As a production supervisor, Hidemi spends much of his time looking at

QUESTION

As a production supervisor, Hidemi spends much of his time looking at how production is organized and thinking of ways to innovate and improve.

He holds strategy sessions with his team leaders to describe his intuitive vision for the future and the opportunities that he sees coming. Is Hidemi a manager or a leader? Why?

ANSWER

Hidemi is a leader. He has the ability to motivate, inspire, and influence the behaviors of other people. Leaders depend on intuition and innovation.