Differences Between Managers & Leaders

 
Managers
Leaders
Administers Innovates
Replicates Originates
Maintains Develops
Focus on systems & structures Focus on people
Relies on control Inspires trust
Short range view Long range perspective
Asks how & when Asks what & why?
Eye on bottom line Eye on horizon
Accepts status quo Challenges status quo
Classic "good soldier" One's "own person"
Does things right Does the right thing
Uneventful early childhood Developmental conflicts requiring mastery & reflection
Life seen as steady progression of positive events and security Life punctuated with challenges & disruptions
Feel strong sense of belonging Feel separateness; create rather than inherit identity
Maintain identity and self esteem through others Self confidence grows out of self identity and vision that drives achievement
Another view of differences between leaders and managers is based on a combination of Lewin's stages of change model and a Jungian Type Indicator. In this model, each stage requires something different from leaders and managers whose styles and roles are complementary in terms of what the organization needs from them:
 
Stage of Change
1. Unfreezing
2. Change
3. Refreezing
Manager (SJ)
Maintains stability, consistency, efficiency, order as much as possible Prepares for new "set point" of stability Maintains stability, consistency, efficiency, order
Leader (NT)
Initiates change, need for change Facilitates  transition: what's left/honored, how to survive shift, what's ahead Plans for the next needed change

Resources



Kotter, J. P. (1990). A force for change: How leadership differs from management. New York: Free Press. (CSS Libr: HD 57.7 .K66 1990)

Zaleznik, A. (1977, May/june). Managers and leaders: Are they different? Harvard Business Review.