Leadership Or Management? You Decide…

Quickly, perform a search for Leadership. You’re going to find many resources that probably encapsulate many of the same themes—leading as been in our blood for millennia. Professionals and Scholars have spent countless hours trying to decode the anatomy of successful leadership.

Leading others or oneself is NOT about

• Systems

• Tasks

• Budgets

• Compliance.

• Process

• Procedure

• Policies

Management, on the other hand, is all of the above. Management is task-oriented and leadership, people. As leaders, the question is  –  how do we engage people? Emotionally?

Can a leader inspire passion? Can a leader stir something inside that initiates a call to action?

Management makes up parts of the machine, the cogs, but leadership keeps them turning. Leaders help:

• To shape visions and missions

• Define values

• Build trust and integrity

• Build resilience

• Develop a development mindset

Consider the change in the reality of what leadership means? The days of the top-down model are over. Do as I say, not as I do – follow orders! People expect more and entirely rightly deserve more.  Leaders have many skills in their tool kit:

• Adaptability

• Creativity

• Emotional Intelligence

• Inspirations

• Storytellers

Today’s leadership skills are people rather than process skills. The game has changed and, along with this, the attributes and qualities required for success. The golden rule to successful leadership and management – don’t be an asshole! If you have ever worked with a great leader, you will know it! On the other hand, if you have worked with a terrible leader, you WILL know it too!