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RUBRIKA
Aleksandar Stojkov
The author is Associate Professor
at the Faculty of Law
“Justinian I” in Skopje
are the findings of the famous consultant The position is only a foundation on
John Maxwell. He distinguishes five levels which leadership should be built. In com-
of leadership, for gradation of the success panies where the leaders draw their le-
toward true business leadership. These gitimacy only because of the position, the
five levels apply to both small and large employees are not very interested in the
companies. According to him, although work, they tend to leave the office in time,
the word „leadership“ is grammatically a prepare for going home at 16:00, slowly
noun, in its essence, it is closer to a verb. clear their desk and at 16:15 pm they bid
Leadership requires dynamism and cre- farewell to colleagues ... Even when they
ates change and preconditions for growth. come to work in the morning, they slowly
Good leadership does not mean that only and carefully park the car in order to be
the leader progresses, but his or her team the first to leave.
progresses, too.
Many of the leading positions are he-
The first, and also the lowest level of reditary. The father retires and passes the
leadership in the business world is the leadership position to his son or daughter.
position. Leadership that is based on the Leadership in many Macedonian compa-
position. People follow because they have nies is transmitted along hereditary lines.
to. The leader holds a position and it must Trajce Mukaetov conferred „Alkaloid“ to
be respected by the staff. This type of lead- Zivko Mukaetov, Ilija Kamcev conferred
ership resembles the military hierarchy. the business with textile to Jordan Kam-
However, he or she forgets that the posi- cev, Sterjo Nakov to his son Dragan Nakov
tion does not make us a leader. The posi- ... To be a son or daughter who inherits
tion means that people have leadership a successful company is often more of a
potential and that they are recognized a burden than a privilege. Your success will
certain authority in the organization. The always be minimized and attributed to the
position means only an opportunity to be- special merits of your father. Therefore, a
come a business leader and nothing more. special tribute should be paid to business
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