Effective Leadership Requires Relationship

Posted on August 15, 2008
Filed Under Executive Leadership |

This is a great post from the Wall Street Journal’s Column “IN THE LEAD” by Carol Hymowitz. She points out that great managers have to be leaders, and that leadership only comes through relationship. She likens leadership to marriage:

“A wise friend of mine believes that the hardest part of marriage isn’t learning how to get along with your spouse, but rather coming to grips with what you learn about yourself as you relate to your wife or your husband. I think managers face the same challenge.”

She goes on to say:

“My experiences as a manager prompted me to launch this column almost a decade ago. I wanted to learn more about how leaders inspire those who follow them to take risks and to do more than they ever thought possible, and about how they convince employees that while failure is permissible, success is expected.”

Read the full article “Effective Management Remains an Art Steeped in Good Relationship.”

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