Thoughts on
Leadership: Selected Reading for 2009
The Secret Handshake - Mastering the Politics of the
Business Inner Circle, Kathleen Kelly Reardon
Ethical
Leadership, Manuel Mendonca and Rabindra
Kanungo
Career Warfare - 10 Rules for Building Your Successful
Brand on the Business Battlefield, David F. D'Alessandro
Moral
Leadership - The Theory and Practice of Power, Judgment and
Policy, Deborah L. Rhode
The 108 Skills of Natural Born Leaders, Warren Blank
A Leader's Legacy, James M. Kouzes and Barry L. Posner
Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn to Handle
Whatever Comes Up, Bo Burlingham and Norm Brodsky
Reward Systems, Steve Kerr
Total Leadership, Stewart
D. Friedman
One Foot Out the Door, How
to Combat the Psychological Recession That's Alienating Employees
and Hurting American Business, Judith M.
Bardwick
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More than ever,
successful organizations need dynamic leaders and effective
managers. And, given the complexities of sustaining a
growing and profitable business, we need to consider our own role
and what it means to lead and manage in today's business
climate. This month, we take a look at different
perspectives on the issue of leading vs. managing. The
articles presented are intended to give you additional insight
into using your role to guide and maximize your value to your
organization. Perhaps we may find that lately, the
distinction between the two roles may not be as sharp as some may
think. Maybe the issue is not leading vs. managing but
rather, flexing our roles to ensure continuous alignment with the
needs of our organization. Enjoy our newsletter and contact
OI Partners for more ideas on how to support leadership and
management development.
Sincerely,
Lateyfa Ali
OI Partners - E. K.
Ward & Associates (New York)
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Leading
vs. Managing: Why Differentiate the Two?
Management is
different from leadership, but what are the differences?
The first step in answering this question is to understand what
organizations need from people in leadership and management
positions.
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Leading vs.
Managing? Old Ideas, New Thoughts
Today,
leaders and managers are being challenged and tested in new and
complex ways in response to global business changes. In
light of this, it is likely that many leaders and managers are
re-assessing what is expected of them and what the differences in
their roles actually are, or should be.
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Leaders are Always Originals
Is it
possible to be both leader and manager? Yes, but one's
natural instincts, personal characteristics, comfort zone and
preference will be predominantly one or the other. In today's
workplace, cascading leadership with assigned power and authority
has been replaced with roving leaders who have people following
them, regardless of title, knowledge or experience. The key
is to identify the people in your organization that others seem
to naturally follow and bring them into the fold.
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