Managers vs. Leaders

Posted by Scott Williams
11 Comments
September 29, 2011
Leaders | Leadership | Next-Level Leader | Organizational Growth

Here are some simple thoughts on Managers vs. Leaders. These are thoughts I jotted in my journal this morning while at my hotel in Dallas. I’m at Leadership Network sharing and connecting with some great churches from around the country. These 6 churches represent over 75,000 weekend attenders.

Below are some of my thoughts on Managers vs. Leaders, share your thoughts.

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  • http://www.seventy8productions.com/ Jeremy Smith

    Did you use one of those three-in-one pens? :) I definitely think that these lists are not complete, but the point is made. Great list!

    • Scott Williams

      4 in one pen… got one at this lab. feel like a kid. :)

  • http://thoughtsaboutnothing.com Kyle Reed

    I love this. You nailed it Scott.

    Thanks for sharing that.

    It gets me excited to read the differences, especially the potential for leaders and the difference between the two. I am way more drawn to leadership side

    • Scott Williams

      Yes.. both are necessary. Thx for the comment bro. I always appreciate it.

  • http://fattychris.wordpress.com Chris Snyder

    Great breakdown. I’ve been thinking about this a lot. Too many people want to be leaders, yet have a managerial mind. That is the problem I’ve seen over the years. Too many managers pretending to be leaders.

    • Scott Williams

      It’s a difficult to figure them out at times… Sometimes its a blindspot for the managers

  • http://helloheady.com Heady

    I’m sure you were intentional with the color use in writing out this list. It helps to distinguish the thoughts better. When teaching class and I pull out the white board, I always attempt to use different colors to help the group distinguish between the thoughts of what is being conveyed.

    Again Scott, I’m a fan of these post.

    Go Win!

    • Scott Williams

      Thanks for the encouragement… I got this cool multi-color team.

  • http://About.me/marcmillan @marcmillan

    No matter how you look at this grid, matrix, what have you it is pretty deep what you’ve written down here. There is a progress from left to right, starting to finishing, as we engage, manage then lead.
    M_

  • http://tijuanabecky.wordpress.com Becky

    Love the breakdown on the differences between a manager and a leader. Your talk at The Nines conference was awesome. Learned a lot!

  • http://www.vwcaz.org Taylor

    Fantastic! Will share this for sure. Thanks for posting.

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