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July - 2009 - issue > People Manager
Managers Inform, Leaders Connect!
C. Mahalingam
The issue at hand is basically not one of how much is communicated, how well and how often. It is more fundamental than that. It revolves around how well managers connect with the people through these various communication avenues and opportunities. It is this ability to connect with people that demarcates leaders amongst the managers. Communicating without connecting tantamounts merely to sharing information and such information sharing can be done many times and often more effectively without managers’ intervention indeed. Smart managers assume leadership roles by going beyond communicating, but doing everything they can to connect with their people.
What constitutes “connecting with people?”
While there is no well-defined secret sauce for connecting with people, I would advance the following as crucial for making the connection happen. There is then, of course, is the personal charisma leaders bring to the process.
l Being clear about what to communicate, when to communicate and how to communicate in such a way that the message sticks
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