Doing The Hard or The Easy

Management is easy.  Leadership is hard.

Management is telling, leadership is asking.

Management is doing, leadership is involving.

Management is forcing values upon, leadership is sharing values and inviting.

Management is necessary from time to time.  If there is a fire in a building and the alarms are not work…I want someone to come in and manage us out of there fast…no questions asked or answered.  Management is also needed when a company or organization needs immediate direction and action in the short term, but it is not a long term solution.  I’m sure you can think of other examples.

Mostly though, when all is said and done, most of us would rather spend time (at work, at home and at play) with leaders.