Differences Between What Leaders and Managers Do

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Managers

Leaders

Working in the system React Control risks Enforce organizational rules Seek and then follow direction Control people by pushing them in the right direction Coordinate effort Provide instructions Restricting controlling playing safe molding forcing regimenting stifling rigid autocratic consistent Doing things right

Working on the system Create opportunities Seek opportunities Change organizational rules Provide a vision to believe in and strategic alignment Motivate people by satisfying basic human needs Inspire achievement and energize people Coach followers, create self-leaders, and empower them enabling freeing risking releasing enhancing challenging participating flexible democratic predictable Doing right things