Leadership Vs. Management: "The manager administers; the leader innovates.
The manager maintains; the leader develops.
The manager accepts reality; the leader investigates it.
The manager focuses on systems and structures; the leader focuses on people.
The manager relies on control; the leader inspires trust.
The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.
The manager has his or her eye always on the bottom line; the leader has his or her eye on the horizon.
The manager imitates; the leader originates.
The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
The manager is the classic good soldier; the leader is his or her own person."
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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Good comparisons.
In my recently published pre-teen novel, Ian, one of Santa's Helpers, takes some training that could lead to a management job. During the training, he struggles to understand the difference between managing and leading. He soon finds out that management is based upon processes, order, and controls and that leadership is more about developing the potential in others. He likes the latter.
It might be a step in the right direction if we were to teach some of the management and leadership concepts to our youth at an early age. Later on in life, they will be more receptive to change which is always happening in the business world. They'll also be more capable of effecting change in an acceptable manner.
All the best!
Eric Dana Hansen, Author of "IAN, CEO, North Pole"
www.ianceonorthpole
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