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"Most experts now discredit the belief that a good manager is a born leader with certain definable traits, such as intelligence, confidence, assertiveness, empathy, and organizational skill. They also tend to dismiss the notion that leaders are born of circumstances. This once-popular idea holds that instead of being the right kind of person, a successful manager is simply someone who happens to be in the right place at the right time; and events then mold the lucky individual into an effective leader.
Today, most researchers believe that the capability of a manager depends on how his or her leadership style fits the work situation involved. According to one expert, the most revealing trait of leaders is whether they tend to give priority to getting a job done or to having good relations with their workers. In general, job-oriented managers fare better in situations where workers already get along well with one another and the task to be done is clearly defined. But when establishing good relations among workers is a major concern and the group's goals are less obvious, managers who excel at personal relations are more likely to be successful.
It is easier in some respects to define ineffective management practices than to describe what makes a good leader. A manager is not likely to get the best out of employees, for example, if he or she is constantly giving mixed signals, delegating responsibilities but not power, and failing to define the job to be done.
The effectiveness of an individual manager may change with circumstances. For example, an entrepreneur can be outstanding in spurring a small group to start a successful enterprise but many not be good at handling the complex organizational problems of the expanding corporation".
"Most experts now discredit the belief that a good manager is a born leader with certain definable traits, such as intelligence, confidence, assertiveness, empathy, and organizational skill. They also tend to dismiss the notion that leaders are born of circumstances. This once-popular idea holds that instead of being the right kind of person, a successful manager is simply someone who happens to be in the right place at the right time; and events then mold the lucky individual into an effective leader.
Today, most researchers believe that the capability of a manager depends on how his or her leadership style fits the work situation involved. According to one expert, the most revealing trait of leaders is whether they tend to give priority to getting a job done or to having good relations with their workers. In general, job-oriented managers fare better in situations where workers already get along well with one another and the task to be done is clearly defined. But when establishing good relations among workers is a major concern and the group's goals are less obvious, managers who excel at personal relations are more likely to be successful.
It is easier in some respects to define ineffective management practices than to describe what makes a good leader. A manager is not likely to get the best out of employees, for example, if he or she is constantly giving mixed signals, delegating responsibilities but not power, and failing to define the job to be done.
The effectiveness of an individual manager may change with circumstances. For example, an entrepreneur can be outstanding in spurring a small group to start a successful enterprise but many not be good at handling the complex organizational problems of the expanding corporation".
"Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time"
~ Arnold H. Glasow ~
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome"
~ Booker T. Washington ~
"The most important simple ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people"
~ Theodore Roosevelt ~
~ Arnold H. Glasow ~
"Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome"
~ Booker T. Washington ~
"The most important simple ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people"
~ Theodore Roosevelt ~
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