Being the Boss and being a Leader is two different things. A boss can be anybody by virtue of having established a company or group. But a leader requires skills to run the company, group or anything for that matter. A leader can be a boss and the vice versa by virtue of his skills to run but a boss without skills cannot be called a leader.
A leader is he who assesses the requirement of the company, assess the inputs, requirements of man and machinery, and see where he can improve, and set a goal for himself and then go about achieving the same.
The areas one specializes in may be different like Purchase, Sales, Costing, Finance, HR or overall management of a company, but the general requirement of a manager or leader are one and the same.
Managing a business is simply directing, controlling and using the available resources to the optimum capacity of the said resources, whether it is money, machines, supply chain, tools and employees etc.
What is optimum or effective use of the resources?
A leader is he who assesses the requirement of the company, assess the inputs, requirements of man and machinery, and see where he can improve, and set a goal for himself and then go about achieving the same.
The areas one specializes in may be different like Purchase, Sales, Costing, Finance, HR or overall management of a company, but the general requirement of a manager or leader are one and the same.
Managing a business is simply directing, controlling and using the available resources to the optimum capacity of the said resources, whether it is money, machines, supply chain, tools and employees etc.
What is optimum or effective use of the resources?
Take a machine. It is designed to manufacture some thing at a particular rate per day. The supplier installs the machine and once connected to power it starts running and produces the assigned material and you are happy that you have started a business to produce and sell that material to earn a profit. But is not only that, but the machine also needs things to run at its optimum capacity. There parts that needs to be lubricated or greased regularly, need power at constant voltage, needs constant check up for wear and tear parts to be replaced etc. I you do not attend to their requirement it will not work properly. You may think of replacing with the new one but every machine needs regular attention and a factory manager or the leader is the one who fulfill the requirements and make it keep running to the optimum capacity.
It is no different with the workers and employees of the business. For example a worker in the factory comes and tells you that the machine which is running requires a change in the bearing as it sounds add but you ignore him and continue running the machine and it breaks down. You will have shut down the machine to repair as some other parts also go damaged because of running with a faulty bearing. If you have listened to the workers advice the machine would have been corrected without shutting down in few hours. The essence is that we do not listen to the employees and thing we know everything. This is one of the bad qualities of a Manager. The people working in the field know and can give ideas even though you may be a master in the subject. A leader is always on the look out for new ideas which comes only if you are a listener. One must understand that every one has their own skills and a leader is worth only if can nourish the particular skills and make use for the benefit of the company.
It is no different with the workers and employees of the business. For example a worker in the factory comes and tells you that the machine which is running requires a change in the bearing as it sounds add but you ignore him and continue running the machine and it breaks down. You will have shut down the machine to repair as some other parts also go damaged because of running with a faulty bearing. If you have listened to the workers advice the machine would have been corrected without shutting down in few hours. The essence is that we do not listen to the employees and thing we know everything. This is one of the bad qualities of a Manager. The people working in the field know and can give ideas even though you may be a master in the subject. A leader is always on the look out for new ideas which comes only if you are a listener. One must understand that every one has their own skills and a leader is worth only if can nourish the particular skills and make use for the benefit of the company.
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