Management vs. Leadership: What’s the difference?

<p>Episode #267 // Every so often, we produce an episode of <em>No Bullsh!t Leadership</em> that challenges conventional leadership wisdom. I call them my '<em>myth buster'</em> episodes, and in the past, I’ve taken on some of the most widely accepted axioms:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><a href="http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Are happy workers really productive workers?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode88" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why is leading from the front a bad idea?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode19" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why do consensus-based decisions deliver inferior outcomes?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode229" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why is imposter syndrome good for you?</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Challenging conventional wisdom is tricky, because there’s always at least <em>some</em> measure of truth to it. But we can’t allow ourselves to fall into the habit of accepting these statements as truisms, without considering them a little more rigorously. If we do, we run the risk of believing our own bullsh!t.</p><br><p>In this episode, I challenge the notion that management and leadership are separate disciplines: one being aspirational and virtuous, the other being somehow lesser.</p><br><p>This is a very practical episode, where I briefly explore the traditional concepts of leadership and management, and then bring them to life with a number of real world examples that demonstrate how intertwined and inseparable the two concepts truly are.</p><br><p><strong>Source Material:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong><em>Harvard Business Review </em>article:</strong></p><p><a href="https://hbr.org/2021/09/youre-a-leader-now-not-everyone-is-going-to-like-you" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>You’re a Leader Now: Not Everyone is Going To Like You</em></a></p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz