Not someone who tells you what to do. Someone who simply tells you what to do is a boss. You do so because he said to do so. A leader is someone you want to follow, but you are required to follow. The authority is required as part of lifein society and to work in enterprises, but this alone is not sufficient to make a leader. The original meaning of the word 'leadership' is a continuing journey in the company of others.
Thus a leader is going somewhere, he has one goal and one vision. It attracts the other, then it has appeal, and influence others. Those who join him on a journey, confident that he knows the road. Thus, being a leader comes from the natural human effort to reinvent himself. This means developing yourself. This involves the ability to see the whole picture and the system more widely, and watch where you're putting your feet on the road. And that means inspiring others to join you on the road. The authority is given, but leadership needs to be earned. Imagine this company. In one department, she has a boss who tells people what they should do and expect them to obey.
This boss is not interested in their staff, they are only a means to achieve one purpose - to get results. He has little interest in his staff, does not help them relate what they do with the company vision, and is not interested in what is important to them.Their motto is 'It is either my way or not at all'. He has authority, but, strange as it may seem, people often seem to find excuses for not doing what he says. The people in his department are unhappy with their jobs and are delayed. When things get delayed, it reacts by making more than they already are doing. He is the archetype of the boss. Fortunately, this type is fading away very quickly because their methods do not work. However, some elements of this dinosaur can still be found in many companies. Contrast this with a leader.
The leader has an interest in his staff, he knows his staff as individuals, and he knows and respects what is important to them. He knows that the same incentive does not work for everyone and so he does not try to impose it for everyone. He does the coaching staff, not only for those who are not performing well, but also for those who are doing well. People feel they are contributing to the organization and respect their manager. He finishes his work, but does not rely only on his authority, but the fact that his staff want to do the job well done. He inspires his staff to do everything they can. This is the manager who is a leader.
What if all managers were like this? All managers can pay attention to value-based leadership - in their own values of respect and justice, and motivate and inspire others through what is important to them, not through what is important in itself. A boss has power,a leader has influence. A boss depends on your position of authority, a leader gains the authority to be respected by his staff. A boss gets people to do things and a leader gets people to want to do things.
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