Managing vs Leading
At today’s directors’ meeting, we discussed the differences between managing and leading. We were inspired by this quote from Warren Bennis:
“Leaders are people who do the right things. Managers are people who do things right. We are underled and overmanaged.”
Leaders direct, align, motivate, strategize, engage, coach, empower, communicate, and reward. Managers plan, organize, coordinate, control, monitor, allocate, communicate, and reward.
Here are two signs that you may be managing more than leading:
- you focus on the immediate at the expense of the important
- you think “working harder” is an actual strategy
Here are antidotes to the above:
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