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What and the Why. A good
manager is a master of the How.
Neither is more important than the other and in a business
organisation they complement one another.
Naturally there is an overlap in the functions of leaders and
managers. Few managers would succeed without showing some degree
of leadership and few leaders would succeed without having some
management competence. Many people are to some extent both
leaders and managers. But the distinction is there all the same
and truly outstanding individuals are often extremes of the one
or the other.
For example the entrepreneur who builds up his business from
nothing is often a leader - inspiring, visionary, - but careless
of and uninterested in details. He knows where he wants to go
but is not interested or competent in the details of how to get
there. More importantly, once one goal has been reached he is
off aiming at the next one and is less interested in the routine
or mundane job of consolidating the gains so far.
Those who go on to become truly successful realise their
shortcomings and hire good and effective managers to look after
the smooth running of the day-to-day functions. Those who don't
are often frustrated by an inability to make the major leap
forward with their companies. This is a shame because as a
result they cannot grow their businesses beyond a certain level.
Managers can motivate their teams, cajole and encourage. They
can knit a group of individuals into an efficient working group.
They can implement the leader's vision.
Each needs characteristics of the other to some degree, but they
are fundamentally different.