Leadership
"The very best leaders are first and foremost great managers", Jim Collins
Today there is an awareness that creating a split between leadership and managers has not been a good thing.
Attributes of managing ... how well the activities of management are carried out.
- Inspirational
- Visionary
- Integrating
- Focused
- Caring
Key behaviours.
- Listening
- Communication
- Respect for others
- Developing others / coaching
To summarize, the leader ...
- Walks the talk
- Delivers results through people!
- Has a purpose / contribution (Why)
- Communicates why first, then how and what
See the TED talk about Leaders inspiring action
From a systems thinking perspective.
Leadership is an emergent property of carrying out the activities of a manager (defined property). Leadership is created through the interaction of a persons skills, knowledge, experience and behaviours and the activities of a manager. Great Leaders have 'something extra'. All managers (top to bottom) should be great leaders.