Leadership Article Review
Leadership Article Review
What is leadership? Is there a catchall definition to describe what leadership is? For my review, I have chosen an article from Forbes contributor Kevin Kruse titled “What is Leadership?” In this article Mr. Kruse initially diverges from the main topic of answering what is to answer what is not leadership. Afterwards, he examines leadership definitions from some notable business thinkers then gives his definition. Beginning with what he states is not leadership, Kruse outlines what are commonly misconstrued ideas of what leader is. The first concept touched on is that leadership has nothing to do with one’s seniority or even their position in a company. “Leadership doesn’t automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade (Kruse, 2013). ” Anyone can be a leader and from the assigned readings in this class I’ve learned that leadership can be regarded as a trait, an ability, a behavior, a relationship, or a process (Northouse, 2012, p. 9). That being said, Northouse reinforces that leadership isn’t something concerned with position
Within my assigned observations, I noticed that some regard management and leadership in the same light, failing to see that not all managers are leaders. Rightly so, this article states that leadership is not management, “[…] managers manage things. Leaders lead people (Kruse, 2013). ” Kruse also points out that attributes and leadership have nothing to do with one another. At first glance I considered this to be erroneous because in order to influence others (a key element in leadership as outlined by Northouse and Kruse), one needs certain attributes. Reading further though this article, I gained a clearer understanding of what Kruse meant; the basic definition of leadership need not include attributes. Referring back to the Northouse’s textbook’s definition, there is no mention of traits or attributes, showing an even further correlation between the author of our class textbook and Kruse. To
What is leadership? Is there a catchall definition to describe what leadership is? For my review, I have chosen an article from Forbes contributor Kevin Kruse titled “What is Leadership?” In this article Mr. Kruse initially diverges from the main topic of answering what is to answer what is not leadership. Afterwards, he examines leadership definitions from some notable business thinkers then gives his definition. Beginning with what he states is not leadership, Kruse outlines what are commonly misconstrued ideas of what leader is. The first concept touched on is that leadership has nothing to do with one’s seniority or even their position in a company. “Leadership doesn’t automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade (Kruse, 2013). ” Anyone can be a leader and from the assigned readings in this class I’ve learned that leadership can be regarded as a trait, an ability, a behavior, a relationship, or a process (Northouse, 2012, p. 9). That being said, Northouse reinforces that leadership isn’t something concerned with position
Within my assigned observations, I noticed that some regard management and leadership in the same light, failing to see that not all managers are leaders. Rightly so, this article states that leadership is not management, “[…] managers manage things. Leaders lead people (Kruse, 2013). ” Kruse also points out that attributes and leadership have nothing to do with one another. At first glance I considered this to be erroneous because in order to influence others (a key element in leadership as outlined by Northouse and Kruse), one needs certain attributes. Reading further though this article, I gained a clearer understanding of what Kruse meant; the basic definition of leadership need not include attributes. Referring back to the Northouse’s textbook’s definition, there is no mention of traits or attributes, showing an even further correlation between the author of our class textbook and Kruse. To
Citations: Northouse (2012). Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice, 2nd edition. United States of America: SAGE Publications, Inc. Kruse, Kevin (2013). What Is Leadership? Forbes. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/04/09/what-is-leadership/ Peter Drucker. In Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Drucker About Warren Bennis. In Author and Lecturer Warren Bennis. Retrieved from http://warrenbennis.com/index.htm