Followers vs. Leaders: Business management
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on December 6, 2018, 2:00 PMA LinkedIn user provides a really deep answer on how to build teams when commenting on the piece "durable companies" in Nigeria .
"Well, my view is that it is an overused phrase [micro-management] that lacks definition. Having managed people for over 25 years, not all people are the same. Some people don't have the ability to manage things themselves. They require and ask for more direction than others. They just want to go down the checklist and do the tasks. If you don't give them that checklist, they sit and do nothing or complain that no one has provided them with a checklist. They are great people, but they are followers and not leaders. Followers can contribute towards a company's progress and are essential to the success of most large companies."
If you run a business and cannot figure that out, you would be in trouble. Some are fast executors - give them the checklist, within hours, stuffs are done. But ask them to make checklists, they would call-in sick!
A LinkedIn user provides a really deep answer on how to build teams when commenting on the piece "durable companies" in Nigeria .
"Well, my view is that it is an overused phrase [micro-management] that lacks definition. Having managed people for over 25 years, not all people are the same. Some people don't have the ability to manage things themselves. They require and ask for more direction than others. They just want to go down the checklist and do the tasks. If you don't give them that checklist, they sit and do nothing or complain that no one has provided them with a checklist. They are great people, but they are followers and not leaders. Followers can contribute towards a company's progress and are essential to the success of most large companies."
If you run a business and cannot figure that out, you would be in trouble. Some are fast executors - give them the checklist, within hours, stuffs are done. But ask them to make checklists, they would call-in sick!
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Quote from Caldwell on December 19, 2018, 5:27 AMThe biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow.
The biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow.
Quote from Caldwell on December 19, 2018, 5:28 AMThere have been many 'leaders' who have exploited the innocent followers and becoming rich themselves.
There have been many 'leaders' who have exploited the innocent followers and becoming rich themselves.
Quote from Caldwell on December 19, 2018, 6:38 AMThe biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow. There have been many 'leaders' who have exploited the innocent followers and becoming rich themselves.
The biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow. There have been many 'leaders' who have exploited the innocent followers and becoming rich themselves.
Quote from Ndubuisi Ekekwe on December 20, 2018, 12:12 PM"The biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow." Absolutely, that is the difference. One motivates and drives the other.
"The biggest difference between a leader and a ruler is that a leader motivates his/her followers to take the initiative to help the country and nation grow." Absolutely, that is the difference. One motivates and drives the other.