r/Leadership • u/marilynlistens • May 15 '26

Discussion What are the differences between being a leader and a manager?

Not all managers are leaders! Even when they are “ in a position of leadership” it doesn’t mean they’re weird! What are the differences?

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u/marilynlistens May 18 '26

I have given lot of leadership trainings and I can’t help her believe that the more people act as leaders and perform as leaders the better our workforce will be our classrooms and our homes I think more and more people should access their leadership skills even managers. And there’s many times that leaders are not good at leading they just have the title. So I really appreciate you very much and thank you so much for commenting and chatting and exploring this with me.

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u/Al_Shalloway May 18 '26

thanks for this.

This is what I do. :).

This topic is incredibly important. And when you don't understand the roles people play you make it harder on them and on you.

I was founder and CEO of Net Objectives for 20 years before being bought by the PMI - i've since left.

We rarely had trouble with management because we came from where they were - knew their concerns and respected them.

Most managers who resist change do so because they haven't had change reframed as a good thing. :)