A good article from Spader Business Management‘s own Jim McCann on the difference between management and leadership.
“Management consists of controlling a group or a set of entities to accomplish a goal,” said McCann.
That contrasts with leadership, which is more abstract than practical. “Leadership refers to an individual’s ability to influence, to motivate, to do it through example as opposed to getting down into the weeds and actually working with people and creating the process,” McCann said. “Leaders enable others to contribute toward organizational success.”
While both roles have a place in an organization’s structure, knowing when to switch between leading and managing is a skill that may take time to develop.
“In our business life, sometimes we find ourselves in unfavorable situations, and sometimes we find ourselves in favorable situations,” said McCann. “In favorable situations, leadership is what’s required. A pat on the back, saying, ‘You’re doing a great job, what can I do to help you?’ And sometimes in an unfavorable situation, it simply says, ‘We’re not making our objective, let’s get down to why, and let’s work through it.’”
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