There’s an age-old argument of whether leaders are born or made. It’s difficult to determine which is correct, as leaders certainly possess certain skills- but were they acquired skills, or were they born with them? When it comes to leadership in the workplace, we typically think of a “boss”. But there is a huge difference between a leader and a boss. Some bosses certainly are leaders, while others do not possess desirable leadership skills.
The following infographic breaks down the statistics regarding perceptions of leadership among various groups of workers, the most desirable traits of leadership based on the opinions of employees, and how the traditional habits of managers and CEO’s often fall short. There seems to be a clear discrepancy between how managers, supervisors and bosses are leading their employees, versus what employees actually favor in effective leadership.
