Monday, May 7, 2012

Moving Leadership into the 21st Century.....


"What people fight or resist is control; not education; not relationships.”
—Dr. William Glasser


Cited in Preface of Dr. William Glasser's

The Quality School, Managing Students Without Coercion


Taken from the Apollo School:

  • A boss drives. A leader leads.
  • A boss relies on authority. A leader relies on cooperation.
  • A boss says "I." A leader says "We."
  • A boss creates fear. A leader creates confidence.
  • A boss knows how. A leader shows how.
  • A boss creates resentment. A leader breeds enthusiasm.
  • A boss fixes blame. A leader fixes mistakes.
  • A boss makes work drudgery. A leader makes work interesting.



Boss Manager vs Lead Manager

BOSS MANAGER

LEAD MANAGER

  1. Judges others
  2. Blames people for problems
  3. Says, “I am not as bad as a lot of other people”
  4. Controls
  5. Takes himself and other for granted
  6. Covers up mistakes
  7. Says, “I only work here”
  8. Demands
  9. Builds walls
  10. Drives his people
  11. Depends on authority
  12. Inspires fear
  13. Says “I”
  14. Gets there on time
  15. Fixes blame for the breakdown
  16. Knows how it is done
  17. Says “Go”
  18. Uses people
  19. Sees today
  20. Commands
  21. Never has enough time
  22. Is concerned with things
  23. Treats the symptoms
  24. Lets his people know where he stands
  25. Does things right
  26. Works hard to produce
  27. Creates fear
  28. Takes the credit
  29. Seeks first to be understood
  30. Has a win-lose approach to conflict resolution
  1. Accepts others
  2. Looks for solutions
  3. Says, “I am good but not as good as I can be”
  4. Leads
  5. Appreciates himself and others
  6. Admits mistakes
  7. Does more than his job
  8. Asks
  9. Builds communication
  10. Coaches his people
  11. Depends on cooperation
  12. Inspires enthusiasm
  13. Says, “We”
  14. Gets there ahead of time
  15. Fixes the Breakdown
  16. Shows how it is done
  17. Says, “Let’s go”
  18. Develops people
  19. Looks at today as well as the future
  20. Models
  21. Makes time for things that count
  22. Is concerned with people
  23. Identifies and treats the causes
  24. Lets his people know where they stand
  25. Does the right thing
  26. Works hard to get his people to produce
  27. Creates confidence in others
  28. Gives credit to others
  29. Seeks first to understand
  30. Has a win-win approach to solving problems.

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