What's the difference between a manager and a leader?
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A manager obtains and directs resources to achieve an objective\n\nA leader creates a compelling vision and inspires/influences others to follow them towards that vision
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Both.  All depends on the cercumstances. \nIf you are the most knowlegeble, and capable in a given situstion, you should take the lead.  If you are not, them let the person who is take the lead.   Granted there are some people who's ego's make them want to allways lead, and the reverse is also true, but those are generally the minority.  Most people learn to work as a team with the correct person as leader.
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If they are good managers they don't. If they are successful, competetant and confident they know they are only as good as their employees. That's why good managers realize they actually work for you _ to be a point of escalation, to help resolve a problem, to get you on a good career path.  Lousy Managers, are threatened by good employees and that's where you get that disconnect. They want an escalation to make you look bad, or take over a problem because youcouldn't handle it.
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A leader takes charge and a manager just has a position and watches others take charge.  A manager just watches what happens and guides. A leader sets what is going to happen.  Someone leading a leadership workshop once asked me am I a themometer or a thermostat?  I wasn't sure.  It was explained to me that a themometer(manager) mesures the temperature, a thermomstat sets the temperature.  so be the thermostat that sets the standard.
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The are interchangable terms, but organizing is more about resource allocation and adminstration is more about resource control, management includes both plus coordination
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I chose management because I like people.  To me, working with people, motivating them, and being a leader is very rewarding.
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An effective leader should let those she/he leads make as many decisions as possible. The led should feel they don't need a leader, that they can do it all themselves. A poor leader is someone who makes all the decisions with litlle or no regard for those who are led. Leaders in the middle make decisions, but those decisions are made after consulting those under them, and htey are usually good decisions. This the kind ofleadership the most successful countries in the world have nowadays.
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Before you get too tied up in the pure academics of management keep in mid that the best manager are leaders.  They inspire loyalty, motivate people and provide rewards out side of money.\n\nMy only reference is managing/leading people for 25 years while also having  BS, MA and MBA degrees.\n\nYou might think about interviewing or just talking to people you feel are leaders in your school, work, community, etc.
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As with ALL managers, REMEMBER your people !!!!!  They are what make you strong,   Depend on their knowledge, listen to them, don't be over-bearing.\n\nYour people know more about  their job than you do.  Listen to them.  Don't be too proud to ask them why they do what they do.  Let them explain it to you.....LEARN from then.  Respect them!!!!!
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I think it's a little bit of both.  It's a science because you have to manage finances, budget, efficiences but it's an art as well because you manage people and you can't treat people as just numbers on a ledger.  An effective manager is also a leader and leadership is definitely an art.
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leader inspires people to do things,\nmanager tell them what to do.\n\nfor success, you need both qualities, since most tasks require both motivation to do the work and coordination to ensure that effort leads to result.
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Do your job up to your satisfaction; you will be effective member. Everyone is a team leader depending upon circumstances. The person who is pushing the work forward is a leader.
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to lead is to advise or set an example and allow others to choose to follow\n\nto control is to remove the OPTION of the person following
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if your a logistical person, good at organising things but not so keen on disciplining other go for higher management. Strangely the psychological requirements for being a good upper level manager is the same as nursing. Problem solving and looking after about 15 things.\n\nlower level management is more people skills, less problem skills.\n\nTechnology?  hmm, if you like designing things and have a good imagination, so so on the maths go for industrial design or architecture.\n\nIndustrial designers do what i imagined engineers did\nengineers do lower level management
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I agree. If you are doing a good job then you need to speak up. The squeaky wheel gets the oil. Managers have a lot of things to do. If you work hard and are not being recognized you need to make yourself known to them. I have had multiple management positions and for all of them I just walked up and asked my manager what I needed to do to get a promotion. Many managers enjoy straight people who just go up to them and are bold and confident.
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There are usually statisticians who work more with the team that are managers.  The official statisticians are SEPARATE from these...Usually called a Stat Crew or something similar.
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Most people would agree that this is true, to some extent, because characteristics of the environment and the people who are "led" are just as important as the leader. However, certain leader characteristics ARE important, such as personality traits and competencies. Nevertheless, even an "ideal" leader will fail to lead successfully if he/she is incapable of gaining a working understanding with his/her "followers", or if he/she has insufficient resources.