The document contrasts managers and leaders, noting that managers ensure things are done efficiently but leaders ensure the right things are done. It quotes Stephen Covey saying managers focus on climbing the ladder efficiently while leaders determine if the ladder is against the right wall. Effective management is important for organizational success as it implements leaders' strategies through processes, planning, budgeting, structure and staffing. However, leaders define the vision and strategy through determining what the right things are for an organization to accomplish.
The document contrasts managers and leaders, noting that managers ensure things are done efficiently but leaders ensure the right things are done. It quotes Stephen Covey saying managers focus on climbing the ladder efficiently while leaders determine if the ladder is against the right wall. Effective management is important for organizational success as it implements leaders' strategies through processes, planning, budgeting, structure and staffing. However, leaders define the vision and strategy through determining what the right things are for an organization to accomplish.
The document contrasts managers and leaders, noting that managers ensure things are done efficiently but leaders ensure the right things are done. It quotes Stephen Covey saying managers focus on climbing the ladder efficiently while leaders determine if the ladder is against the right wall. Effective management is important for organizational success as it implements leaders' strategies through processes, planning, budgeting, structure and staffing. However, leaders define the vision and strategy through determining what the right things are for an organization to accomplish.
“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder; leadership
determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall”.-Stephen R. Covey As Warren Bennis and Burnt Nanus noted in 1985, “MANAGERS DO THINGS RIGHT…LEADERS DO THE RIGHT THING.” Leaders conquer their surroundings, the competitive environment through vision and strategy, and it is the role of managers to then implement these strategies effectively. Effective management is crucial to organizational success. It takes care of processes, planning budgeting, structure and staffing; tasks that help organization to keep doing what it does.