aryasatyadev
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Of late we are witnessing various threads and posts in which many members are discussing various aspects of our leaders. But have we ever gave a thought about who is a leader and whether leders are born or made?
It is said that Leader is he/she who with the help of process of social influence can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.
As per theory leaders are of two types Born and Made, Born leaders seems to have the desired skill set naturally in their thought process like a person that can play music by ear without ever having had one lesson. These born leaders came in various levels such as the informal leader in a group. Born leaders are often start off as recognized by a group of which they are a member as the “alpha” and are bestowed leadership by the other members in the group. From this point, born leaders further develop into future leaders hopefully acquiring the knowledge to become effective.
Made leaders often came to exist through experiences and often start as a manager but develop into leader. The path to leadership is not always first clear to these individuals but rather develops through circumstances and the desire to succeed. The made leader usually has the ability to be flexible in order to learn the skill set necessary to become an effective leader.
There is an interesting story from Stephen Covey (2004) “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” it goes like......
A group of workers and their leaders are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port. The leaders organise the labour into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets – progress is excellent. The leaders continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments along the way to ensure the progress is maintained and efficiency increased wherever possible. Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree. And shouts down to the assembled group below… “Wrong Way!”
This story defines managers and leaders, “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things”
So when we talk about the leaders are we actually talking baout the managers or we have some real leaders??
It is said that Leader is he/she who with the help of process of social influence can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task.
As per theory leaders are of two types Born and Made, Born leaders seems to have the desired skill set naturally in their thought process like a person that can play music by ear without ever having had one lesson. These born leaders came in various levels such as the informal leader in a group. Born leaders are often start off as recognized by a group of which they are a member as the “alpha” and are bestowed leadership by the other members in the group. From this point, born leaders further develop into future leaders hopefully acquiring the knowledge to become effective.
Made leaders often came to exist through experiences and often start as a manager but develop into leader. The path to leadership is not always first clear to these individuals but rather develops through circumstances and the desire to succeed. The made leader usually has the ability to be flexible in order to learn the skill set necessary to become an effective leader.
There is an interesting story from Stephen Covey (2004) “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” it goes like......
A group of workers and their leaders are set a task of clearing a road through a dense jungle on a remote island to get to the coast where an estuary provides a perfect site for a port. The leaders organise the labour into efficient units and monitor the distribution and use of capital assets – progress is excellent. The leaders continue to monitor and evaluate progress, making adjustments along the way to ensure the progress is maintained and efficiency increased wherever possible. Then, one day amidst all the hustle and bustle and activity, one person climbs up a nearby tree. The person surveys the scene from the top of the tree. And shouts down to the assembled group below… “Wrong Way!”
This story defines managers and leaders, “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things”
So when we talk about the leaders are we actually talking baout the managers or we have some real leaders??