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Managers and Leaders

Posted on 22/1/2008, 7:44 pm, by Colin Charles, under General.

Doing a bit of procrastinating while packing, I found some notes from an old MODM talk that I thought I’d transcribe. Its the differences between a manager or a leader…

  • Manager… responds to change, is reactive. Leader… creates and shapes change, is proactive
  • Manager… future-taker, path-taker. Leader… future-maker, path-maker
  • Manager… cautious about risk. Leader… careful about risk
  • Manager… does the thing right. Leader… does the right thing
  • Manager… guided by fate. Leader… guided by destiny
  • Manager… controls actions and events. Leader… facilitates actions and events
  • Manager… works in the organisation. Leader… works on the organisation
  • Manager… prophet: informed and motivated by understanding and predicting trends; asking why? Leader… visionary: informed and motivated by imagining the future and the future self; asking why not?
  • Manager… probable-futurist: asks what will the future be like? Leader… preferred-futurist: asks what should/could the future be like
  • Manager… problem-centered strategist. Leader… mission-directed strategist

The above is worth mulling over. What do you want 2008 to be for you?

I for one, don’t normally spend time writing goals for the year. Today morning, I found myself doing just that. Now, its time to get off my butt, and get things done.

5 Comments

  1. Andy says:
    23/1/2008 at 1:18 am

    interesting post :) not a goal-writer myself, I never really follow them if I ever had one, all the best throughout the year. by the way, will I still see you at uni?

  2. colin says:
    23/1/2008 at 1:26 am

    Don’t see why not Andy. Yes, you will, in March :)

  3. Aubs says:
    25/1/2008 at 6:34 am

    Interesting entry…. when I read it I look at my superiors and see which category they fall under…. Most often than not, the Leaders arent the Mangagers and those that are Managers arent really leading.

    When are you back in Oz. I wanted to catch up for a drink at the Belgium Beer Cafe….

  4. byte says:
    25/1/2008 at 6:42 am

    @Aubs: Back for LCA, and busy unpacking, I think we’ll catch up in March.

  5. Andy says:
    6/10/2009 at 12:18 am

    interesting post :) not a goal-writer myself, I never really follow them if I ever had one, all the best throughout the year. by the way, will I still see you at uni?

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