comparison between management and leadership:
Management reads the system
Leadership understands the system
Management’s goal is the chair
Leadership uses the chair as a tool
Management drains others to grow
Leadership empowers others to grow with it
Management blames others for its failure
Leadership takes responsibility for others’ failures
Management wears the cloak of a person
Leadership wears the cloak of principle
Management uses the system as a tool of oppression
Leadership honors people through the system
Management depends on capabilities
Leadership creates capabilities
Management cares about records
Leadership cares about souls
Management is cowardice out of helplessness
Leadership is courage guided by wisdom
Management is all about priorities
Leadership arranges the priorities
Management is a structure without a spirit
Leadership is a body with a spirit, heart, and mind
Management says: “If you’re not with us, you’re against us”
Leadership says: “One team, and none against us”
Management only acknowledges certificates
Leadership only acknowledges capabilities
Management commands and forbids
Leadership inspires and uplifts
Management silences others to speak
Leadership stays silent to listen
Management is the art of obstruction
Leadership is the art of empowerment
Management sacrifices others to survive
Leadership defends others to survive
Management uses others as a bridge for its interests
Leadership builds a bridge with others toward their goals
Management’s role is to document others’ mistakes
Leadership’s role is to address others’ mistakes
Management sees critics as enemies
Leadership sees critics as innovators
Management fears those in power
Leadership convinces those in power
Management cares about pleasing the authorities
Leadership cares about doing what’s right
Management says: “I see” and “I believe”
Leadership says: “Let’s discuss and consult”
Management is busy with details
Leadership focuses on the bigger picture
Management holds people accountable for style
Leadership cares about outcomes
Management is a tight robe of rules
Leadership creates new robes and dresses the system with them
Management follows the carrot-and-stick approach
Leadership leads like a lion among lions
Management needs others to fail for it to succeed
Leadership’s success lies in the success of others
