Leadership Styles

Are you a Manager or a Leader?

Sometimes you have to be both. Do you know the right time to be a manager and the right time to be a leader? Among the first goals of leadership development is to recognize the difference and to know - either instinctively or through training - when to be a manager and when to be a leader. Effective leadership is finding the right balance between the two.

A manager administers;
a leader innovates.

A manager is a copy;
a leader is an original.

A manager maintains;
a leader develops.

A manager imitates;
a leader originates.

A manager focuses on systems and structures;
a leader focuses on people.

A manager relies on control;
a leader inspires trust.

A manager has a short-range view;
a leader has a long-range perspective.

A manager asks how and when;
a leader asks what and why.

A manager always has his eye on the bottom line;
a leader always has his eye on the horizon.

A manager accepts the status quo;
a leader challenges it.

A manager does things right;
a leader does the right thing.