Management vs. Leadership

An interesting list.

• A manager takes care of where you are; a leader takes you to a new place.
  
• A manager deals with complexity; a leader deals with uncertainty.
  
• A manager is concerned with finding the facts; a leader makes decisions.
  
• A manager is concerned with doing things right; a leader is concerned with doing the right things.
  
• A manager’s critical concern is efficiency; a leader is focussed on effectiveness.
  
• A manager creates policies; a leader establishes principles.
  
• A manager sees and hears what is going on; a leader hears when there is no sound and sees when there is no light.
  
• A manager finds answers and solutions; a leader formulates the questions and identifies the problems.
  
• A manager looks for similarities between present and previous problems; a leader looks for differences.
  
• A manager thinks that a successful solution to a management problem can be used again; a leader wonders that if the problem set in a new environment many not require a different solution.