To be a good Leader !!!
  We  recently  had  our  union  inauguration and  one  of  the  speakers  was Ms.  Sheeta l  Soni,  Country  Cha  n  n e l  Manage  r,  I BM  I ndia,  Pune.  The  fi rst  t hi ng  she  did  was  to  probe  t his  question. W h a t ' s  the  dif f erence  between  a  l eader  and  a  manag e r ? A  leader  e n gages  w i t h  the  team  and  w o r ks  w i th  them  whereas  a  manager  just  del egates  tasks. A  l eader  h a s  c redibility  and  a c coun t a b i l i ty  as we ll  as  t h e  c apa ci ty  to  translate  vi sion  int o  r eal i ty. Leadership  i s  a  skill  as  it involves  taking  responsibility  over  the  team ' s  success  or  failure  unlike  that  of  a  manager  who  would  bask  in  the  limelight  incase  of  success  but  would happily  play  the  blame  gam e i ncase  of  failure.   Th i s  makes  a  person  feel  safe  w i th  a  leader  leaving  them  to  volunteer  to  work  under a  leader  rather than  being  frustrated  owing  to the  sense  of...