Most of the long-running debate over “leaders” vs. “managers” focuses on nouns when it should focus on verbs — the best executives balance the two activities.
The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.This all suggests that leaders and managers are different people. That view is misguided. Instead, we should want everyone — executives and employees — to lead when the time is right and manage when the time is right. Often, one set of challenges requires us to display strong leadership skills to provide teams with direction, whereas another requires us to buckle down and focus on execution.
Doing the right thing is no good if you do it poorly, just as doing the thing right is no good if you do the wrong thing. Successful executives lead and manage — they don’t delegate one or the other.
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