Management Vs Leadership

Question 1)Which leadership aspects from the prior slide do each of the above vignettes illustrate?

Plan, Setting Direction/Vision = “First, I met with the people- and listened. Then, at our initial team meeting, I talked about how things were going to change, and why. There were a lot of doubting Thomas’ then, but not anymore.”

Organize, Communicating Vision/Aligning People =
Each quarter, I show the employees as much financial information as I do the bankers. I also brought in trainers to teach them financial principles– they operated a lemonade stand. This helped, because they had all thought we must be making money because they saw so much product shipping-when in fact we were near bankruptcy.”

Direct,Control, Motivation/Inspiration = In a 450 person division, the COO knew each person’s first name and something about their personal background. All were on a first name basis with him. He had helped one of the forklift drivers solve a personal problem involving the driver’s son. The COO’s comment to me on all of the above: “That’s the price you pay to be a leader.”

Question 2) If you worked at this Company, would these experiences make you more or less motivated to do well by the Company, or not have much effect?

Business owners often face a mammoth challenge to keep their people motivated at work, especially in environments that fail to make employee satisfaction a part of their core business strategy. While these businesses are aware of the fact that they draw their power and success from the best their employees have to offer, they feel unsupported when it comes to develop motivated and contributing employees.Confidence acts as a motivation enhancing factor for employees. It contributes towards an employee’s willingness to continue to complete tasks with total dedication. But the lack of it