Employee Loyalty Leadership

Following up on a past Shepard Letter, Theresa Everest’s response to the missing part of employee loyalty was: Great Leadership.  Along with her answer and comments, she sent the following about leadership and “bossism.”

Theresa writes, “I am not sure who originally wrote the following, but have held it with me for the past five years since receiving it.”

The Difference Between a Boss and a Leader

A boss creates fear; a leader creates confidence.
Bossism creates resentment; leadership breeds enthusiasm.
A boss fixes blame; a leader fixes mistakes.
A boss knows how; a leader shows how.
Bossism makes work drudgery; leadership makes work interesting.
A boss relies on authority; a leader relies on cooperation.
A boss drives; a leader leads.

How true!  People don’t just work for a company.  They work for the people in the company.  It is the leadership that creates the culture and manages the vision of their organization.

Are you in management?  If you are, don’t be a boss.  Be a leader!

(I’m reaching out to our readers.  If you know who wrote the above “quote/poem” came, please let me know so I can properly credit the source.  It might be Russell Ewing or William Glasser.)