A good leader must be a good teacher

On August 29th, the Chinese version of the book Harvard Business Review held the 2017 Talent Economy Forum "in Beijing. Noel Tichy, a world-renowned expert on leadership, delivered a speech at the forum.Noel Diqy is the former chairman of the Ge Corp leadership development center, promoting the success of Ge transformation with Jack Welch. Accordingly, he is also known as one of “the top 10 world's most talented management gurus”

Noel Diqy believes that the most important trait of all great leaders is that they are not only good leaders but also very good teachers. He holds the belief that each leader must summarize their opinions into a teachable point of view, which can be clearly communicated and inherited in the organization. That is to say, leaders have to turn their important opinions and decisions into ideas that can be taught. These ideas can be passed on to others, and usually have three parts.

The first is thought. Diqy said: "great companies have their core ideas, and this core idea also reflects leaders' distinct business thinking. Apart from this, it is the key that leaders can develop and articulate these ideas." This idea can also be a specific question, such as how to enter a market, how to achieve a strategic goal, how to be more creative, and so on.

The second is values. A leader's values are consistent with his ideas, for the reason that values make sure that these ideas can come true truly  in effect."". In general, organizational values include recognition of contributions, candid communication, and team work.

The third is emotional energy. When leaders spread their ideas, it is of great significance for them to put their emotions into ideas, especially when making critical decisions. At the same time, Tichy reckons the successful leader should also create positive energy, master a set of clear ideas and means to motivate employees to identify the organizational ideas and values".

好的领导者必须是好老师

8月29日，《哈佛商业评论》中文版在北京举办了“2017人才经济论坛”。世界知名的领导力变革专家诺埃尔·蒂奇（NoelTichy）在论坛发表了演讲。诺埃尔·蒂奇是通用电气公司领导力发展中心的前任主席，与杰克·韦尔奇一起推动了通用电气的成功转型，他也被誉为“世界最有才华的10个管理大师”之一。

诺埃尔·蒂奇认为，所有伟大的领导者最重要的一个特质是，他们是领导者的同时也是非常好的老师。他认为每个领导者都要把观点总结成“可喻之义”（teachable point of view），能够在组织里清晰地沟通和传承。也就是说，领导者要将自己的重要观点和决断，变成可以传授的观点理念。这个可以传授的观点理念，通常有三个部分。

第一是想法。蒂奇说：“伟大的公司都有自己的核心思想，这个核心思想也反映了领导者清晰的商业思维，领导者能够开发并阐明这些思想是关键。”这种想法也可以是个具体的问题，比如，如何打入某个市场，怎样达成某个战略目标，怎么做才能更有创意，等等。

第二是价值观。领导者的价值观要和想法一致，“因为价值观是真正让这些想法在组织落地的保障平台”。一般来说，组织的价值观包括是否能认可贡献、坦诚沟通，以及促进团队合作。

第三是情感能量。领导者在传授他的想法时，能不能投入自己的情感，尤其是在做一些关键决策的时候，情感投入更加重要。与此同时，蒂奇认为“成功的领导者还应创造积极能量，掌握一套清晰的理念和手段激励员工认同组织的理念和价值观”。