Leadership makes sure the ladders we are climbing are leaning against the right wall; management makes sure we are climbing the ladders in the most efficient ways possible.
Most managers and executives operate within existing paradigms or ways of thinking, but leaders have the courage to bring those paradigms to the surface, identify the underlying assumptions and motivations, and challenge them by asking, "does this still hold water?"
Stephen Covey shared some thoughts titled, Three Roles of the Leader in the New Paradigm.
I think the last paragraph is his best statement and is the ultimate expression of leadership I have ever read and practiced.So the first role of the leader is to be a model of principle-centered leadership. Modeling, then is a combination of character (who you are as a person) and competence (what you can do)Three Roles of a Leader
- Path finding
- Aligning
- Empowering- When you have true alignment toward a common vision, a common mission, you begin to co-mission with those people. Individuals purpose and mission are commingled with the mission of the organization. When these purposes overlap, great synergy is created. A fire is ignited within people that unleashes their latent talent, ingenuity, and creativity to do whatever is necessary and consistent with the principles agreed upon to accomplish their common values, vision, and mission in serving customers and other stakeholders. This is what we mean by empowerment.
The leader of the future will be a leader in every area of life, especially family life. There is no place where this spirit of service can be cultivated like the home
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