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thinking that “Contemporary Leadership” is merely a new style of management. However, “management,” is defined as, “the act or manner of managing; handling, direction, or control,” and Leadership has nothing to do with control.
as, “coexistent,” “concurrent,” and “simultaneous.” Is there such a thing as “coexistent management?” Sure, two managers may coexist in a department; but, there is nothing concurrent, or simultaneous about management and subordinates. In traditional organizational structure diagrams, the manager sits atop the team, separately, implying possession as opposed to partnership. Often managers will introduce team members as being “a member of my team,” as if declaring their ownership of the team and its members. Clearly, this type of declaration is nowhere near coexistent when it comes to employees working together, or in any other sense. Contemporary Leadership is the coexistence with other team members, working simultaneously towards achieving concurrent goals. In this type of setting, there is no need to control other persons, much less figuratively declare that you own them! When managers delegate, “you need to do this,” a leader declares, “We are going to do this.” When a manager describes a team member by stating, “this person works for me,” a leader declares, “we work together.” While managers are proud of how many people they manage (or control), leaders are proud of the team’s accomplishments or projects.
successful, and collaborating with the team when facing challenges, offering solutions by example as opposed to pressuring others to deliver. |
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Eric Alan Yeaster, Esq.
P.O. Box 1267
Highland, MI 48357
ph. 248 212 2028
P.O. Box 1267
Highland, MI 48357
ph. 248 212 2028