generate leaders at certain levels (Tichy, 1997, p. 43). Managers are not necessarily leaders. A manager supervises, inspects, and demands (Rosen, 1996). A manager can treats his employees as tools to make a profit. On the other hand, leaders accomplish the same results with regards to employees as people. No one says that leadership is easy. It is hard because people that are at the top of the corporate hierarchy are often caught in a management paradigm (Covey, p. 102). As Covey humorously quotes it, "Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual phrased it, like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic"(p.102). Leaders dont get trapped in thinking of control, and rules. Instead, their focus is on direction, and purpose. Leaders enable organizations to fulfill their desired goals, and redesign those goals as circumstances change while maintaining trust and encouraging creativeness in employees. In time, under good leadership, some employees will become leaders themselves. One implied trait of a leader is the ability to personally develop new leaders. Larry Bossidy, CEO of Allied Signal, comments, "When confused as to how youre doing as a leader, find out how the people you lead are doing. Youll know the answer" (Tichy, 1997). Leaders must personally oversee the development of new leaders, otherwise, the business wont be sustainable. They spend much time teaching. This is what makes them so valuable. According to Kotter, most organizations lack the leadership they need, and the shortfall is 200% to 400% up the hierarchy (1999, p.1). There is not a lack of talented, energetic, risk-taking individuals. However, too few of these people are providing the leadership that is increasingly need in business (Kotter, 1999). Instead of nurturing talent, encouraging people to lead, and to learn from mistakes and successes, organizations all too often ignore leadership potential. Researchers have acknowledged the importan...
