SwCA Episode 127: “How much of a ‘Leader’ does a ‘Manager’ need to be?”

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SHOW NOTES: Our MANAGEMENT MAGICIANS™ series is dedicated to those exceptional few who step forward to serve as the most effective managers possible (they make it look like magic)! In this episode, our topic is, “How much of a ‘Leader” does a ‘Manager’ need to be?”

What’s the answer? 0? 100? Imagine a four year old child as a leader over a 34 year old manager of a household (aka parent). The four year old decides what to eat, when to go to sleep, what to wear, etc.. All the 34 year old manager does is conduct the tasks to carry out what the four year old has decided (drive them to the restaurant, pay for things, etc.). The 34 year old asks the four old to do things (i.e., for permission to leave a restaurant, wear a coat, go to bed, etc.). This is not only an imaginary scenario. It is a reality in many households. Sad.

Definition of Leader-
“b (2) :  a person who has commanding authority or influence”

Leader. (n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leader

Definition of Manager-
“a :  a person who conducts business or household affairs
b :  a person whose work or profession is management”

Manager. (n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2014, from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manager

NOTE:
Leader = What?
Manager = How?

A power vacuum will not persist. Someone else will take leadership authority if the manager does not. 

If you do not want to be a leader, decline and refuse all management positions (in business and in household affairs). If you do want to serve as a manager, you must also take the leadership power position.

What do you want?