TAXMAN

“Leadership is not
about being in Charge,
its about taking
care of those in your
charge” – Simon Sinek
By Mulumba Frank Ddumba
The overarching Strategy
of URA as spelt out in
its Strategic direction
is “Cultivate a taxpaying
culture through provision of
reliable services, leadership
development and building
strategic partnerships”
Therefore, URA recognizes
that the principle of good
leadership is very critical if it’s
to deliver on her mandate and
ultimately be able to realize
her Vision. Programs like
FUEL and GEAR have been
implemented in URA to help
inculcate leadership skills at
Management level.
For Managers, Supervisors
and Team leaders who have
not yet had the opportunity
of attending such Leadership
lessons, allow me share with
you leadership behaviors
that can stifle or grow an
institution.
Leading with humility, Servant
leadership or having humble
leaders can go a long way in
improving staff motivation
and productivity.
Employees Don’t Quit
Their Job; They Quit
Their Boss!
Employees might join
24
companies, but they leave
managers. Too many
managers view their position
as one of entitlement rather
than one of responsibility.
In days past, managers
would focus on developing
their employees. Today they
are more focused on selfpromotion
and securing their
position. A managers’ job is
to facilitate a good working
environment for his/her
employees. The focus should
be to help everyone around
you succeed. Managers define
culture, and culture tightens
the lasting health, success
and sustainability of an
organization.
The biggest danger of
leadership is arrogance
According to research from
Washington University Foster
School of Business, humble
people are more likely to
make the most effective
leaders. It turns out therefore,
humility offers a competitive
advantage.
So why has arrogant
or egocentric leaders
become the norm?
It has been historically
perceived that humility is
a sign of weakness and a
contrast to leadership. There
is still an expectation that
successful leaders are more
arrogant than humble. Selfadmiration
is mistaken for
self-confidence and lethal
leaders seem to be in control
of everything. They are able to
provide short-term results but
the truth is they leave a trail
of destruction in their path.
Organizations pay heavily
for such managers with low
engagement, high turnover
and reduced productivity.
Arrogant leaders have a shelflife
within their organizations.
They may “rule the day” but
eventually people get tired of
them and their tactics, which
lessens overall commitment
from the team. Intimidation
and threats can only work for
a short time.
The x- factor
of great
leadership is
not personality,
its humility.”
-Jim Collins