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 Today's advice comes from Todd McKinnon, CEO of Okta, via his column at Fast Company: "Leadership and management are not mutually exclusive by any means. Instead, they each require both muscle groups applied in the right mix —and understanding how they are distinct makes managers better leaders and leaders better managers." McKinnon points out that leadership is more about inspiration and steering where as management deals with overseeing and delegating. As a leader, one has to be able to alter the direction and the momentum of the company, something a manager cannot. If you want to start your own company, you need to be a leader. McKinnon reasons that "while management responsibilities can be delegated, leadership cannot, nor can company culture." Furthermore, he stresses the importance of knowing the difference between management and leadership communication: - "Management communication is a lot like engineering: logical and precise...Just as good product code is delivered without errors or omissions, a good manager delivers information, clearly, crisply, and in a timely manner, often focusing on the details instead of the larger picture."
- "On the other hand, leadership communication is about connecting with people at an emotional level. Done well, it hits people in the gut and makes them think. It makes them believe they can do something — even something crazy — and that they can win against all odds."
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23 comments:
I think this is just a lot of words for a small concept. Basically complete communication is important. Understanding each other clearly is obviously important and meaningful.
Communication is key for all businesses with out it, you will have very hard times. The key for understanding one another is to communicate and to do so in a mature manor.
The best way to be an effective leader is by mentoring your employees. Like the article states, “management responsibilities can be delegated, leadership cannot”. If you guide your employees in the right direction, they will in turn become a valuable asset to your company. Which will make them more productive employees.
There is absolutely a huge difference in a "leader" and a "manager" and this article touches on it very clearly. A good leader does just what this article says... INSPIRES. A leader effects the atmosphere. A good leader needs to surround his or her self with good managers. Managers make it happen by directing and managing the inspired people to get the job done. Whether its logistics, scheduling, supplies, or human resources, a good manager puts together the visions and dream of the leader. Beautiful is when a good leader has learned good management skills. I think it's harder for a "manager" to learn "leadership", because so much of leadership is comes from who you are individually and you either inspire or you don't.
While McKinnon points are correct about what leadership and management is, it is still important that you possess both. No matter which one is your title, make sure you are able to inspire the people you to need to get the job done, and be sure you are a manager who move about to make sure the job is being done in a timely manner.
Sometimes a good manager does not have to be a good leader but they need to have some leadership skills to get those that they manage to do the things that need to get done. A good leader should have the skills to recognize and employ good managers that can be inspired to carry out their ideas to their employees to be successful.
I think that it is possible to be a good leader and a good manager at the same time. I have had managers and so called leaders in the past that have been neither. In order to be successful I think it takes a combination of both skills, managers do need to be precise, but they also need to motivate and encourage employees so they will produce the desired result. Positive reinforcement can go along way when being both a manager and a leader. I also think that you need to be a leader before you can be a good manager, not a good or even great leader, but a leader. I feel that people must respect you as a leader before they will truly by in and respect your management style.
I have witnessed the difference between a leader and a manager over the years in my job as a carpenter. We have project managers and we have foremen. In most cases the project manager would show up and give us the run down of the job and when it needed to finished. He would also leave prints to help us along during the job. He was mostly the paper pusher. Our foreman on the other hand was our leader. He knew how to get the most out of his crew at all times. He in my opinion was the most important man on the site. Without him around everyday nothing would get done.
The fact that the skill sets for both managers and leaders individually may be distinct. I think for either to be able to function efficiently in duties of the job they must fully posess their own positions' skill set, as well as be versed in the other. This way, each group can effectively communicate and function as a support team to accomplish that which needs to get done. With any position though, from leaders to managers to the lowest paid employee, communication skills are not only useful but should be considered a necessity.
This article really makes sense to me. Being a leader or/and a manager can be really difficult. You do need to have certain skills to be a manager, but some people are just natural born leaders. I feel like a lot of people already know this concept on a leader and a manager. It was really interesting to read about.
Managers not only need to be a good delegator but also, a good leader. I don't agree that the owner should be the leader. A good manager needs to be able to motivate and inspire their employees not just tell them what to do. I don't agree with some of this article.
I think leaders are those who motivate the employees and build trust in the company. For that reason, managers should have some leadership skills because even though they are monitoring the employees, they also build confidence in the employees so that the work an be done correctly.
I definitely think there is a difference between leadership and management. Not all manager are good leaders and not a leaders are managers. Leadership is a characteristic that a person possesses and is born with, it cannot be learned. Management is a job position that is earned and can be learned, that is why not all managers are good leaders.
I believe a leader should have a sense of understanding when it comes to management skills and as well as a manger should have a sense of leadership skills when it comes to being a manager. Even though leadership and management skills may not be mutually exclusive both skills are extremely important to have when being in either one of these titles. It is best to have both of these skills to have more advantages and better opportunities as being either title.
Excellent article! Basically, this is what I got from it: a manager gives you the information you need to be successful in your career. A leader gives you the motivation to make that happen, as well as the drive to exceed your own expectations.
Being a leader is definitely a very important part of being a manager. If you can't lead people to do something, then you may be able to get people to do something,but they won't do it with any conviction and they will do their jobs to the letter of the law, but no more. There won't be any employees going above and beyond if you have no leadership skilles.
When I was a manager at a restaurant it took me years to find the balance between leadership and management. Like the article they are both individual muscles that need to be used together. I used to believe that they were the same and not needing any distinction. But I learned that like the article said, to use them as individual muscles.
When it comes down to it, anyone can be a leader, but it takes a certain type of person to be a leader. Not everyone can connect with people on a level to inspire them to follow or believe in a company's vision. Leaders are born not created.
There is a difference between a leader and a manager as the article mentions. Not everyone is born to be a leader. A leader has a way of motivating people. A manager gives you the guidelines to get the job done.
This article is so true. There is a huge difference between a manager and a leader. Communication is a key factor in both, but their purpose/means of communication are not the same. The article stated that a manager communicates logically and precisely, whereas a leader communicates to connect with people on an emotional level. If these two are mixed, it is even better. A leader is more understanding and could very well be an awesome manager. I place myself in the leadership category, because I can connect with people very well. Hopefully I will become a great manager someday. I would love to be logical and precise, as well as have an emotional connection with my crew.
Managers and leaders both have to be able to communicate well. Communication between top managers, to store managers to employees needs to be efficient and made easy for everyone to understand. Leaders need to be a big part of every business because everyone will follow and leader and believe in what they say. Leaders can be the best managers, but like it says in the article managers are not all leaders and I think companies need to find managers that are leaders.
This is very interesting. I actually never looked at it this way but its true. I've worked under managers who were horrilbe leaders but was a great manager. This person was able to plan and deligate task very effectivly, But when I came to motivating her team to go with her on her plan she failed. She had no motivation and lack inpiration.
It’s been said as a leader, one has to be able to alter the direction of the company, something a manager cannot. If you want to start your own company, you need to be a leader. McKinnon reasons that "while management responsibilities can be delegated, leadership cannot, nor can company culture." Some would also argue that leaders are born and not made.
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