Leadership in Organization

Effective managers are not necessarily true leaders. Many managers, supervisors, and even top executives successfully execute their responsibilities without being great leaders. But these positions provide opportunities for leadership. The ability to lead effectively, then, will distinguish excellent managers from average ones.

While management must deal with the ongoing, day-to-day complexities of organizations, true leadership includes effectively orchestrating major change. While management requires planning and budgeting routines, leadership includes setting the direction (creating a vision) for the company. Management requires structuring the organization, equipping it with capable staff and monitoring activities; leadership goes beyond these functions by inspiring people to achieve the vision. Great leaders keep people focused on moving the organization toward its ideal future, motivating them to overcome whatever obstacles stand in their way.

Organizations succeed or fail not only because of how well they are led, but also because of how well followers follow them. Just as managers are not necessarily good leaders, people are not always good followers. The most effective followers are able to think independently and, at the same time, are actively committed to the goals of the organization. As a manager, you will be asked to play the roles of leader and follower. As he leads the people who report to him, he will report to his boss. She will be a member of some teams and committees, and may chair others. Effective followers are

they are distinguished from the ineffective by their enthusiasm and commitment to the organization and to a person or purpose other than themselves or their own interests. They master skills that are useful to their organizations and maintain performance standards that are higher than required. To be a good leader, you must first become a good follower.