Graduate Resource Center

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

A leader is someone that people CHOOSE to follow.

THE BASICS: “LEADER” DEFINED

A leader inspires and motivates, often by example.

An effective leader is a person of integrity.

A leader is a great two-way communicator.

Though they are often confused, managers and leaders are not necessarily the same.

MANAGERS VS. LEADERS: THE DIFFERENCE

MANAGERS

• Managers administer.• Managers are a copy.• Managers maintain.• Managers focus on systems

and structures.• Managers rely on control.• Managers do things right.• Managers ask “how” and

“when.”• Managers have their eyes

on the bottom line.

LEADERS

• Leaders innovate.• Leaders are the original.• Leaders develop.• Leaders focus on people.

• Leaders inspire trust.• Leaders do the right

thing.• Leaders ask “what” and

“why.”• Leaders have their eyes

on the horizon.Alan Murray, “What is the Difference Between Management and Leadership,” The Wall Street Journal, http://guides.wsj.com/management/developing-a-leadership-style/what-is-the-difference-between-management-and-leadership/ Accessed March 19, 2002.

To be a leader, one must have an honest understanding of who they are and what they can do.

ADDITIONAL NOTES ON LEADERSHIP

It is the followers, NOT the leader, who decides whether a leader is successful or not. Successful leaders convince their

followers, not themselves or their superiors, that they are worthy to be followed.

“Setting the example” is leading through non-verbal, two-way communication. It communicates that you would not

ask your followers to do anything that you would not. What and how you communicate either builds or harms the

relationship between leaders and followers.Don Clark, “Concepts of Leadership,” Big Dog & Little Dog’s Performance Juxtaposition, http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leadcon.html. Accessed March 19, 2012.

• On campus (classes and student organizations)• In the community (churches and volunteer organizations)

• In the workplace (various projects and teams)

WHERE DOES LEADERSHIP BEGIN?

Leadership begins with being a great follower.

• Where did your journey in leadership begin?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

Does the leadership role ever affect your confidence in your abilities?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

What, in your opinion, makes you a great leader?

What do you admire in people you believe are great leaders?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

What negative experiences have you encountered in the leadership role?

How did you deal with them?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

How has your experience in leadership positions helped you grow

as a person?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

What advice do you have for people who may be reluctant to assume

leadership roles for various reasons?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP

Questions?

PANELISTS’ PERSPECTIVES ON LEADERSHIP