Blair McPherson 7 Years Ago What is the difference between management and leadership- about £100k 1 Reply as... Cancel Andrew Scripture Blair McPherson 7 Years Ago There is an old adage which, despite appearing somewhat trite, is nonetheless a trusim - management is about doing things right; leadership is about doing the right things. I'm not even convinced that leaders need to be liked (although it obviously helps). History is littered with great leaders who were not well-liked (e.g. Churchill, Thatcher, Montgomery). I see leadership as essentially defining a vision and inspiring others to follow in pursuit of realising it. It clearly involves many personal qualities, but I've known many personable, efficient and effective people with good ideas, drive and so on - some were leaders; others were not. The first questions I ask myself of a leader include: Do they have a vision? Do I want to follow them? Do I trust them to do the right thing? Are they listening? If the answers to these are all 'yes', then I will start looking at their other qualities. My suggested options for a potential leader are: lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. 0 Reply as... Cancel
Andrew Scripture Blair McPherson 7 Years Ago There is an old adage which, despite appearing somewhat trite, is nonetheless a trusim - management is about doing things right; leadership is about doing the right things. I'm not even convinced that leaders need to be liked (although it obviously helps). History is littered with great leaders who were not well-liked (e.g. Churchill, Thatcher, Montgomery). I see leadership as essentially defining a vision and inspiring others to follow in pursuit of realising it. It clearly involves many personal qualities, but I've known many personable, efficient and effective people with good ideas, drive and so on - some were leaders; others were not. The first questions I ask myself of a leader include: Do they have a vision? Do I want to follow them? Do I trust them to do the right thing? Are they listening? If the answers to these are all 'yes', then I will start looking at their other qualities. My suggested options for a potential leader are: lead me, follow me, or get out of my way. 0 Reply as... Cancel