The Metamorphosis

Leader Vs Manager is a very old debate.We keep hearing that ultimately every manager has to evolve into a leader.But does such an evolution really happen?I have not seen it .There are managers and there are leaders.Has any one seen such a  metamorphosis happen ? Please share the story with me if you have been witness to such a transformation.

It is fairly common to see processes like metamorphosis and evolution in the non-human part of this universe.In fact these terms come from Bio-Sciences and are now very widely used by practitioners and researchers in management and business.

The reason why this transformation doesn't seem to happen (I have not been a witness to it as I said earlier) or is not so wide spread,could be the resistance to change by the human,the social animal who happens to be a manager.It is of common knowledge that in the personal spheres of our day to day life, more our resistance to change or adopt something new, more difficult, painful and long-drawn becomes the process of  evolving into a new self .We resist the change till there is no option at all, even when adopting the change is necessary for our survival.Even when we can foresee the long terms payoffs, we tend to procrastinate and avoid the change.The case in point is the benefits of exercising, quitting smoking, switching over to a balanced diet or going for a medical check up.

I feel it's the same resistance and tendency to procrastinate that prevents and many times delays the metamorphosis of a manager into a leader.