Recently, I was at one of the leading Pharmaceutical companies, conducting a full-day training-program for its managers…The topic was ‘Leadership Qualities & Managerial Effectiveness”…
The topic again drew me into the eternal popular debate, ‘which is more important – Management or leadership?’ Well! The answer is a cliché – ‘Both’! While Management is practical, leadership is emotive! And be it in profession or in our life at large, together they make things holistic…
Management is important, as it is probably possible to work with a team of a few people by human touch but to manage bigger teams the only way is to create infallible “Systems & Processes”. They are to be connected by virtue of discipline, top-lines, bottom-lines, KRAs and deliverables.
However, managers have to understand that they are supposed to manage people’s actions, not the people! People always like to be led, while their actions are being managed! It is because we have 4 benchmarks in our lives “Survival, Sustenance, Success & Significance”! And eventually we all like to work towards significance.
So…while ‘more management and less leadership’ makes the work ‘optimally ritualistic, which wouldn’t grow beyond a limit’, ‘more leadership and less management’ makes it ‘dangerously idealistic, which wouldn’t produce consistent results’. It is a fine balance that needs to be struck!
Peter McArthur famously said “Every Successful enterprise requires three men: a Dreamer, a Businessman, and a Scoundrel (originally it was SOB)”… More importantly, if you want the recipe to be perfect then the ratio matters as much as the ingredients…
About Sandeep Atre
Dr. Sandeep Atre:
• Counseling Psychologist and an internationally recognized ‘Emotional & Social Intelligence’ Expert, with experience of more than two decades in helping people ‘sort out’ and ‘excel in’ intrapersonal and interpersonal matters. He holds a PhD in Management and a Master’s degree in Psychology (www.dratrecounsels.com).
• Founder of Socialigence – a venture specializing in development of ‘Social & Emotional Intelligence’ and its offshoot interpersonal skills through workshops and an award-winning online course rooted in neuroscience and psychology (www.socialigence.net).
• Author of two books related to his domain, namely - “Understanding Emotions Logically” and “Observing Nonverbal Behavior”; and third book on various aspects of life, named “Two Paras of Everyday Wisdom”. Moreover, the collection of his Nazms and Ghazals is published as a book titled “Baat Jazbaat Ki”.
• Corporate Trainer, with experience of close to two decades. Has conducted 150+ workshops/sessions for 50+ organizations & institutions like CSC, Cummins, Piramal, Ranbaxy, Lupin, Bridgestone, Michelin, Eicher, Maruti, Force, Idea, Airtel, NBHC, SBI, HDFC, L&T, Zydus, Thapar University, Banasthali, Narsee Monjee, Symbiosis, IIFM Bhopal, Azim Premji University, Nirma, Welingkar & IBS Hyderabad.
• Co-Founder and Director of CH EdgeMakers – a leading ‘Coaching and Training’ organization of central India for more than 24 years. He has trained close to 100 thousand students for ‘Soft Skills’ & ‘Entrance & Recruitment Preparation’ (www.ch-india.com).
• ‘Management Speaker and Orator’. Has featured at platforms like TEDx, IIM, IIT, NIT, CII, YI, CII-IWN, TCS, IMA, ICAI, ECA, ISHRAE, NEN, Sahodaya, Aditya Birla Education Academy, Round Table, LinkedIn Local, Rotary International, MP State’s Teachers’ Training, Academic Staff College DAVV, Police University Rajasthan, Police Training Academy Indore & more than 100 institutions.
• Member of noted associations and boards. Has been an ‘Executive Committee’ member of Indore Management Association. Associate Editor of IMA publications. Governing Council Member of Banasthali University’s SBBJ Centre for Research in MSME & Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Women. Executive Member of IMS, DAVV Alumni Association. Member of Rotary International’s ‘Group Study Exchange’ team to Minnesota, USA. ESI Coach with FWSA Australia.
Note: For glimpses of work, watch YouTube Channel ‘Dr. Sandeep Atre at Socialigence’.
