Leadership vs. Management
From DTU ProjectLab
A manager:
- Doing things right
- Focus on efficiency and effectiveness
- Preserve the status quo, stability, order
- Coping with structural complexity
A leader:
- Doing things right
- Focus on vision, mission, creativity, innovation
- Promoters of change & challengers of status quo
- Coping with change
| A manager: | A leader: |
|---|---|
| Doing things right | *Doing things right |
| *Focus on efficiency and effectiveness | *Focus on vision, mission, creativity, innovation |
| *Preserve the status quo, stability, order | *Promoters of change & challengers of status quo |
| *Coping with structural complexity | *Coping with change |
Qualities of Leaders vs. Managers
MANAGERS QUALITIES
- Rational
- Consulting
- Persistent
- Problem solving
- Tough-minded
- Analytical
- Structured
- Deliberate
- Authoritative
- Stabilizing
- Position power
LEADER QUALITIES
- Visionary
- Passionate
- Creative
- Flexible
- Inspiring
- Innovative
- Courageous
- Imaginative
- Experimental
- Initiates change
- Personal power
