What makes you a leader and not just a manager?

When I attended Columbia University’s senior executive program in New York I asked a simple question: „What is from your point of view the difference between a leader and a manager?“

The answer I got from one the professors was even simpler: „A manager is doing things right, a leader is doing the right things.“

In other words: A manager is more process driven – skills which a good leader should have as well.

But a leader goes the next step, initiates changes and secures the company’s future!

So you should at times ask yourself: How much of my time at work am I managing and to which percentage do I lead?!

Will follow-up next week in more detail on how to successfully lead changes – stay healthy and confident … 🙂