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Leading vs. managing

Leading vs. managing

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Leading vs. managing

- Throughout your day, you're probably going back and forth between managing and leading. Today, leadership and management are closely intertwined, because almost all people in leadership roles also manage people and projects or functions. Let's explore the important distinctions between them. The primary goal of leadership is to produce change and growth. As a leader, you envision a better tomorrow, and design the change that will get the organization from here to there. The primary goal of management is to produce order and consistency. As a manager you create a stable work environment that is clear and consistent so employees can be as productive as possible. Needless to say, there's some natural tensions between being a manager and being a leader. Think about your day to day work over the past two weeks, and identify when you're managing and when you're leading. Here are key distinctions to look for. The first is about…

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