Organization as a Leader

Organizations must have both leaders and managers to operate effectively. Sometimes, you can find both qualities in one person. Effective leaders are always good managers. However, effective managers are not necessarily good leaders. So, what is the difference? 


There are many principles that shape a leader and becomes the cornerstone of how that leader operate within the organization;
Values Principles:
• Integrity – a leaders results is in direct proportion to the level of trust earned within the organization
• Responsibility - leaders must hold everyone accountable for their actions including himself/herself if you want results
• Commitment – Not only do leaders need to be committed, but they must hire and develop talented, committed people to obtain results
• Vision - leaders must have a clear vision, with a convincing reason for others to embrace that vision
Synergy Principles:
• Communication – to obtain results, followers must understand their role and there must be a reward for accomplishments
• Conflict Resolution - leaders must remove all obstacles that inhibit followers from doing their job to obtain results
• Optimism - leaders must have good self-esteem and a great attitude to obtain results
• Change Management – results improve to the extent the leader embraces and makes change positive
Investment Principles:
• Empowerment – results improve as followers are empowered to do their job and held accountable for results
• Courage - leaders confront issues affecting followers for best results
• Example – leaders should be positive role models to obtain best results
• Preparation – for best results, leaders must continue to develop themselves and their followers
Above are some of the many qualities, effective leaders must possess. 




Managers, on the other hand, develop schedules and implementation processes to assure that the leaders principles are followed within the organization. Managers are day-to-day operations people. They manage people, processes, schedules, and results.

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