What do you see when a manager becomes a leader? (Q. LinkedIn)
Managing Director Lyn Bicker's question on LinkedIn and her rated Best Answer.
Lyn asked: What do you see when a manager becomes a leader?
There are many theories about the difference between management and leadership, and huge amounts of research on leadership itself - as a leadership coach and developer I've become very familiar with both past and current thinking.
But what I want to know is what leadership looks like when a manager has taken on the new mantle.
Has some fairy dust been sprinkled? Does the leader suddenly start walking tall? Is there a recognisable change in demeanour, in habits, in style? Or is there a more subtle change - is it more about visibly listening to and valuing others, or getting out of the way of others' success?
Love to have both opinion and examples!
Lyn's selected Best Answer and others can be read on the LinkedIn website
