There’s a difference between being a boss and a leader. Which one
are you?
Webster’s definitions of a boss include: A person who exercises
control over others and makes decisions, usually the person of
highest rank or authority, a supervisor, a person who commands in
a domineering manner.
In contrast the definitions for a leader include: A person who
rules, guides, inspires, escorts, directs, influences, persuades,
and is out and ahead of or at the head of others. They have
influence, power, and commanding authority over those they lead.
They tend toward a certain goal or result, are in the foremost
position, and usually “pull” people toward what becomes a common
vision. People usually follow a leader because they want to
rather than have to.
Influential leaders, who lead with great ethics, whether they are
Presidents, Kings, corporate CEOs, Girl Guide or Scout leaders,
bear some traits in common. They are passionate about what they
do and what they believe in; they are visionaries, can see the
“big picture," and are driven inside to draw people into what
they believe – to jump on the train with them.
A boss in a grocery store sees shelves that need to be stocked,
employees that need to be scheduled, doors that need fixed,
floors that need to be cleaned, and the year-end staff social
that needs to be planned. They work toward these ends, seeing
them to fulfillment, sometimes in very creative ways.
A leader in a grocery store sees those things too, but he or she
also feels excitement about being in business, or about making
profit from people’s need for food and daily household products
and how that profit can be poured back into the store to make it
superior over other grocery stores. They care about and inspire,
their staff, realizing that they are the front line ambassadors
of the store. They not only see where the store is at now, but
they also envision what it will look like or how it will impact
their community ten years from now. Whether they actually own the
store or not, they make the store their own.
With a good leader, people usually feel drawn, or “pulled”, into
the same vision. Have you ever gone into a store or restaurant
and been treated so well by the staff there that you just knew
that you would return again? Not only did you just receive
knock-your-socks-off customer service, but you also met employees
empowered by the vision of a true leader.
A leader usually develops and motivates leaders under them.
People who get “fired-up” and captivated by the vision and rise
to the occasion.
For leaders, leadership is a way of life. If there's leadership
spontaneously required at a gathering, leaders will step up to
bat, even if it's just to open a door as people arrive.
Can a boss be a leader? Definitely.
The question is: Which one are you? Or rather, maybe the question
should be: Which one would you like to be? |
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