Be a Leader
Lead and inspire people. Don't try to manage and manipulate people.
Inventories can be managed but people must be lead.
– Ross Perot
Are you a leader or a manager? There is a
difference between leadership qualities and
managerial abilities. While leading is an aligning function, managing is a control function. Leaders
get the cooperation of others by empowering them, while managers use their
power and authority and get the work done. Leaders are chosen due to their leadership qualities, while managers are appointed by others. Leaders look beyond
today and have a vision and mission. I can go on giving you all the
differences. Make it an objective to:
1.
Read a book on ‘leadership’
and get to know what it means to be a leader. Stephen Covey’s ‘Principle Centered Leadership’ is an
excellent book on the subject.
2.
Go to any search engine and
download games and exercises to understand leadership style.
3.
Get involved in some social
project and experience what it means to lead and execute a project.
In order to succeed in the long run, you have to
develop leadership qualities in addition to be a good manager. It is not a
choice to be a leader or a manager. You should be both.
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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