Key Differences
Leaders have followers; managers have employees.
Leaders empower and inspire their followers. Managers only maintain command and control, many times to excess, thereby uninspiring employees.
Leaders do not seek stability, they look for flexibility.
Leaders set the course, inspiring their followers to solve their own problems and make their own decisions. Leaders teach their followers to be leaders in their own right and to better themselves, their companies, and those around them. Managers make decisions, solve problems as they arise, and give orders.
Leaders are always looking for better and more efficient ways of doing things. A manager just accepts the organization's makeup and culture and does all that he or she can to cement the company's status quo.
As leaders we always need to be looking for ways to access the brain trust we employ—the know-how and everyday skills of our people. Unfortunately, even the best of managers don't do well with this type of task, but leaders do!
So, i think i belong to Leaders side...because as i read about the qualities of a leader i can say that it could relate and i can reflect back out from my experiences as a teacher. I usually do this to my students, especially this description...
" Leaders set the course, inspiring their followers to solve their own problems and make their own decisions. Leaders teach their followers to be leaders in their own right and to better themselves, their companies, and those around them"
Now i know na meron pala akong dugong leader... How about you???
