True Leadership Vs. Typical Business Management

True Leadership vs. Typical Business Management

Leadership is defined as the process by which one individual exerts influence over the other people and inspires, motivates, and directs their activities to help achieve group organizational goals. To be a true leader you must be able to exert influence over other people to help achieve goals. True leaders have certain qualities which make them true leaders. These characteristics include knowledge, dominance, high energy, tolerance for stress and many more. It is important to display knowledge because it helps managers discover new ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Dominance helps a manager encourage and influence their subordinates make proper decisions and meet goals. Having high energy is definitely a must because a manager will be faced with plenty of challenges and demands they must overcome. Tolerance for stress is also a must because there will always be something stressing you out and you have to be able to conquer them. There are three different types of leaders one could become. One of which is the relationship leader. A relationship leader is the type of person that wants to be liked by everyone and tries to avoid conflict. They also worry a lot about building personal relationships with their subordinates. An example of a relationship manager would be a manager who is willing to go out to the bar or club with their employees. I personally feel that would not be a smart decision. The other type of leader is the transformational leader. This type of person focuses on transforming the attitudes and job outlooks of their subordinates. They make sure to stress the importance of the individual’s job description and their success in meeting organizational goals. They also stress the importance of growth and accomplishments within the company. Last but not least, the last type of leader is the task-oriented leader. This type of person is all about the tasks involved in the job and makes sure everyone follows the guidelines in order to get the job done.

Typical business managers work in organizations. They focus on organizational performance, which is the measure of