LEADERSHIP
WHAT EVERY MANAGER NEEDS
TO KNOW
CHAPTER 1 –
The Better You Are at Management, the
More Freedom You Have to Lead
MANAGEMENT + LEADERSHIP = SUCCESS
To lead. To march at the head of the parade. To
win the respect and admiration of followers and
peers. To help others reach their personal goals.
Do you have the right stuff? What are the
leadership characteristics you respect most in a
leader?
Leadership Characteristics I Respect
From the following list of characteristics (traits or behaviors) write
down on the sheet provided the five you respect most in a leader. Feel
free to substitute some of your own.
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Patience
Compassion
Decisiveness
Integrity
Objectivity
Positive Attitude
High Energy
Tact
Goal Oriented
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Charisma
Communication Skills
Firmness
Fairness
Humor
Openness
Consistency
Ambition
Fearlessness
Where are the Leadership
Opportunities?
The answer is Everywhere! There are many
more leadership opportunities than you suspect.
If you think you are ready, there is probably one
waiting for you now.
MANAGEMENT VERSUS LEADERSHIP
MANAGEMENT is concerned with achieving organizational objectives. Management means
communicating, planning, organizing, controlling and evaluating. It means resolving conflicts. It
means setting goals and moving employees toward them. Management is keeping people
productive, maintaining optimal working conditions, and making the best possible use of all
resources. Management is anticipating problems and solving them before productivity declines.
COMPARING MANAGERS WITH LEADERS
MANAGERS
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Protect their operations
Accept responsibility
Minimize risks
Accept speaking opportunities
Set reasonable goals
Pacify problem employees
Strive for a comfortable working
environment
Use power cautiously
Delegate cautiously
View workers as employees
LEADERS
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Advance their operations
Seek responsibility
Take calculated risks
Generate speaking opportunities
Set “unreasonable” goals
Challenge problem employees
Strive for an exciting working
environment
• Use power forcefully
• Delegate enthusiastically
• View workers as potential followers
MANAGEMENT SKILLS:
A PREREQUISITE FOR LEADERSHIP
• Management training is the best foundation on
which to build a successful leadership role.
• Management skills are not a substitute for
leadership skills. It is the blend of the two that
provides the winning combination.
YOU CAN BE AN EXCELLENT MANAGER WITHOUT
BECOMING A GOOD LEADER, BUT YOU CANNOT
BE AN EXCELLENT LEADER WITHOUT BECOMING
A GOOD MANAGER.
ARE YOU READY TO ACCEPT THE
LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE?
Making the transition from a management position
requires commitment. Acquiring new leadership skills
is not an overnight proposition – Leadership is a state of
mind!