due course.
Mr. Gagandeep Sapra, who taught me initial nitty-gritties of business and mentored me, never suggested to be irreplaceable. And he always followed it in his actions. Always tried to replicate his competencies in his team members, deliberately attempted to make his juniors think and act towards the larger approach.
Following in his footsteps, I also try to do the same today when I have my team, where I see a potential in my team members.
Doing it right or you feel, I am heading to a disaster. Put in your thoughts….
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