Leader v/s Manager

Manager● An individual who is in

charge of a certain group of tasks, or a certain subset of a company.

● A person who controls and manipulates resources and expenditures, as of a household.

● A manager often has a staff of people who report to him or her.

Leader

● An individual who is a guiding or directing head of a group

● Leaders motivate other people to act in particular ways in order to achieve specific goals

● Leaders are willing to accept responsibility

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Leader is an innovator

Manager is an administrator

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The leader ensures trust and

results

The manager represents control

and authority

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Leader shows what is wrong

Manager shows who is wrong

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Leader coaches the team

Manager drives the team

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Leaders have long term vision

Managers have shortterm goals

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Leader creates a change

Manager react to change

–Johnny Appleseed

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Manager: If something doesn't go to plan, a good manager will react to the bad news

(or good news) accordingly. Displaying leadership is about more than that thoughLeader:a strong leader, you will anticipate changes and prepare in advance, steering your team to safety and ever-increasing

profits.Leaders who are proactive typically have a calm demeanor and roll with the punches. They also have confidence that their teams can overcome any challenge that may arise.

Managers Are Reactive, Leaders Are Proactive

Manager: As a manager he/she has a preset team and resources.His job will be to utilize those resources and manage the team.He generally does

not have that calibre to form or compose a team to lead all the way,Leader: As a leader, you realize that you are the director in a play--every person isn't one of the group, they are a unique cog that is vital to the running and promotion of the system as a whole. This is a key change of attitude that will bring out the best in your workforce

Managers Manage Groups, Leaders Create Teams

Manager:Managers delegate tasks. They also delegate blame. He comes up with plan or new shift but when it comes to actual implementation he

has no clue.If things don't go according to plan he will shift the

whole blame on the team

Leader:Leaders comes up with complete plan and innovative ideas. He has a complete picture on how to

go about building the project.He takes on resposiblities on crucial activites and leads the team to

success.In situations of failure he takes the complete resposibity for the

failure

Managers Shift Responsibility, Leaders Take Responsibility

Circles of influence vs Circles of powerJust as managers have subordinates and leaders have

followers, managers create circles of power while leaders create circles of influence.

The quickest way to figure out which of the two you’re doing is to count the number of people outside your reporting

hierarchy who come to you for advice. The more that do, the more likely it is that you are perceived to be a leader

Harvard business report on Leaders vs

Managers

Gandhi inspired millions of people to fight for their rights,

and he walked shoulder to shoulder with them so India

could achieve independence in 1947. His vision became

everyone’s dream and ensured that the country’s push for

independence was unstoppable. The world needs leaders like him who can think beyond problems, have a vision, and inspire people

to convert challenges into opportunities, a step at a time.

Leading people vs Managing work