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WHATS BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LEADER & A MANAGER ?

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Question added by zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ
Date Posted: 2014/04/16
Maalik Muhamed
by Maalik Muhamed , Deputy Mill Manager , AZANIA GROUP OF COMPANYS

 

Manager                                   leader

 

Managers have employees.     Leaders win followers.

 

Managers react to change.       Leaders create change.

 

Managers have good ideas.      Leaders implement them.

 

Managers communicate.           Leaders persuade.

 

Managers direct groups.            Leaders create teams.

 

Managers try to be heroes.        Leaders make heroes of everyone around them.

 

Managers take credit.                 Leaders take responsibility.

 

Managers are focused.               Leaders create shared focus.

 

Managers exercise power over people.  Leaders develop power with people

 

Halim Al-Khateeb
by Halim Al-Khateeb , Project coordination , Technohouse Engineering & Contracting

Manager = PUSH

Leader = PULL

Neetiyath Saradamma Sreeraman
by Neetiyath Saradamma Sreeraman , Principal Private Secretary, Class-I , High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Pin-380060

A Leader is heading a group with his leadership qualities in any field, whereas, a Manager manages everything including supervision of the management with the assistance of subordinates.

جمال محمد عبدالمغني غالب الجرادي
by جمال محمد عبدالمغني غالب الجرادي , أكثر من منصب , مجموعه من الشركات الصناعيه والتجاريه .

It's the same difference between a boss and leader

serbah djamel
by serbah djamel , Senior Specialist General ledger/ Financial control , wataniya telecom algeria

Being a leader in a business is a recognition, not a status. The leader's power relations-building with other group members.

Being a manager in a company is primarily a status. Power Manager is rooted in the hierarchical organization of the company.

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