“Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher
sights, the raising of a person’s performance to a higher standard,
the building of a personality beyond its
normal limitations.”
Peter F. Drucker
Effective Line Manager…
•Treats employees with respect
•Clearly communicates goals and assignments
•Is open and honest
•Helps remove impediments
•Positively manages poor performance
Effective High Level Manager…
•Respects and values the employees
•Inspires employees to give their best
•Makes rational decisions for the long term
•Communicates a clear and compelling vision
•Is flexible in their approach to new situations
“Soldiers should fear their officers
more than the enemy.”
Frederick the Great
“At home as abroad, I reign
only through the fear I inspire.”
Napoleon
“It is more dangerous for a soldier to desert
the Red Army than to serve in
combat.”
Stalin
“Rank doesn’t confer privilege
or give power. It imposes
responsibility.”
Peter F. Drucker
“The leaders who work most effectively it seems to me, never... think ‘I’. They think ‘we’; they think ‘team’. ... They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit. This is what creates trust”Peter F. Drucker