Lion Managers Vs. Donkey Managers

'A group of donkeys lead by a lion is more productive than a group of lions lead by a donkey!'

This is a remarkable statement states how both on productivity and effective leadership go hand in hand.They say if you want to know why a manager is so successful, see how his sub-ordinates work.

 The two kind of leaders that I discuss in today's post are the Lions and the Donkeys.

Lions:

• They have empathy for the team members. Whenever a team member goes to the Lion with a problem, he first puts himself in the members shoes and then decide what the best decision would be.
• They have long term goals, and plan for the future.
• They understand that people are the most important asset of an enterprise.
• They distributes authorities and ownership equally among the members. 
• They have infinite patience and understands all the fingers are not equal. Some are short, while some are long.
• Though they patiently considers the views of each and every party involved, they takes decisions of his own. 
• They take the blame to their head for a failure and pat the back of an employee at time of success.
• They are silent managers, not too aggressive, not too intimidated.
• They ensure that employee aspirations and the management objective go hand in hand, while none is compromised.
• They are an effective motivator and know how to handle difficult situations.
• They know what to say and what to leave unsaid !
• People respect them because of their deeds, behavior and decision making.
• Most importantly, they are in a continuous educational program. They learn throughout their life.

Not surprisingly, a good manager is also a good person. 

Donkeys:

• They are moody, aggressive.
• They never take their own decisions, and are intimidated by the upper management.
• That have poor foresight, have faulty o no plans. 
• They are afraid of taking ownership for decisions and therefore do not take the risk of taking important decisions.
• They are only concerned about productivity and heed to word for personal preferences, objectives and aspirations.
• They consider employees as commodities that can be bought, sold or traded.
• They are ineffective at motivating and are poor at taking important decisions.
• people respect them because of their position and fear.

A enterprise must be very selective and choosy while selecting a manager because not only the productivity, but also the careers and aspirations of subordinates depends on the manager !