There are always some questions in our minds if a successful leader is the same as an effective leader, are both the same or different? We will discuss a successful Leader versus an effective Leader in this article.
A successful leader and an effective leader are not always the same person. Success can be different when compared to effectiveness. A manager can be successful but ineffective as the influence over subordinates tends to fade sooner.
A successful leader may be able to change the behavior of the coworker and get the work done which is in hand right now. But the problem is, the behavior needs to be changed again by external forces as it was external and the attitude is still the same. While an effective leader influences people and inspires them in such a manner that their attitudes get changed in the course of the action and they need not be inspired again and again to perform the same or similar jobs.
There is a downside to effective leadership as well if it is not successful as instant success is also very crucial. Not every organization can afford such a long time span or resources to foster the right attitude among the employees. Most of the time they need the results quickly. That is where leadership needs to be more on the successful side and less on effective side.
For the growth of organization, employees, and managers themselves, a mix of both effective and successful way works the best. A leader should be both, successful and effective, to some extent in order to get the work done and retain motivation among employees.