Much has been written and discussed on this topic, and it will continue to be fertile dialog ground for a long time to come.
In this brief – I will share three observable traits that you can see to discern if someone is being more of a leader than a manager or otherwise.
Manager
- Tells you what to do, and often how to.
- Pushes you to accomplish what is on his/her agenda.
- Wants to be understood, and may or may not care about understanding.
Leader
- Explains the why of what needs to be done, and encourages you to figure out the how.
- Pulls you to accomplish that which is good for you, aligning it with his deliverables.
- Seeks to understand first, then understood (adopted from Stephen Covey).
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