Leaders vs. ManagersChristos K. Agrogiannos

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If you Google “leadership crisis,” you’ll get about 140m search results. If you enter the key words, “management crisis,” you’ll get 250m results. These figures can vary, but you get the idea.Further queries underscore the need for growth in many professionals, but there seems to be some confusion in understanding the difference between leadership and management.True, leaders can manage and managers can lead. Hopefully, managers can display leadership qualities. Conversely, leadership efforts can help in management.But the news accounts show that some leaders don’t manage and many managers don’t provide leadership. So, there are basic differences between the two.

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Leader• Studies, and develops ideas and principles.

• Innovates. • Resourceful and look for solutions to

problems. • Empathetic with a focus on people. • Inspires trust among stakeholder. • Understands the big picture. • Superior listening skills. • Challenges the state of affairs, and asks

why and what can be improved.

• Looks for opportunities to develop strengths.

• Develops a following

Manager• Administrates• Accepts the status quo• Pragmatic in accepting trends and events,

but goes no further• Focus is on control, structure and systems• Has a linear perspective – only follows

what’s at the end of her/his nose• Asks a limited set of questions – just how

or when?• Acts like a chameleon or imitator of other

managers• Perceives threats• Minimizes weaknesses• Manages subordinates but has few, if any,

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