Successful vs. Effective Leadership

Success has to do with how the individual or group behaves. Effectiveness describes the predisposition of an individual or group. 

Individuals who are interested only on success tend to emphasize position power and use close supervision. Individuals who focus on effectiveness depend on personal power and use more general supervision.

The difference between successful and effective often explains why many teachers can get satisfactory level of behavior and performance of their students only when they are right there supervising. Many teachers are very successful, it is more rare to have the effective teacher - one whose students, because of the training and practice that has taken place, perform just as well when the teacher is not there.

For effect leadership to take place, the common goals of the entire class or organization must be established and accepted.