In real work, many people will think that leadership = management, and understand and use management and leadership as synonyms. It seems that the manager is the leader, and the leadership process is the management process.
In fact, there is a big difference between the two. Peter Drucker has a clear definition of the two: management is doing things well, and leadership is doing the right things.
In actual work, management mainly emphasizes control, and leadership mainly emphasizes motivation. Only when the two are effectively combined can they play a huge role and realize the rapid development of the organization and the team.
However, we are in an era of too much management and too little leadership. This is because too many leaders just play themselves as managers, forgetting that they are the leaders of the organization and the mentors of group actions. It is often the case that the general manager will do the work of the department manager, the department manager may do the work of the employees, and so on. They tend to plunge themselves into specific transactional work, thus ignoring that the core of leadership is to lead and motivate employees.
Jack Welch has a famous saying: "More leadership, less management. " The problem that most leaders face is that there is too much management and too little leadership. In the final analysis, it is the lack of leadership.
The so-called leadership, in simple terms, is that others are willing to believe in you and are willing to do things with you. Its core lies in influence, which lies in the ability to inspire others, rather than simply using authority to order others to do things.
A good leader is not about making plans, but determining directions; leadership is not about organizing and arranging staff, but about coordinating employees; leadership is not about solving problems and controlling, but motivating employees.
To measure the level of a leader's ability is not how capable he is, but how good the team he leads can perform.
Today, leaders need leadership more than ever.
Leadership is not an innate talent, it is a leadership ability that can be learned and mastered and can be gradually improved.