10 Ways Leaders Differ From Managers
- Mangers manage things; Leaders lead people
- Managers live in the present; Leaders live in the future
- Managers have employees; Leaders have followers
- Managers react to change; Leaders create change
- Managers have good ideas; Leaders implement them
- Managers communicate; Leaders persuade
- Managers direct groups; Leaders create teams
- Managers try to be heroes; Leaders make heroes
- Managers take credit; Leaders take responsibility
- Managers exercise power over people; Leaders exercise power with people
Source: Item 1, Grace Hopper; Item 2, Richard H. Ryder; Items 3-10, You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader, Mark Sanborn
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