Management is a hard science but leadership is a
delicate art. Colin Powell said that leadership is
the art of accomplishing more than the science of
management says is possible.
Because managers have authority over their employees,
they can force employees to comply with the rules even
when the employee disagrees. For example, I met a young
man working at a Burger King in Kentucky who had holes in his
ear lobes. I asked him what happened and he explained
that his manager forced him to remove his ear hoops
and facial piercings before he clocked in (thank
goodness!). The young man was not happy about
it and his heart obviously wasn't in it, but he
didn't have to be. If he wanted a paycheck, he
had to abide by the rules.
But leaders can't force their followers to do anything
because leaders don't have any authority over the
people who follow them. Leaders must get commitment
from their followers, and this only comes from the
heart. There is an old saying that you can lead a
horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Country
music star George Strait had a hit song titled "You
Can Lead a Heart to Love, But You Can't Make It Fall".
Leaders are in a similar position. They must get their
followers to voluntarily follow them.
One of the difficulties in transitioning from management
into leadership is getting accustomed to working
without formal authority. Managers can choose the people
they hire and fire. Leaders cannot choose who follows
them. For example, Martin Luther King is considered by
everyone to be the father of the civil rights movement.
He was adamant about being peaceful in everything he did.
A violent faction of the civil rights movement called
The Black Panthers participated in some of Dr. King's
marches, and he was not happy about it. Yet
he had to accept the fact that all leaders must accept,
the fact that with the good comes the bad.
Another difference between managers and leaders is that
managers don't have to have their employees' respect.
It certainly helps, but there are plenty of people who
work for bosses who they refer to as "idiots". (Just look
at the cartoon series Dilbert.) These are not great managers,
but they can still get the job done because they have
authority to hire and fire.
Leaders MUST have the respect of the people they
lead, because people will not follow someone they
don't respect.
The final difference I'll share with you in this
mini-course is that managers need healthy,
reasonably independent, well rounded individuals
in order to get the job done. Leaders sometimes
get their positions because weak, needy, unfocused
individuals seek them out. Sociologists have
studied this phenomenon in cult leaders.
Managing and leading are two different ways of organising people. The manager uses a formal, rational method whilst the leader uses passion and stirs emotions.
Management usually consists of people who are experienced in their field, and who have worked their way up the company. A manager knows how each layer of the system works and may also possess a good technical knowledge. A leader can be a new arrival to a company who has bold, fresh, new ideas but might not have experience or wisdom.
The Leader Is Followed. The Manager Rules
Differences In Perspectives
Managers think incrementally, whilst leaders think radically. "Managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing.". This means that managers do things by the book and follow company policy, while leaders follow their own intuition, which may in turn be of more benefit to the company. A leader is more emotional than a manager . "Men are governed by their emotions rather than their intelligence". This quotation illustrates why teams choose to follow leaders.
"Leaders stand out by being different. They question assumption and are suspicious of tradition. They seek out the truth and make decisions based on fact, not prejudice. They have a preference for innovation."
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Secret #2:
Business is Business, but Leadership is Personal
=====================================================
Have you ever layed off an employee who got emotional?
Chances are that you comforted the employee
by saying something like "Don't take it personally.
It's just business". And as a manager, you know that
you have to keep your personal life separate from your
work life.
To make this even more challenging, business leaders
are held to an even higher standard than other leaders.
When former Georgia Tech football coach George O'Leary
was hired as head coach at the University of Notre Dame,
it was discovered that he lied on his resume. Notre Dame
withdrew the offer, but he was able to find a job as an
assistant in the NFL. When it was discovered
that the CEO of Radio Shack lied on his resume, he was
immediately fired and will probably never be an
executive again.
When former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani had
an extramarital affair, residents forgave him because
they were more concerned about his leadership after
the World Trade Center attacks on September 11. Voters
even re-elected Bill Clinton to a second term as
President of the United States after he admitted
to an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
But when it was discovered that Harry Stonecipher,
the CEO on Boeing, had an affair with one of his
employees, he was fired, in his career as CEO was over.
delicate art. Colin Powell said that leadership is
the art of accomplishing more than the science of
management says is possible.
Because managers have authority over their employees,
they can force employees to comply with the rules even
when the employee disagrees. For example, I met a young
man working at a Burger King in Kentucky who had holes in his
ear lobes. I asked him what happened and he explained
that his manager forced him to remove his ear hoops
and facial piercings before he clocked in (thank
goodness!). The young man was not happy about
it and his heart obviously wasn't in it, but he
didn't have to be. If he wanted a paycheck, he
had to abide by the rules.
