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You Lead?
Some people consider leadership to be the ability to motivate and inspire followers.
Others argue that leadership is the ability to get a job done no matter what. Both
definitions are true.
Colin Powell said, The way I like to put it, leadership is the art of accomplishing more
than the science of management says is possible.
Leadership and management are different but complementary skills. Leadership is a soft
talent. It revolves around influence, motivation, drive, and other unquantifiable skills.
Management is a hard skill that is often defined as the science of quantifying a project
by evaluating the skills within an organization. Managers create budgets, determine the
tasks and subtasks required to meet a goal, keep a project on schedule, and myriad
other quantifiable skills.
Empathy: Express praise in public and address problems in private, with a true
concern for the follower
Confidence: The confidence to follow their plans and get buy-in from others, but
a willingness to revisit a decision if it is not successful
Focus: Focus on the end game and continuous improvement on the way there
Inspiration: Communicate clearly and effectively and find ways to motivate the
members of their team or organization
Sets objectives: Define goals and lay out the work that needs to be done
Organizes: Divide tasks into manageable pieces and select the team to do the
work
Peter Drucker wrote, Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right
things. In Druckers assessment, a leader starts by asking, What needs to be done?
He noted the increasing prominence of knowledge workers and suggested that the
new challenge is to lead people rather than manage them.
The Center for Leadership Development describes the contrast this way: The
managers job is to plan, organize and coordinate. The leaders job is to inspire and
motivate.
Servant: Servant leadership focuses on the needs of the individual and holds
individuals in high regard.
Leadership studies suggest there is no right or wrong style and that each one works
in certain environments.