As business builders,
we are both leaders
and managers.
We lead,
innovating,
offering new products or services
to the world,
striving to inspire others,
to convince them to support
our visions.
But we also manage,
assigning tasks,
telling people what to do,
supervising processes.
Both roles are needed
but they are very different.
Seth Godin
shares
“Management uses power and authority
to get people to do tasks
you know can be done.
Management is needed,
but management is insufficient.
Leadership is voluntary.
It’s voluntary to lead
and it’s voluntary to follow.
If you’re insisting,
then you’re managing…”
We should know
when we are leading
and when we are managing.
They require different techniques,
different mindsets.