Re: Selecting leaders (was: Previous employer contacts)

[Suzanne -dot- Cole -at- pattersondental -dot- com]

Hi, Tony. You wrote:

      "According to a recent editorial in Business Week (I'm
      sorry, I forgot the issue date), the purpose of
      management is to effectively manipulate peoples fear
      and greed.  That editorial stated that first managers
      capitalize on subordinates fear, and then they
      capitalize on subordinates greed.  It is through such
      manipulations, according according to that editorial,
      that all business "progress" occurs.

      "I must state:

      " * When, in casual conversation, I mentioned the above
      to the Pastor of the church I attend, he gave me a
      rather twisted look.

      " *  Leaders (vs managers) do not do the above.
      Leaders capitalize on peoples strenghts rather than
      try to manipulate them based on their weaknesses.

      " *  There are many more managers than there are
      leaders."

I appreciate the distinction between leaders and managers in that context;
it's a popular view among team-builders that a "good leader" is a "good
coach".
Regardless, the definition of "leader" as applied so far in this
discussion, is:

      2 : a person who leads : as a : GUIDE, CONDUCTOR b (1) : a person who
      directs a military force or unit (2) : a person who has commanding
      authority or influence c (1) : the principal officer of a British
      political party (2) : a party member chosen to manage party
      activities in a legislative body (3) : such a party member presiding
      over the whole legislative body when the party constitutes a majority
      d (1) : CONDUCTOR c (2) : a first or principal performer of a group
       (http://www.m-w.com)

Although I'd be wary of putting much stock into a sharp-toothed definition
of "manager" expressed in a magazine editorial (or any other editorial),
that viewpoint does appear to support the statement "other leaders select
leaders" using the above definition.

Aside from that, the bit you quoted as mine actually was something I quoted
from Andrew and responded to. Not sure if it was your intention to quote
the quote, or to quote my reply.


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