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Being a manager is a rational role; a head or a mind of an organisation. A person in that role needs an ability to see the organisation as a whole, and to put together a system, that will be able to answer a multitude of needs.
Being a leader is an interpersonal role; a soul of an organisation. A person in that role needs ability to build relationships, build commitment, motivate responsible doing, etc.
Leadership is a relationship. As such it is a fundamental relationship that defines many elements of our working environment and eventually determines what we call a quality of a working life. As a relationship it has three essential characteristics: it is 1) multidirectional and reciprocal, it is 2) active and directed towards change (for the better), and it is 3) non-coercive, that is steaming from a shared purpose.
A leader in on organisation has a role to play. It is not about being a high level performer, not even about climbing on a career ladder. A leader in an organisation is a builder of working environment and working conditions. A person doing that role needs a proper education and specific expertise.
Leadership. A term and a concept that I have often found very difficult to talk about. The reason is that many are familiar with it and many consider themselves experts. It exists in every society, in every group of people. Everyone has contact with a leader in a particular context (in fact, each one ofContinue reading “Introduction to leadership basics”
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