But leaders can't force their followers to do anything
because leaders don't have any authority over the
people who follow them. Leaders must get commitment
from their followers, and this only comes from the
heart. There is an old saying that you can lead a
horse to water, but you can't make him drink. Country
music star George Strait had a hit song titled "You
Can Lead a Heart to Love, But You Can't Make It Fall".
Leaders are in a similar position. They must get their
followers to voluntarily follow them.
One of the difficulties in transitioning from management
into leadership is getting accustomed to working
without formal authority. Managers can choose the people
they hire and fire. Leaders cannot choose who follows
them. For example, Martin Luther King is considered by
everyone to be the father of the civil rights movement.
He was adamant about being peaceful in everything he did.
A violent faction of the civil rights movement called
The Black Panthers participated in some of Dr. King's
marches, and he was not happy about it. Yet
he had to accept the fact that all leaders must accept,
the fact that with the good comes the bad.
Another difference between managers and leaders is that
managers don't have to have their employees' respect.
It certainly helps, but there are plenty of people who
work for bosses who they refer to as "idiots". (Just look
at the cartoon series Dilbert.) These are not great managers,
but they can still get the job done because they have
authority to hire and fire.
Leaders MUST have the respect of the people they
lead, because people will not follow someone they
don't respect.
The final difference I'll share with you in this
mini-course is that managers need healthy,
reasonably independent, well rounded individuals
in order to get the job done. Leaders sometimes
get their positions because weak, needy, unfocused
individuals seek them out. Sociologists have
studied this phenomenon in cult leaders.
Managing and leading are two different ways of organising people. The manager uses a formal, rational method whilst the leader uses passion and stirs emotions.
Management usually consists of people who are experienced in their field, and who have worked their way up the company. A manager knows how each layer of the system works and may also possess a good technical knowledge. A leader can be a new arrival to a company who has bold, fresh, new ideas but might not have experience or wisdom.
The Leader Is Followed. The Manager Rules
Differences In Perspectives
Managers think incrementally, whilst leaders think radically. "Managers do things right, while leaders do the right thing.". This means that managers do things by the book and follow company policy, while leaders follow their own intuition, which may in turn be of more benefit to the company. A leader is more emotional than a manager . "Men are governed by their emotions rather than their intelligence". This quotation illustrates why teams choose to follow leaders.
"Leaders stand out by being different. They question assumption and are suspicious of tradition. They seek out the truth and make decisions based on fact, not prejudice. They have a preference for innovation."
Leadership is just one of the many assets a successful manager must possess. Care must be taken in distinguishing between the two concepts. The main aim of a manager is to maximise the output of the organisation through administrative implementation. To achieve this, managers must undertake the following functions:
- organisation
- planning
- staffing
- directing
- controlling
Leadership is just one important component of the directing function. A manager cannot just be a leader, he also needs formal authority to be effective. "For any quality initiative to take hold, senior management must be involved and act as a role model. This involvement cannot be delegated."
In some circumstances, leadership is not required. For example, self motivated groups may not require a single leader and may find leaders dominating. The fact that a leader is not always required proves that leadership is just an asset and is not essential.
=====================================================
Secret #2:
Business is Business, but Leadership is Personal
=====================================================
Have you ever layed off an employee who got emotional?
Chances are that you comforted the employee
by saying something like "Don't take it personally.
It's just business". And as a manager, you know that
you have to keep your personal life separate from your
work life.
To make this even more challenging, business leaders
are held to an even higher standard than other leaders.
When former Georgia Tech football coach George O'Leary
was hired as head coach at the University of Notre Dame,
it was discovered that he lied on his resume. Notre Dame
withdrew the offer, but he was able to find a job as an
assistant in the NFL. When it was discovered
that the CEO of Radio Shack lied on his resume, he was
immediately fired and will probably never be an
executive again.
When former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani had
an extramarital affair, residents forgave him because
they were more concerned about his leadership after
the World Trade Center attacks on September 11. Voters
even re-elected Bill Clinton to a second term as
President of the United States after he admitted
to an improper relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
But when it was discovered that Harry Stonecipher,
the CEO on Boeing, had an affair with one of his
employees, he was fired, in his career as CEO was over.
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