A manager keeps the train on the tracks.
A leader decides where the train should go.
Management is about control—budgets, schedules, and processes.
Leadership is about influence—vision, motivation, and culture.
A manager enforces rules.
A leader inspires people to follow a shared purpose.
Managers measure success in numbers.
Leaders measure success in impact.
A manager ensures tasks get done.
A leader ensures the right tasks get done for the right reasons.
Managers have authority.
Leaders earn trust.
Management is assigned.
Leadership is chosen—by those who follow.
“A manager is obeyed. A leader is believed.” – Mike Brewer
Both are necessary.
Both can be in one human.
Be both!