Northouse\u2019s definition of assigned and emergent leaders is that assigned leaders are people who hold a formal position in an organization. In contrast, emergent leaders become leaders because of the way other group members respond to them (Northouse, 2019, p. 8).<\/p>\n
Northouse lists two similarities between leader and managers: working with people and concern with effective goal accomplishments. The main differences are that management seeks order and stability, whereas leadership seeks adaptive and constructive change.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, the key to the future of any organization\u2019s success lies in the leader. In his book, The Art of Management<\/em>, Max De Pree introduced a new concept about leaders (1989). While most leadership gurus listed several components of an effective leader, De Pree noted that the most important characteristic of an effective leader is that they have a good understanding of reality.<\/p>\n Some years ago, I was involved in a lay capacity in a large church. Two other lay people and I established an adult Sunday school, which ultimately had 400 adults each Sunday morning. The church assigned our group a leader and, while this person was highly competent, he did not do very well seeing the \u2018big picture,\u2019 the long term or reality. We were friends and worked well together but, over a three-year period, I became the emergent leader of the Sunday school.<\/p>\n My question is whether anyone has seen or worked with a leader who is not as effective as he or she could be because they do not have a solid grip on reality?<\/p>\n References<\/p>\n Northouse, P. G. (2019). Leadership: Theory and practice<\/em>. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.<\/p>\n De Pree, M. (1989). Leadership Is an Art<\/em>. New York City, NY: Doubleday Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Northouse\u2019s definition of assigned and emergent leaders is that assigned leaders are people who hold a formal position in an organization. In contrast, emergent leaders become leaders because of the way other group members respond to them (Northouse, 2019, p. 8). Northouse lists two similarities between leader and managers: working with people and concern with … <\/p>\n