Leadership vs. Management: Understand the differences

1. Leaders inspire, managers measure
2. Leaders guide, managers navigate
3. Leaders hope, managers analyze
4. Leaders envision, managers maintain
5. Leaders rally, managers retrench

Without leadership, management does little more than defend the status quo. However, without management, all the leadership in the world can't create a sustainable change. Clearly, leaders and managers have highly distinct roles -- but both are essential to the success of the business

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So why can this be so hard for companies and individuals to understand? People can and do have specific roles and sometimes if each is focused upon by those who perform well the machines roll along. I have seen it many times where companies expect multiple roles to be fulfilled by an employee and it becomes a mashup over time. One employee must perform the work of others to keep the machine rolling. It’s amazing how blind people can be. My guess if they do not understand the principles outlined above then they should not be in either of the rolls.