Leadership

[NoSpoon]

Originally Posted by ShebaPoe

often they are opposites

I think management implies getting people to do what's good for you, and leadership implies getting people to do what is best for them or for the greater good.

[SubaruGirl]

Originally Posted by NoSpoon

I think management implies getting people to do what's good for you, and leadership implies getting people to do what is best for them or for the greater good.

I definitely agree that management and leadership are different. I have heard the phrase 'You mange things, you lead people'.

[FormLetter]

And in the corporate environment, people are things, so you use managers on them.

And managers are in turn things as well.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

Originally Posted by ShebaPoe

often they are opposites

True, but they shouldn't be.

[Agadefe]

It's too difficult to separate good leader from "someone who is in a position of leadership and you agree with him". Good leaders are those that are able to guide a large % of the population, regardless of who they are, and these are rare. Most likely, there is no such thing as a true 'leader', only personable/charismatic people put in situations where they learn what sorts of words and action influence the people they are supposed to influence.

Additionally, many of the best "leaders" are sociopaths.

[FormLetter]

Look at all your c-suite people and the ones close to c-suite. You'll see a ton of sociopathic and psychopathic behavior I bet. Same at upper echelons of politics.