Personally I don't see manager and leader as synonyms.
A manager is an individual who is responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources — including people, finances, and materials — to achieve specific organizational goals effectively and efficiently.
A leader is an individual who influences, inspires, and guides others toward achieving a common goal or vision. Leadership involves setting direction, motivating people, building trust, and fostering a positive environment where individuals can thrive and contribute effectively.
While management focuses on systems, processes, and tasks, leadership focuses on people, vision, and change.
While a manager directs work, a leader inspires performance. One person can be both, but leadership is more about who you are and how you influence others, not just what position you hold.
Agreed, managing and leading are two different things and different stances. I will not repeat yours, nor go into other traits and behaviours.
But managers do lead, and leaders do manage. The art is choosing which stance to use in a situation. Just like a a coach choosing a facilitator, mentor, advisor or coach stance. Its situational.
The behavioural problem is the individual always stays in a single stance, e.g. Always manage and never lead.
Not sure if I completely agree with directs and inspire being bucketed under one stance. I've seen great leader skills, but teams with low performance.
Personally I don't see manager and leader as synonyms.
A manager is an individual who is responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling resources — including people, finances, and materials — to achieve specific organizational goals effectively and efficiently.
A leader is an individual who influences, inspires, and guides others toward achieving a common goal or vision. Leadership involves setting direction, motivating people, building trust, and fostering a positive environment where individuals can thrive and contribute effectively.
While management focuses on systems, processes, and tasks, leadership focuses on people, vision, and change.
While a manager directs work, a leader inspires performance. One person can be both, but leadership is more about who you are and how you influence others, not just what position you hold.
Agreed, managing and leading are two different things and different stances. I will not repeat yours, nor go into other traits and behaviours.
But managers do lead, and leaders do manage. The art is choosing which stance to use in a situation. Just like a a coach choosing a facilitator, mentor, advisor or coach stance. Its situational.
The behavioural problem is the individual always stays in a single stance, e.g. Always manage and never lead.
Not sure if I completely agree with directs and inspire being bucketed under one stance. I've seen great leader skills, but teams with low performance.
Thank you bringing the topic up.