Managers Vs. Leaders

Not all managers are good leaders. I can pretty much teach anyone to be a good manager. In a nutshell, management is book smarts, product knowledge, organization, finance, resource management, and adherence to the company’s policy and procedures. As a manager, I don’t need to know about feelings, employee growth, employee relationships, respect, common courtesy, and believe it or not customer satisfaction (that is up to the people on the front line). As a manager, you are concerned with the bottom line, period; what makes money. Leaders are a different story; I can’t teach everyone to be a good leader. Leaders are concerned with feelings, employee growth, employee relationships, employee appreciation, respect, common courtesy, customer satisfaction, and customer appreciation. I can teach the basics……. But do you want to know where the root of a good leader comes from? It’s not the books…… It’s not written in a policy or procedure………. Good leadership comes from a caring HEART, a loving HEART – a respectful SOUL. Want to be a good leader, I have a perfect rule book; it’s called the BIBLE. See, Jesus was/is a good leader, and since one of the best ways to learn is by example, read the BIBLE – there is your policy and procedure. 1 Timothy 4:12 “Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.” 1 Peter 5:3 ESV “Not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” See, a manager CAN be a leader, but not all managers are leaders, just like not all leaders are managers. Remember that, write it down, and believe it. Another point to keep in mind, a lot of a LEADERS work is done behind the scenes, and not prideful. –KV