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Does Your Manager Have Leadership Skills? How Do You Know?
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Does Your Manager Have Leadership Skills? How Do You Know?
by: Ken Sundheim
There is a big difference between managers and leaders. Managers are those who
come to work, make sure all subordinates are getting the necessary tasks done,
then leave at 5:00, never to really make a difference.
Managers sustain. They fail to upgrade their teams. They see no return in
helping those under them grow personally or professionally.
Leaders are the ones who form and grow a company. Leaders try as much as
possible to kill any bureaucracy and allow each member of their team to speak
their mind. Leaders know that collaboration keeps employees engaged. It makes
them feel important.
The best persuasion skill to get someone to do something is to get them to want
to do it. Leaders make employees want to come to work every day. They create a
sense of urgency and execution within the group, thus making them industry
leaders.
While managers are often afraid to make their teams better, carrying a thought
process that one could take their job, leaders are afraid not to better their
teams, since bettering the team prevents turnovers and moves an organization
forward.
Managers will sit in a boardroom and waste time conversing about topics that
have been beaten to death. Leaders know that this is a waste of time. Leaders
are busy conveying their vision to those under them and getting them to buy into
it.
Managers are afraid to be wrong, ever clinging onto their job and hiding in
between cubicles, spending the day writing emails back and forth to other
managers. There is no concrete action behind these emails, only ideas that never
get implemented because they could result in negative attention on the
management team.
When something goes wrong, managers are quick to point the finger and cultivate
an organization full of "It Wasn't Me" folks. There is always an answer why
something went wrong and it is never them. Leaders take responsibility for their
actions. They hold their subordinates accountable for their work and they are no
exception to the rule.
Managers micromanage, overseeing every minute detail. Leaders allow for new
ideas to be implemented and feel the reward is worth the risk. When a manager
attempts to train, he or she is met with skepticism, as their subordinates feel
that they are only it in for themselves.
Subordinates trust leaders. They know that the leader has their best interest in
heart.
How do you know you're working for a leader? Under his or her guidance, you're
slowly becoming a leader yourself.
Video: http://youtu.be/Hde8iPKqUzw
(c) Ken Sundheim, 2011
Ken Sundheim is a 29 year-old entrepreneur who owns an executive search firm by
the name of KAS Placement. www.kasplacement.com In addition, his writing has
been published or syndicated by sites such as WSJ.com, NYTimes.com, Forbes.com,
etc. He was also the finalist to be the About.com Career Sales Guide.
Contributor:
Ken Sundheim
Published here on: 22-May-11
Classification: Leadership
Website: www.kasplacement.com
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