H
ow often have you promoted a successful
director, talented middle manager, expert
technical manager, or a senior project manag-
er into a more responsible leadership position only
to find they struggle with the new responsibilities?
Or in what ways have you seen a supremely qualified
new hire remain ineffective in his leadership position
because he has not gained the trust and support of
his prominent colleagues?
Those being promoted into more senior roles get
there because they have the reputation of being su-
per motivated, results oriented, willing to go above and beyond to meet a goal, reliable and insatiably
curious. The key is that they've always been able to inspire by their example, by their expertise or by
their knowledge. They pride themselves on their knack for understanding how the organization works
and how to best leverage the assets of the organization.
In more senior roles, these super stars need to motivate by looking outward, putting ideas together in
inventive ways, then, and here's the most complicated part, by directing the attention of others to get
somewhere new. True leadership is when each member of the team decides to follow you because
they believe in the vision of the future you paint.
Two areas of leadership development that will help elevate your employees' confidence and
prominence:
• Understanding the difference between managing and leading.
• Understanding different leadership styles and when to use them.
The difference between managing and leading
In his paper, "Leadership, When Management is Not Enough," Peter Dimov writes about the com-
parison between leadership and management to differentiate them and demonstrate their dynamic
relationship. Dimov defines management as "the discipline of creating networks of people to produce
consistently and predictably goods and services. The primary function of management is to produce
reliable results. Leadership is about change and is defined as the ability to create a common vision,
which the individuals recognize or adopt as their own, and persuade them to realize it."
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Both managers and leaders define what needs to be done, but the differences between
manager versus leader are described as follows:
Stepping into a Leadership Role
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