Emotional Intelligence
Essay by review • November 17, 2010 • Essay • 327 Words (2 Pages) • 1,676 Views
Is there a difference between managers and leaders? To me, the answer is--absolutely. After researching articles about the differences between managers and leaders I concluded that my current work environment, which employs two principals, leans towards more managerial than leadership qualities. There is always the opportunity to become a manager, but becoming a leader takes a certain kind of higher learning and understanding in order to be practiced effectively. A manager finds immediate solutions, a leader questions the solutions. The term manager exemplifies the more structured, controlled, analytical, orderly, and rule-oriented person. The leader exemplifies a more experimental, visionary, unstructured, flexible and risk taking person. Managers and leaders think differently internally, therefore the outcome is different externally. Below are a few examples of the differences between managers and leaders.
Managers... Leader...
Maintains Develops
Accepts reality Investigates it
Has a short-range view Has a long-range perspective
Has his/her eye on the bottom line Has his/her eye on the horizon
Imitates Originates
Accepts the status quo Challenges the status quo
Classic good soldier His/her own person
Are analytical/structured/orderly Are experimental/visionary/creative
Use the power of logical mind Use the power of intuition
Consider dangers Sense opportunity
Isolate Correlate
Think rivals/Competition Think Partners/Cooperation
Correct Strategic Weaknesses Build on Strategic Strengths
Administer Programs Develop People
Formulate Policy Set Examples
Instruct Inspire
Control Empower
Employ Consistency Employ Creativity
Duplicate Originate
See Complexity See Simplicity
React Proact
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