Are general managers born? Are they made by developing in the process? Is there a winning stereotype? Do all general managers have the same chances to succeed?
Understand the type of manager you are. You will adapt quicker to situations, distinguish yourself from the pack, lead compellingly, and win over employees and management on your way to top performance. Let's First Define "Born"
"Born" obviously does not refer to the actual act of giving birth to a child who has "leader" written on his/her forehead. Born refers to the environment in which this person grew up.the degree to which he was influenced by it, and in his chances to lead, team up, or follow. More ever, it has to do with the opportunities he or she had to observe behaviors that would be useful for future roles.
It is not by accident that many offspring of politicians become quite good leaders, regardless of their chosen career. It is because they grew up in an environment where they saw, smelled, and lived leadership day and night.
Some people have better chances of becoming leaders because they have had this additional element throughout their childhood. This should not be taken lightly.
Can Leaders be "Made"?
"Made" in this context, refers to people who seemed to have developed the leadership traits, people who gained these capabilities through school or early work years.
Most current leaders belong in this category: managers who have the intelligence to assimilate learning and to own it. They see every challenge as a classroom, and view themselves as leaders-in-training who grab every opportunity to improve.
Can Leaders Really be "Assigned"?
Can someone be assigned to the leadership role? No, not really. People can be assigned to a managerial job, but leadership is too personal a characteristic to be assigned. Still, a large number of general managers are assigned.These are people who simply happened to be there and are the best option for the job at the given time. These managers are those who were the most convenient or safest choices at the time of search. So far so good. It gets dangerous, however, when these people assume that they are automatically qualified to be leaders simply because they were given the job. If the objective of having a smooth transition is the primary reason for which a person is internally assigned to the general manager's position, then the choice is wrong and will not work for the long term. These assigned appointments are tricky. Only a small number of people actually end up having a successful career. Most fail as soon as management stops supporting them or the bad results start catching up with them.
If you belong in this category, the first thing you need to do is realize it. Then do some extra work on your deficiencies in leadership before they catch up with you.
It's important you know which kind of leader you are. Because, you will adapt quicker to situations, distinguish yourself from the pack, and win over employees and management on your way to top performance.
Understand the type of manager you are. You will adapt quicker to situations, distinguish yourself from the pack, lead compellingly, and win over employees and management on your way to top performance. Let's First Define "Born"
"Born" obviously does not refer to the actual act of giving birth to a child who has "leader" written on his/her forehead. Born refers to the environment in which this person grew up.the degree to which he was influenced by it, and in his chances to lead, team up, or follow. More ever, it has to do with the opportunities he or she had to observe behaviors that would be useful for future roles.
It is not by accident that many offspring of politicians become quite good leaders, regardless of their chosen career. It is because they grew up in an environment where they saw, smelled, and lived leadership day and night.
Some people have better chances of becoming leaders because they have had this additional element throughout their childhood. This should not be taken lightly.
Can Leaders be "Made"?
"Made" in this context, refers to people who seemed to have developed the leadership traits, people who gained these capabilities through school or early work years.
Most current leaders belong in this category: managers who have the intelligence to assimilate learning and to own it. They see every challenge as a classroom, and view themselves as leaders-in-training who grab every opportunity to improve.
Can Leaders Really be "Assigned"?
Can someone be assigned to the leadership role? No, not really. People can be assigned to a managerial job, but leadership is too personal a characteristic to be assigned. Still, a large number of general managers are assigned.These are people who simply happened to be there and are the best option for the job at the given time. These managers are those who were the most convenient or safest choices at the time of search. So far so good. It gets dangerous, however, when these people assume that they are automatically qualified to be leaders simply because they were given the job. If the objective of having a smooth transition is the primary reason for which a person is internally assigned to the general manager's position, then the choice is wrong and will not work for the long term. These assigned appointments are tricky. Only a small number of people actually end up having a successful career. Most fail as soon as management stops supporting them or the bad results start catching up with them.
If you belong in this category, the first thing you need to do is realize it. Then do some extra work on your deficiencies in leadership before they catch up with you.
It's important you know which kind of leader you are. Because, you will adapt quicker to situations, distinguish yourself from the pack, and win over employees and management on your way to top performance.