Comparing management and leadership
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The world of the Manager
The world of the leader
I have a job with rights and responsibilites
I fullfill a role with or without a formal position
I am appointed by higher level managers
I become accepted by others who wish to follow
I have formal powers to assign, spend, reward, and punish
I have informal authority built on trust, ability, inspiration and persuation
I get my people to comply by using carrots and sticks
I get people's commitment by winning hearts and minds
We have calcuklative relations asking what in it for me
We have symbiotic relations as both care about a common goal
Acceptable performance based on extrinsic motivation
Excellent performance based on intrinsic motivation
Manage things, make sure that they have to
Lead people, make sure they want to