Managers typically perform functions associated with planning,investigating,organizing, and
control.
Leaders deals with interpersonal aspects of a manager’s job.
They inspire others,provide emotional support,and try to get the people to
rally round a common goal. Leaders also play a key role in creating vision and
strategic planning for an organization. Managers ,in turn are charged with
implementing the vision and strategic plan.
Below are the summarized differences found between leaders
and managers:
Leaders: Innovate,develop,inspire,has long term
view,ask what and why,originates,challenge the status-quo and do things right.
Managers : Administer,maintain,control,has
short term view,ask how and when,initiates,accept the staus-quo and do things
right.
Leading flows from the core of a personality and cannot be taught,although it may be learned and maybe enhanced through coaching or mentoring.