I’m a leader now?

Normally trees don't grow out of rocks. Leadership & Management don't always belong together either, but they can be good & strong together.

 

Management is making sure others do their jobs.

Leadership is inspiring other to do more than their jobs.

A person does not become a manager or a leader just because you tell them to “step-up”.  It takes years of experience and education.

Most of us have had bad experiences with managers and we know why they were bad managers.  They just didn’t get it, they were out of touch, they expected to much, they were crazy, on and on!  When we have had a good experience we say that manager understood us and the job.

We are not born with the talent to be a good manager or leader.  It is cultivated through years of experience.  A leader can be born with charisma but that is only one quality of a leader.   Can a good leader also be a good manager?  Sometimes, but it is rare.

A good leader knows their own weaknesses and surrounds themselves with quality managers.  A good leader listens to their quality managers and trust them.  That is what makes a truly good leader.

A leader must also grow as their ideas grow.  By understanding that process a truly talented leader emerges.